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A documentary chronicling 1970s Kiwi skateboarding, featuring a stellar Flying Nun soundtrack. Directed by former junior champion Andrew Moore, it draws on home movie footage and photos, with narration by Hello Sailor’s Graham Brazier. Highlights include Rob Muldoon opening Auckland’s…

For a few weeks last November, no villain loomed larger over Madison Avenue and the social media that polices it than Coca-Cola. The company’s “The Holidays Are Coming” spot, an homage to a classic 1995 ad, featured the original’s rhythmic…

The Government will announce major changes to the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate (NZSPR) for international productions this Friday in Auckland, as part of a renewed push to strengthen New Zealand’s competitiveness as a global screen production hub. Finance and…

The New Zealand Screen Awards is delighted to announce this year’s finalists for the highly anticipated 2025 Screen Personality of the Year category.

The Screen Personality of the Year award is the only award decided entirely by the public and…

Kiwi film industry professionals have lavished praise on a Christchurch student’s award-winning short war film, calling it “fantastic”, “technically flawless” and “incredible”. Inspired by the work of one of his cinema heroes, Steven Spielberg, 16-year-old Kenta Lord swept the board…

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves, who will deliver a landmark budget in less than a month, has been urged by the influential Culture, Media & Sport Committee (CMSC) to introduce a tax relief for the print and advertising costs of indie…

Starz has unleashed the first trailer for Spartacus: House of Ashur (above), finally revealing that many of the elements fans want to see most will return as part of creator Steven S. DeKnight’s return to the franchise. The series premieres…

Morag Brownlie’s short captures the isolation of Covid-19 lockdowns through striking west coast imagery, limited dialogue, and a moody score. Perfect Storm screened at the New Zealand…

PRIME MINISTER has crossed the $1 million mark at the New Zealand box office, becoming the fifth highest-grossing New Zealand documentary of all time. Since its release, the film has sparked widespread conversation, with cinemas reporting standing ovations, emotional reactions,…