Sam Neill announced as ambassador for Tropfest NZ
Sam Neill takes a starring role as ambassador for Tropfest NZ Tropfest, the world’s largest short film festival, announced today that Sam Neill will become an official ambassador for the inaugural...
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NZ box office 21 – 27 June 2012
Snow White and the Huntsman debuts at number one, taking $1,184,965 (total $1,213,906), with animated feature Brave debuting at number two with $631,062. Prometheus ended its third week with $326,962...
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Brain-eating zombies win gold at 48Hours
MEDIA RELEASE 1st July 2012 BRAIN-EATING ZOMBIES WIN GOLD AT V48HOURS Turns out gold tastes better than brains for team Noise and Pictures, the brand new 2012 V48HOURS Grand National Champion....
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NZ box office 28 June – 4 July 2012
Ice Age Continental Drift debuted at #1 with $1,477,417, Snow White and the Huntsman enjoyed $838,635 and a #2 placing in its second week (for a total of $2,052,541), and Brave is at #3 with $779,439...
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NZ box office 5 – 11 July 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man debuts at #1, taking $1,650,337 for the week (total $1,968,271). Animated favourite Ice Age Continental Drift is bumped down to 2nd place, with $1,543,315 and a total of...
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Director Briar March returns from US with Smoke Songs
Briar March, director of the award-winning documentary There Once was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho is delighted to screen her new film Smoke Songs at the 2012 New Zealand International Film Festival....
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End of the world to screen at Wellington Film Festival
On Wellington's west coast the end of the world has come and gone for Existence, a haunting new feature film that will have its first preview screenings at the Wellington leg of the NZ International...
View ArticleStudioCanal to acquire Hoyts Distribution
International film company StudioCanal has signed an agreement to acquire Hoyts Distribution in Australia and New Zealand. Canal+ Group today announced an agreement between Hoyts Group and StudioCanal...
View ArticleScript to Screen event: Stories of Independence
Script to Screen's Auckland Writer's Room presents a special event to tie in with the NZ International Film Festival. Stories of Independence is a talk with three Auckland-based filmmakers about making...
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NZ box office 11 – 18 July 2012
The number one movie in NZ for the week ending 18 July was ribald comedy Ted, starring Mark Wahlberg, which finished with $1,597,939 (Total $2,278,009). Ice Age Continental Drift came in second with...
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Mr. Pip to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
Mr. Pip, based on the novel Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, will premiere as a special presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Andrew Adamson wrote and directed the film. The...
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NZ box office 19 – 25 July 2012
The Dark Knight Rises was the number one film at the NZ box office in the week ending 25 July, taking $2,605,683. Ted drops to second place with $828,070 (two-week total $3,106,079) and reboot The...
View ArticleKiwi filmmakers compete on world stage at Melbourne International Film Fest
This year will see the largest contingency yet of New Zealand filmmakers take advantage of Melbourne’s close proximity in order to show their films, compete, pitch ideas, attend world-class training...
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NZ box office 26 July – 1 August 2012
The top film at the NZ box office for the week ending 1 August was The Dark Knight Rises with $1,256,625 (two-week total $3,877,177). Magic Mike debuted in second place with $642,829 (total $700,780)...
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Tropfest NZ announces new ‘Boy’ on board
Tropfest NZ continues to attract the support of key film industry players who are keen to celebrate the Festival’s arrival to New Zealand shores. Today the Festival proudly welcomes aboard Academy...
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NZ box office 9 – 15 August 2012
The Dark Knight Rises was still the top film at the NZ box office for the week ending 15 August with $474,095 (four-week total $5,007,181). Step Up 4: Miami Heat is in second place with $315,010...
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Bridgeway wins Best NZ Cinema at Australian Movie Convention
Bridgeway Cinema in Auckland's Northcote was last night awarded Best Overall New Zealand Cinema by the Australian Independent Distributors Association at the Australian Movie Convention. Held on the...
View ArticleAnnouncing The Sorta Unofficial NZ Film Awards
Looks like there will be a film awards this year after all – Ant Timpson and the NZ Herald's Hugh Sundae have announced The Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards, calling it "the only game in town...
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Film talk and screening of Two Little Boys
The Screen Directors Guild and Rialto are holding a special Q&A preview screening of the film attended by director Robert Sarkies and his co-writer-brother Duncan Sarkies on Thursday 13th September...
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The Red House cinema details and review
After debuting to critical acclaim at last year’s NZ International Film Festival and winning the Best Self-Funded Film Award at the 2012 Moa NZ Film Awards, Alyx Duncan’s The Red House starts its...
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