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When it comes to Hollywood, the one thing that everyone wants is IP. They want that intellectual property that they can turn into movies and TV shows and that has some audience recognition that brings in ticket sales and eyeballs. …

Punk arrives in New Zealand, a little bit late, in Head South, the new dramedy from New Zealand director Jonathan Ogilvie (Lone Wolf, The Tender Hook) which opens this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on Thursday, January 25.  Ogilvie…

Does anyone else yell “KISS!” at the TV whenever two people of the same gender lean in close? No? Just me?  It mostly never happens. But when it does, oh boy is it great, especially when it’s during Our Flag…

One of New Zealand’s most successful directors is currently filming in the capital, with the film’s producer saying he was enjoying being back on his “home turf”. Oscar-nominated director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca) has started production on his latest film, I,…

Here at Sundance, we get to meet emerging filmmakers and watch their creative, original, risk-taking films at the Sundance Film Festival. Not only are we networking and enjoying amazing films, but we are bringing some fun surprises to the festival…

Like last week, this is another offshoot of my work for Guinness World Records, although the vast majority of what you’re about to read won’t make it into the 2025 World Records book for reasons that will become extremely obvious.…

PARK CITY, UTAH, January 20, 2024 — Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the filmmakers selected to receive the 2024 Merata Mita Fellowship and the inaugural Graton Fellowship for Artists from California-Based Tribes. The Merata Mita Fellowship is an annual…

Sundance is one of the most prolific film festivals in the world, and an unparallel platform for new feature-length and short films. Lea Tupu’ana / Mother Tongue tells the story of a young speech language therapist of Tongan heritage, who…

The film and television business worlds are glitzy and glamourous, aren’t they? Well, maybe around Emmys and Oscars time, but making content for the big and small screen is hard graft and comes at a cost to mental health. With…

The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery | Len Lye Centre is partnering with Wairoa Māori Film Festival to present the Kiriata Māori Cinema Showcase in New Plymouth for the first time over Waitangi weekend. The showcase will present a selection of documentaries,…

During the week, local peak body Screen Producers Australia teamed up with 19 other screen organisations from Europe, New Zealand, Canada, a place named ‘Ireland’, and Spain, and demanded legislation that requires Netflix, Amazon, Disney, and other streamers to invest…