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The home of blood-soaked slashers and surrealist nightmares, a place for all things crazed, kooky, cooked and crooked, our Nocturnal strand always creates a buzz! New to this year’s Nocturnal agenda, the long-awaited Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma…

Andrew Niccol’s I, Object, opening in cinemas 23 July Sky series Bust Up, now playing Lomu, playing the NZIFF before a general release from 3 September Sukundimi Walks Before Me, heading to the Doc Edge Festival later in June New…

Principal photography is now underway on Daisy Chain, a contemporary Auckland-set romantic comedy written by Emmy Award-winning writer Shoshana McCallum (Madam, Inside) and produced by The HeartBeaters in association with Vendetta Productions. The five-week shoot commenced on 7 June 2026,…

Big Screen Symposium has named the first of its international guests, in the shape of Causeway Films founders Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton. They’ll talk about the company, the decisions, partnerships and creative instincts that shaped its trajectory, and how…

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…