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:
The film has been over 10 years in the making. Anthony first started working in Antarctica as a communications technician at New Zealand's Scott Base in 1998.
He had to invent many of his own camera systems to work in the extreme cold of the Antarctic winter, capturing for the first time on the big screen the whole year round experience, including months of unending darkness in mind-numbing cold.
His footage has appeared in numerous TV shows and films around the world. Most recently he was featured in the Emmy Award winning BBC series Frozen Planet.
The film is currently touring as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival, and is also in wider release across New Zealand.
Legendary British director Ken Russell has died at the age of 84, having passed away in his sleep yesterday afternoon.[more]
Review: Twilight- Breaking Dawn part 1, Project Nim, The Whistleblower and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan[more]
That there’s a gender disparity in Hollywood won’t come as a surprise to anyone, but a study recently published by USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism brings to light just how uneven things can be. For...[more]
As the battle to preserve 35mm in cinemas continue, director Morgan White has brought his little experiment to the big screen. The Rep follows a group of friends as they try to open and run a reportory cinema in Toronto,...[more]
On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences annouced the top 15 documentaries that will advance in the voting process for the 2011 Academy Awards.And the nominees are... “Battle for Brooklyn” (RUMER Inc.) “Bill...[more]
Roger Ebert has signed the petition, how about you?[more]
This has been a long time coming. Doctor Who, the BBC sci-fi series that has run for decades starting in 1963, with a few breaks here and there, will finally hit the big screen after several years of rumors about a new film being...[more]
Zealand screen industry movers and shakers gathered in Auckland on Saturday November 12 to celebrate outstanding achievement on the big and small screen as the Aotearoa Film & Television Awards recognised our top...[more]
Earlier today, Eddie Murphy dropped out of his Oscar-hosting job after his Tower Heist director Brett Ratner resigned from his Oscar-producing gig. But if the Academy has things their way, Murphy may return yet. Producer...[more]
Director Brett Ratner is out as Oscar producer, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The Academy and Ratner have just released statements confirming his exit. Ratner released a statement soon after THR reported his...[more]