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When the team behind After the Party started hitting their stride, their desire was to do away with the stereotype that shows middle-aged women on TV “wearing lots of makeup, smiling a lot and engaging in ‘kitchen porn’,” co-creator and Kiwi star…

Though they’ve worked together only once (the animated “Happy Feet”), Australian director George Miller and recent AFI Life Achievement Award winner Nicole Kidman share a distinction this week. Both of their most recent films lead on respective home viewing charts.…

Media Release: HON PAUL GOLDSMITH, Minister of Media and Communications. The Government is taking immediate action to support New Zealand’s media and content production sectors, while it develops a long-term reform programme, Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Firstly,…

The government will press ahead with a revised version of the Digital News Bargaining bill, and tweak SPR provisions to allow more TV shows, including Shortland Street, to access it. Read on RNZ.…

Te Māngai Pāho turns 30 Te Māngai Pāho celebrates three decades of te reo Māori creativity, innovation and excellence in the Māori broadcasting sector. Established in 1993 but operating since July 1994, our original mandate was to fund content which…

A new Wellington queer film collective has a mission – to completely take down the film hierarchy. The New New film collective was formed in November last year. It was co-created by Stevie Goodwin who had just completed his master’s…

Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has rolled out its full line-up for 2024: 86 feature films and 19 shorts. The full line-up, schedule, and ticket info is now on the festival website, along with a downloadable pdf…