Roger Donaldson is attached to direct two projects, a feature doc and a feature, inspired by the lives of two famous Kiwis.
As the New Zealand Film Commission celebrates its 40th anniversary this week, former NZFC marketing director Lindsay Shelton reflects on the first 20 years.
Actor Cliff Curtis modestly acknowledges he is not a brand or a marquee name, despite a vast body of work which includes Once Were Warriors, Whale Rider, Blow, Three Kings, The Insider, Training Day, Collateral Damage and Crossing Over.
Cliff Curtis has more 50 screen credits as an actor but he is just as passionate about his role as a producer and executive producer – and he may soon direct his first feature.
When Rena Owen weights up whether to accept roles, her main goal is to portray characters who are not the same as or similar to those she’s played before.
Hopscotch Features' Troy Lum and Andrew Mason have joined forces with UK producer Gabrielle Tana to form a new production house, Brouhaha Entertainment.
Judith McCann, former head of the New Zealand Film Commission and the South Australian Film Corporation, died unexpectedly in Canada on October 4, age 75.
A trio of Australian films are bound for this year's Toronto International Film Festival: NZ co-production 'The Convert', directed by Lee Tamahori, Kitty Green's 'The Royal Hotel' and Warwick Thornton's 'The New Boy'.