Television
Doc Edge: out of the blocks with first announcements
Documentary Edge 2011 gets a head start, announcing its first ten titles for its 2011 edition. Looking to build further…
Bobby Roth in Oz for Directing Masterclass
Acclaimed filmmaker and television director Bobby Roth will be coming to Australia for his first-ever visit in mid-November to present…
Wingnut Films: thrilled 'The Hobbit' is to remain in New Zealand.
Filmmakers, Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh stated today "We are grateful to the Government for introducing legislation which shall give…
The Hobbit: Jackson questions All we ever wanted was a meeting
Peter Jackson responds to Equity's claim, repeated yesterday in an email to members, that "All NZ Equity sought was to…
Rest for the Wicked: commences principal photography
Tony Barry is to star in the upcoming detective comedy Rest for the Wicked, now shooting until November 20 in…
The Hobbit: meaa culpa … No, says Whipp
Yesterday, a Media, Entertainment and Artists Alliance newsletter was sent out to NZ members about The Hobbit. It went out…
New Zealand Weekend Box Office to 24 October, 2010
The Insatiable Moon drops a screen but increases its take. The follow up to last year's most profitable movie –…
Red Riding Trilogy: SBS fascinates filmmakers in killer week
As crime genre takes over our TV drama, and filmmakers wrestle with fact-based fiction, Michael Winterbottom's production company has taken…
The Hobbit: SPADA response to MEAA newsletter
Yesterday the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) issued a newsletter to its members, attempting to explain and justify the…
The Hobbit: will keep its hairy feet on NZ soil
The Prime Minister wasted no time at all at the Wednesday evening press conference, the first words out of his…