Film Commission
The Week in Detail: Duopolies, polytechs and Niue
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Drama behind the scenes at Film Commission
After only one year in the job, the head of the New Zealand Film Commission has been stood down over a conflict of interest involving public funding for his own TV series. What happened? Audio
New Film Commission CEO David Strong
The new CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga has had to hit the ground running. No sooner had David Strong taken over from the outgoing Annabelle Sheehan when he had to deal… Audio
Retiring NZ Film Commission CEO Annabelle Sheehan
Recently the Chair of Te Tuma Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission, Dame Kerry Prendergast, announced that CEO Annabelle Sheehan would step away from the role, after three years leading the… Audio
Geena Davis - Champion for women on screen
When female led and focused film Thelma & Louise came out in 1991, actress Geena Davis hoped that it marked a shift towards gender equality in Hollywood. But by 2004 the Academy award winner had… Audio
SIlver screen shines, smaller screens struggle
The movie industry continues to do big business in New Zealand but the small screen production sector is struggling. We talk to the chief executive of the Film Commission, Dave Gibson. Audio
2016 hard to top for NZ film
2016 was by any definition a pretty good one for NZ films – big hits, the continuing rise and rise of Taika Waititi, climaxing in another Oscar for the hugely successful editor John Gilbert for… Audio
Horror Unleashed - David Blyth
If you saw Tim Wong's alternative history of New Zealand film Out of the Mist at the Film Festival, you'll know Tim had a lot of respect for maverick film-maker David Blyth. Where most Kiwi pioneers… Audio