Sessions

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…

Charlie talks about his animated series Bloke of the Apocalypse, begun as a passion project, expanded with NZ On Air support, and soon to have its premiere in Terror-Fi before hitting YouTube on Hallowe’en. See the trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/@Faulksie…

Faith and Shervonne talk about following up on the success of Crescendo with upcoming short Genesis, currently crowdfunding and shooting later this year.…