Author name: Keith Barclay

The Screen Accelerator Project aims to help bring productions into Wellington, and New Zealand, and generate much-needed jobs.  Emmy-award winning Hollywood producer Jon Kroll will work with producers to develop their ideas for unscripted content – specifically documentaries, docu-drama series…

Māoriland Charitable Trust is thrilled to announce a collaboration with DreamWorks Animation to dub the beloved animated film Shrek into te reo Māori, leading to a world premiere at the Māoriland Film Festival in March 2025 followed by a series…

The nominees are in for this year’s APRA Screen Music Awards, which recognise work in feature film and series categories. Several of the 2024 nominees are repeat offenders. Karl Steven picks up two nominations in each category, some being solo…

This year’s NZIFF has closed its doors. Its reduced programme, playing in a reduced number of centres, racked up over 90,000 admissions. Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu’s festival opener (in most centres) and now-on-release We Were Dangerous was the festival’s best box…

Psychologist and media personality Nigel Latta ONZM has revealed he has cancer and has been given less than a year to live. Latta shared the news in a video posted to Facebook on Thursday. The presenter and a producer of…

The Māoriland Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 2025 edition. Founded in 2014 to celebrate Indigenous voices and storytelling in film, MFF is now the largest presenter of indigenous storytelling in the southern hemisphere. The organisation’s recently received…

Loading Docs is warming up for the release of its Season 10 titles. The films will premiere at an event on 25 September, at Auckland’s The Hollywood – which this week hosted a premiere for this year’s Day One Shorts.…

Day One Hāpai te Haeata is celebrating the release of eight short films from young aspiring directors who have been learning the craft and creating films and documentaries to make their mark in the world of filmmaking. The short films explore…

The Spinoff is proud to announce the expansion of its multimedia offering for commercial partners with the appointment of Jane Yee as Partnerships multimedia lead and Jin Fellet as Senior producer. These strategic hires are set to elevate The Spinoff’s…