New Zealand
New Zealand Weekend Box Office to October 25
The Final Destination dropped off the top quickly, overtaken by Julie & Julia and Surrogates. Almost all films with a…
NZFC: changes to development and documentary funding
Reactions to the funding changes announced in the Film Commission's (NZFC) latest newsletter were mixed, if a little delayed. Industry…
Giveaway: Show Me Shorts
Courtesy of the kind folk at Show Me Shorts, we've got 5 double passes to give away. Passes are valid…
NZ News: by the numbers Friday 23.10.09
Evening news views dipped, as people headed off for the holiday weekend. Nightline held its figures better than most.
Film finance: big budget = big profit
A new US study on film costs vs. film profits reaffirms that the more it costs to make, the more…
Grant Bowler: shows how 'hard' he can get
Wolf West joins the dirty mac brigade to stiffen up sales of 'one of Australia’s best loved bourbons' for Independent…
'This Way of Life': a top ten rater at Vancouver International Film Festival
Director and DOP Tom Burstyn and producer Barbara Sumner Burstyn's documentary This Way of Life (TWOL), from Cloud South Films,…
NZ News: by the numbers Thursday 22.10.09
A pretty average sort of a day. Evening news viewers almost topped a million, and Close Up did very well…
BRIEF: Spartacus trailer
For anyone wondering how Spurtacus turned out, you can check out the somewhat gory trailer at
BRIEF: RWC discussion
Derek Fox, former media manager for the Maori Party; George Andrews, founder of TV3 and an executive of the Screen…