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The Indian Film Festival New Zealand presented its launch events this week in Auckland and Christchurch. Indian actors and producers Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha were in attendance, presenting and taking part in a post-screening Q+A for their first feature…

Dubbed a ‘wrong-com’, recent CanneSeries winner Alice and Steve, with Jemaine Clement as Steve, is picking up positive reviews ahead of its appearance on screens next week. Much of the praise – especially in reviews out of the UK, where…

HBO Max has announced its plans, pricing and promos ahead of its launch here on 16 June. Having clawed back plenty of content from Sky, HBO Max will now be the only place to see HBO and Max Original series, including House of the…

This year’s Big Screen Symposium has named seven more speakers. Chelsie Preston Crayford (Caterpillar) and Callum Devlin (The Weed Eaters) talk first features and the step up to long-form directing: expanding vision, navigating constraint, leading collaborators, and embracing the discoveries…

The New Zealand game development sector has reached its $1 billion revenue target two years ahead of schedule. The milestone confirms game development is now a substantial contributor to the national economy through weightless digital exports. We also celebrate another…

Shot in Wellington, New Zealand, the official trailer and poster have been released for I, OBJECT, the imaginative and heartfelt new feature from acclaimed New Zealand filmmaker Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, The Truman Show). I, OBJECT features a stellar international and local cast including Karl…

Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!, the prequel feature to series Kiri and Lou, will have its world premiere outing in France at the world’s largest and most prestigious animation gathering, Annecy. Voice actors Jemaine Clement (Lou) and Olivia Tennet (Kiri)…

Having premiered at Sundance and played five other US festivals including SXSW, chilling new horror Leviticus has its home turf premiere at the Sydney Film Festival on Saturday (6 June), and comes to cinemas across Australia and New Zealand from 18 June.…

Four screen industry people were named in the King’s Birthday Honours List: Chloe Smith, Dan Buckingham, Shuchi Kothari, and Paul Davidson. Veteran producer Chloe Smith was awarded the highest honour of those named, becoming a Companion of the New Zealand…

Paloma Schneideman’s Sundance-premiered Big Girls Don’t Cry will kick off this year’s NZIFF on 29 July in Auckland. Set in early 2000s Matakana, the coming-of-age portrait of girlhood is Schneiderman’s debut feature. Since Sundance, it’s played festivals including SXSW, BFI:…

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) welcomes yesterday’s announcement by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage on changes to the domestic Screen Production Rebate, as part of Budget 2026. NZFC Deputy CEO and Head of Co-Production and Incentives, Chris Payne,…

This year’s Big Screen Symposium has started rolling out the names of speakers who’ll be presenting at the event in early July. The first announcement has a strong focus on domestic talent. Last year’s attendees will be happy to hear…