The New Zealand Film Commission has announced two new appointments to its updated operating structure, with Esther Cahill-Chiaroni and Morgan Waru (Ngāti Porou) taking up the roles of development lead and development and investment executive, respectively.
Cliff Curtis will make his directing debut on a family film based on the true story of a boy whose dog is lost overboard, feared dead.
Māori filmmakers Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith have won the 2019 Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship, selected after a global call for applicants.