To coincide with the band’s February 2014 tour of Australia and New Zealand, The National front man Matt Berninger will appear at a number of special Q&A screening events for the documentary MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS....[more]
More than once you’ve attempted to institute a social media blackout to prevent seeing spoilers on Twitter and Facebook. And more than once you’ve failed. No more, thanks to Spoiler Shield. The new app for iPhone...[more]
Fairfax Media is conducting a major poll to find the best New Zealand films of all time. They don't want to be too prescriptive about what counts as a Kiwi film, but generally it is anything that features New Zealand people...[more]
With the New York Film Critics Film Circle unveiling its winners on its Twitter account, the awards-giving season is officially in full swing, and with it comes the annual deluge of Top 10 lists. It's easy to get caught up in...[more]
The feature film Antarctica: A Year On Ice by New Zealander Anthony Powell is gaining acclaim at festivals across North America. So far the film has won: Grand Jury Selection Best Film Laughlin International Film...[more]
The Wellington Film Society will host a rare live cinema event next Monday with local musicians performing a live soundtrack for The Joyless Street. The Wellington Film Society has commissioned five Wellington musicians, known...[more]
A single short film took both the major prizes in the second annual NZIFF New Zealand’s Best Short Film competition announced at Auckland’s Civic Theatre tonight. The Madman Entertainment Jury Prize, a cash prize of $5000 for...[more]
Chilean actress Pauline García will attend the New Zealand International Film Festival to support the Civic Theatre screening of her film Gloria. Gloria is a Chilean/Spanish co-production that tells the story of a divorced woman...[more]
We had fun in Auckland but we are going to have a ball in our home town! Yes, Simon, Kailey and Dan are bringing New Zealand's favourite movie podcast to our nation's capital on Wednesday 31st July - recording the show live...[more]
The Office of Film and Literature Classification have classified a New Zealand International Film Festival film to Festival-only screenings, restricting it from further release in New Zealand. Maniac, a serial killer horror...[more]