Category: Curated News

Devaluing Maori programming

Producers allege TVNZ is scaling back its commitment to Maori programming

Trouble in Paradise

Stuff article on problems with the mooted movie museum

NZFC celebrates industry achievements

NZFC announcement of its 2017 Annual Report

Vista picks Daffodils

Musical named winner of Vista Film Marketing prize

John Barnett a legend

Herald article on John Barnett, who'll collect an honorary award at next week's NZ TV…

Growing a doc brand

Doc Edge article on Pacific alliance PADISA

Aussies up down and all abound

Crikey article on the mood of SPA's Screen Forever conference

Pukeko to play in China

Stuff article on Pukeko Pictures' Kiddets joining a theme park in Beijing

Nori rolls to Lightbox

Stuff article on the online home for Pow's Korean co-pro kids show

True Blue

Newstalk article on Andrew Dickins

Haka & Guitars

Documentary Drive article on William Watson's Haka & Guitars

Set in Stone

Documentary Drive article on Kevin Double's Set in Stone

Dead Lucky: Xana Tang

Proudly Asian Theatre interview with Xana Tang

Dead Lucky: Yoson An

Proudly Asian Theatre article on Yoson An's work on SBS series

Letteri takes Melies award

Weta's Joe Letteri is the recipient of the Visual Effects Society's Georges Méliès Award

SPP push for female directors

Stuff article on biggest TV producer's commitment to improving gender balance in directing

Direct to directors’ directory

NZ Musican directory of music video directors

NBC takes Step Dave

Deadline article on Step Dave's American adventure

Flying into cinemas

Future Five article on the upcoming drone film festival

Crystal balls

Inside Film article on the state of the Aussie industry

Human Traces

Variety review of Nic Gorman's debut feature

NZ’s first Telugu language film

Starts shooting next week

Christmas is Coming

Click here to read the Stuff article on the upcoming Kiwi Christmas

RIP David Beatson

DavidBeatson has died following a long illness

Waititi to direct Akira?

Director considered for anime adaptation

Movie madness

Stuff appreciation of the work of David Blyth

Thumbs down for Toronto

Variety article on a disappointing edition of North America's most prestigious festival

Going to the moon

Visual Effects Society's picks of the most influential VFX titles

Digging deep

Game Planet article on this year's Kiwi Gamestarter winner

Sky UK takeover hits bump

Variety article on more regulatory challenges for Sky in the UK

A provocative light

Variety article on Waru in Toronto

China clamps down on online drama

Variety article on China's latest attempt to control what people watch

Netflix has 6 Days

Screen Daily article on Netflix's acquisiton of 6 Days for the UK market.

Love your work

Herald article on Matt Whelan's role in Narcos

The cost of content

Stuff article on TVNZ's plummeting profits

Asian takeaway

Japan Times appreciation of this year's crop of Loading Docs

Why We March to Toronto

Screen Daily article on the selection of Annie Goldson, Leanne Pooley & Kate Stevenson's for…

Path of Exile on Xbox

AusGamers article on the work to prep Path of Exile for its Xbox launch

Sky subscriber numbers down

Stuff article on the latest knee to the nuts for pay TV provider

RIP Sheila Natusch

Stuff article on the death of Sheila Natusch, subject of Craig McDonald's NZIFF-premiered doco No…

Curry Munchers taste of California

Indian NewsLink article on the selection of Curry Munchers (aka Vindaloo Empire) for the Festival…

If the mo-cap fits

KFTV appreciation of Weta's work on the Apes franchise

Back in blue

Screen Daily article on the “start” of work on the series of Avatar sequels

How Coull is that?

BBC article on some of the work coming out of Peter Jackson's Wingnut AR

Getting shorter

Variety feature on Jeffrey Katzenberg's new venture

A fine Attitude

Duncan Greive's Herald article on the benefits of a good Attitude

Nurse Me to UK

WIFT article on the selection of Kezia Barnett's short Nurse Me for UK festival

Gino Acevedo on apes

Dread Central article on Weta's multi-talented Gino Acevedo

Uncertain Future

Stuff article on censorship in a fast-moving environment

Weta loves chimps

Look To The Stars article on one of the world's best VFX companies arguing for…

Valerian and the city of a thousand critics

Hollywood Reporter rounds up the early hate for Luc Besson's latest

Vista does Fox deal

Herald article on Auckland-based cinema data powerhouse Vista