Sweetshop & Green will receive $50,000 to further its New Zealand production slate after being announced as the recipient of the New Zealand Film Commission's He Ara Development Fund for 2021.
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Ten New Zealand features and shorts including a record number by female directors will screen in official selection at the Berlin International Film Festival next month while two will feature at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas in March.
The recent Oscar winner has officially launched 'A Wave in the Ocean', a popup intensive course for New Zealand’s emerging directing film talent.
A local version of hit BBC factual series Coast went into production this week for TV One.
The Seven Network today announced Seven Productions’ Million Dollar Minute’s move into New Zealand.
NZ Film Commission chief executive David Strong has stepped down from his role after less than a year, citing "growing private commitments" that were no longer compatible with the role.
Factual content producer WildBear Entertainment has expanded outside of Australia for the first time, establishing the WildBear Aotearoa office in New Zealand.
In a further sign of consolidation in the independent film sector, Universal Pictures International will take over the theatrical marketing and distribution of Entertainment One (eOne) releases in Australia and New Zealand.