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Dr Ruth: SPIF not as spiffy as Aussie Offset
The NZ Screen Production Incentive Fund and the Australian Producers Offset look pretty much the same on the surface, but…
DOCNZ is dead: long live Documentary Edge
The Documentary New Zealand Trust, organiser of the last 4 DOCNZ festivals and accompanying Summits, threw out the old and…
NZ News: by the numbers Monday 25 January, 2010
Campbell Live came back, reported the power cuts and claimed victory over Close Up in both the 18-49 and 25-54…
NZ News: by the numbers Tuesday 26 January, 2010
There's a familiar pattern settling in again although, for reasons unknown, ASB Business has had its best two days this…
New Zealand TV Top 20: w / e 23.1.10
Seven spots including the top two went to repeats. On the bright side, three (including the top 2) were home-made;…
Campbell Live: makes ratings hay while Aucklanders starve
Campbell Live was handed the godsend of a major story on its first night back in business, even if it…
Avatar: robs Kiwis of hospital beds, care for sick animals, shoes for children, etc etc
James Cameron and producer John Landau came, saw, made some big blue things, shot them, and the only cleaning up…
Boy: love and loathing in the snow
Taika Waititi's Boy premiered at Sundance on Saturday our time. The first review was discouraging, the second more positive. 48…
NZ News: by the numbers Friday 22 January, 2010
Summer's over, at least on TV. 'Twas the last day on air for Campbell Live replacement @Seven. NZI Business also…
Last Paradise: globally warmed to in sub-zero environment
Not being fans of the cold, we asked Last Paradise filmmaker Clive Neeson to report on his 45-years in the…