Sessions

Jade Kent talks the recent annual hui on Auckland of the regional film offices.…

SMSG’s Melissa Conway and Graeme Revell talk about Future Frames, opening for registration on 27 March, and the expanded programme it offers this year.…

Angela Cudd talks about the 2026 Aho Shorts programme, now accepting applications. Aho Shorts closes applications on Friday 24 April…

Lisa Burd talks about her Taranaki-shot doco No Tears on the Field, premiered last year in the Doc Edge Festival, and now heading to general release from 19 March.…

Steve Barr’s Requiem For An Assassin was recently named on The Grey List. He explains to benefits of such recognition, and navigating a chaotic landscape for creating screen content.…

Holly Shervey and Emmett Skilton talk bringing Crackhead to life and to Three & ThreeNow, where it starts its 8-ep first season this week. The show has also been picked up by HBO Max for Australia.…

4 years on from launch, Mike Minogue talks bringing the arms of Frank under one roof, and creating opportunities to help people build sustainable careers.…

Rebecca Tansley talks making Tenor: My Name is Pati, which opens this week in NZ cinemas after sold-out screenings for its world premiere at the Santa Barbara IFF. Find screenings near you here.…

Festival director Maddy de Young talks about the programme for this year’s Māoriland Film Festival, coming 24-28 March and presenting a line-up of
19 features and 89 shorts – 40 of them from here. The festival has also just published…

Alice talks about the 50th anniversary of the Writers Guild, celebrating it with a programme of events that kicks off this week, and looking forward to the beginning of collective bargaining under SIWA. Tickets for the Friday 27 Feb event…

Producer Victoria Dabbs talks Holy Days, made with some globally-recognised cast members, Canadian co-pro partners, and shot in Canterbury.…

Screen Auckland’s Matt Horrocks talks about the recently-announced changes to the international SPR, the recent visit of Indian director and choreographer Farah Khan, and welcome signs of life for the production sector.…

NZ On Air’s Amie Mills talks about kids’ content, following the release this week of the latest Where Are The Audiences report, and the announcement of two new places for kids’ titles – YouTube channels Kidogo and Kidogo Junior. Here’s the…

aa Film Otago Southland’s Kahli Scott talks about production in the region, including a recent Aussie feature, continuing to be A Remarkable Place To Die, Screentime’s new studio facility and the documentary support programme running in conjunction with Short Film…