Author name: Keith Barclay

Marking a major milestone for Aotearoa animation, Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! is New Zealand’s first stop-motion animated feature film. The film will premiere at Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) in Christchurch on August 7 before opening…

BSS has named five more presenters, one Hawai’ian and four more locals. Hawaiian screenwriter Thomas Paʻa Sibbett will reflect on the journey that led to Chief of War, tracing the experiences, influences and convictions that shaped his narrative practice. From…

NZ On Air will partner for the first time with Netflix to fund an NZQA-recognised screen workforce development programme to produce industry-ready screen production crew through classroom and on-the-job training. The one-year programme Kahurangi Toi Ātea addresses a documented gap…

The home of blood-soaked slashers and surrealist nightmares, a place for all things crazed, kooky, cooked and crooked, our Nocturnal strand always creates a buzz! New to this year’s Nocturnal agenda, the long-awaited Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma…

Andrew Niccol’s I, Object, opening in cinemas 23 July Sky series Bust Up, now playing Lomu, playing the NZIFF before a general release from 3 September Sukundimi Walks Before Me, heading to the Doc Edge Festival later in June New…

Principal photography is now underway on Daisy Chain, a contemporary Auckland-set romantic comedy written by Emmy Award-winning writer Shoshana McCallum (Madam, Inside) and produced by The HeartBeaters in association with Vendetta Productions. The five-week shoot commenced on 7 June 2026,…

Big Screen Symposium has named the first of its international guests, in the shape of Causeway Films founders Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton. They’ll talk about the company, the decisions, partnerships and creative instincts that shaped its trajectory, and how…