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The Mountain, the directorial debut from New Zealand actress Rachel House (Ngāti Mutunga, Te Atiawa, Kāi Tahu), will have its first official screening at TSB Showplace. When it came to choosing where to have the premiere, House wouldn’t have chosen…

Think about the experience of sitting and watching a movie. What is it about that big, wonderful image that connects with you? If you’re a diehard cineaste the answer might be the film’s cinematography or its use of music, special…

You probably didn’t miss last month’s announcement of OpenAI’s video generator Sora. It created quite a buzz, raising both excitement and sorrow, as well as a lot of questions within the filmmaking community. One of the pressing matters that always…

Screen Australia and VicScreen have unveiled a bold new initiative to address skills shortages in the Australian screen industry. Over the next four years, the agencies will provide a combined $1.4 million to support Screen Careers, which will be based…

The Vista Foundation 48Hours is a cornerstone of the New Zealand film industry, running for 21 years and offering an exhilarating platform for both emerging and established filmmakers.
 
The annual competition is NZ’s largest guerrilla filmmaking event. Teams from all…

Legend tells of a scene in crime novel The Cleaner so graphic that one reader passed out while reading it on a plane and, when he finally came to, vomited all over his pants and shoes. The queasy moment in…

A $3.2 million documentary feature film charting the rise of ex-NZ Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern – backed by $800,000 in public funds – is the latest tired product of the country’s lacklustre film industry, writes Nicholas Sheppard.
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Wallywood has a nice ring to it, according to Upper Hutt mayor Wayne Guppy, who says a $50m film and television studio is good news for the local economy. His reference relates to Wallaceville-based Lane St Studios, possibly Upper Hutt’s…

Rose Matafeo is thinking about retiring. She’s just bought her first home, in London, where the Kiwi comedian has lived for almost a decade. “I’m a homeowner. I never thought I would ever own a home. My parents don’t own…