Friday 4 April, 2014
An US indie horror festival takes two NZ titles. In the same edition.

Friday 4 April, 2014
Even before the new incentive scheme was in place, the changes included did the job of allowing Avatar sequels to be confirmed for production in NZ.

Friday 4 April, 2014
Canadian distributor Raven Banner has taken Canadian rights (excluding French-speaking Quebec) for NZ-Canada co-production Turbo Kid.

Friday 4 April, 2014
The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) New Zealand’s Best short film competition will now have a combined prize pool of over $14,500 with the addition of a cinematography prize in 2014.

Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Engagement was the key theme of talks presented as part of the Hong Kong Trade and Development Council’s fourth Digital Entertainment Summit, held 26 March at FILMART. The summit’s theme was “What’s New & What’s Next in Animation, Interactive Design and Trans-Media.”

Wednesday 2 April, 2014
On Tuesday, two government ministries, the NZFC and Film NZ revealed the – almost complete - detail on the incentive scheme to rule them all.

Wednesday 2 April, 2014
FILMART`s conference programme offered nothing new in its choice of topics, but plenty of interesting insight from players drawn from across the region.

Wednesday 2 April, 2014
Reel Brazil`s 2014 programme offers 11 titles, with a smattering of NZ shorts thrown in for good measure. The programme splits pretty evenly between narrative titles (six) and documentary titles (5), and adds up to the number of a football team – a subject close to Brazilian hearts, this year even more than most.

Wednesday 2 April, 2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug took two gongs from six nominations at the UK`s Empire awards.

Monday 31 March, 2014
On Friday, MTS turned 10. A decade ago, there were plenty would have put money on it not making this anniversary.

Tuesday 1 April, 2014
Show Me Shorts responds to the NZFC`s consultation paper on short film, taking issue with some of the NZFC`s assumptions around short film, its purpose and funding.

News Feature by: Tony Forster
Friday 28 March, 2014
Alongside the NZFC and Nga Aho Whakaari (NAW) hui earlier this week, Tony Forster was invited by former colleagues from Selwyn and Ruth Kaupua`s He Taonga Films to witness a long overdue delivery.

Friday 28 March, 2014
The Grandmaster lived up to its name in Macau on Thursday evening, taking home seven awards to deliver the chop to most of its opponents. Of the "major" awards, the Grandmaster took Best Film, Director and Actress, although - in the media tent at least - Irrfan Khan`s Best Actor win raised the biggest cheer. 

News Feature by: Tony Forster
Thursday 27 March, 2014
Given that the trio of speakers at March`s Writers Room all had a strong background in live theatre, there was only one answer to the question of whether a background in playwriting would be beneficial to an aspiring screenwriter. But, exploring the experiences of adapting to the world of writing for the screen produced an entertaining evening.

News Feature by: Tony Forster
Thursday 27 March, 2014
The Film Commission is now following up on its initial meetings between the new CEO, Dave Gibson, and industry practitioners in various centres around the country with meetings with both the Maori and Pacific film communities.

News Feature by: Keith Barclay
Friday 28 March, 2014
Following a mix up at last year`s awards it was important that this year`s went without a hitch. Having made a list and checked it twice, organisers were rewarded with a storng closing to what`s been a very busy three days.

News Feature by: Keith Barclay
Wednesday 26 March, 2014
While Filmart is the biggest market event in Asia by some distance, there are plenty of other industry bashes throughout the year. Several take the opportunity of Filmart to display their wares.

News Feature by: Keith Barclay
Wednesday 26 March, 2014
In a week which also sees the AFCI Locations Show run in the US, Hong Kong hosted its own Locations World section within Filmart.

Monday 24 March, 2014
Asia`s largest film market is now open. Several players spent the days leading up to the event indulging in a little pre-market positioning, hoping to gain some early cut-through with 760 exhibitors plying their wares.

Monday 24 March, 2014
For the last several years, on a balmy Monday evening in March, the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) has hosted the Asian Film Awards. This year, they`ll happen on Thursday, an hour`s ferry ride away in Macau.

Monday 24 March, 2014
Zoe McIntosh`s The Deadly Ponies Gang sits comfortably in the canon of NZ self-funded films, an entertaining story with engaging characters, plenty of heart, warmth, good humour and many other endearing qualities, and is about to unleash itself through a theatrical release.

Friday 21 March, 2014
Netflix has taken streaming rights for Rhys Darby`s comedy show, Short Poppies, and will screen it to American and British from 3 April.