Nz Film
The Paragon and making a film with 25 thousand dollars
Kiwi film-maker Michael Duignan's debut feature follows a man who is hit by a silver Toyota Corolla, which sends him on a mission to get cosmic revenge. Audio
From Documentary to drama: Keelan Walker
Director Keelan Walker on his new short film Bringing Mere Home, the Maori filmmaker talks about his shift from documentaries and into drama. Video, Audio
The X factor - horror producer Jacob Jaffke
Right now the movie industry is increasingly nervous, with all the big Hollywood studios saying the only way to make a profit is huge and very expensive blockbusters. But one company is going in the… Video, Audio, Gallery
Michelle goes to Berlin
New Zealand film-maker Michelle Savill has been hovering in the "Girl most likely" category for a while now, and it looks like that promise is coming true. Her debut feature is called Millie lies low… Audio, Gallery
Jane Campion's location manager Sally Sherratt
It's no surprise that the opening movie to launch the New Zealand International Film Festival this year should be the highly-anticipated The Power of the Dog. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten… Video, Audio
Director Michelle Savill on her film Millie Lies Low
Film Director Michelle Savill talks to Charlotte about her new film 'Millie Lies Low' , working with Ana Scotney - and picks her favourite song. Audio
Ultimate scam lures elderly West Coast beekeeper
From Greymouth to São Paulo's slums, Roy Arbon's adventure ends in kidnap and imprisonment on foreign soil, leaving him facing life behind bars. The Scam, is released today and Director Ollie Dawe… Audio
Film production students in high demand
The demand for people with film production skills is so intense that students at the SAE Institute Auckland Campus were being offered jobs before they'd even graduated. Even staff are being lured away… Audio
Bumper year for NZ films
After an interrupted few months during the Covid-19 lockdowns, 2020 has turned into a bumper year for New Zealand made films - both in number produced and box office success. Next year, thanks largely… Audio
Savage Soundtrack
In contrast to the anger and violence you would expect from a film about gangs, Arli Liberman’s soundtrack to Sam Kelly's Savage is moving and intensely sad. Audio
Hang Time: NZ indie film set among the vines
A cast of beautiful young people with time on their hands, on a Marlborough vineyard what could happen? It's the premise of New Zealand's latest independent feature film Hang Time inspired by Ernest… Video, Audio, Gallery
New Zealand Film in Berlin
Both new feature Vai and Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen have just screened at the Berlin International Film Festival - two of a record number of women-directed New Zealand films selected for… Video, Audio
Broken: a story of forgiveness
Broken is a modern retelling of the true NZ story of 'Tarore and her Book' made popular by Joy Cowley and inspired by true events. Broken is set in Gisborne, shot on the East Coast, by debut director… Audio
Christopher Pugsley - Aotearoa's first films
Christopher Pugsley is a respected and much published military historian - but what is not as well known is that he has a passion and a deep knowledge of film history. Pugsley's new book, The Camera… Audio
Sarah Cordery - Meditation on the Middle East
Sarah Cordery discusses her documentary feature, Notes to Eternity - a meditation on the Israel-Palestine conflict which focuses on the lives of three Jewish intellectuals who have written widely on… Video, Audio
Tim Wong: 'Out of the Mist'
Film-maker Tim Wong has released his documentary 'Out of the Mist: An Alternate History of New Zealand Cinema' on his website The Lumière Reader. He tells Clarissa Dunn about what prompted him to make… Audio