Film
Shirley, Stateless and Search Party
Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to look at Search Party's new season after it went missing in action, Stateless, which is a new series from Cate Blanchett's new production house… Audio
The launch of the Italian Film Festival
As film festivals - here and overseas - head into the great unknown and go digital, one at least remains proudly theatrical, the New Zealand Italian Festival. Simon Morris talks to Paolo Rotondo… Audio
Where are the Asian-Kiwi faces and voices?
Another year, another Diversity Report on gender ethnicity balance - this time from New Zealand On Air. The most glaring imbalance, once again, is among Asian creatives - on the small screen and also… Audio
Rūrangi: new Kiwi drama celebrates gender-diversity
Formerly a writer on Shortland Street, director Max Currie is bringing his acclaimed web series Rurangi to the big screen as part of this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. Billed as a… Video, Audio
The Screen Sector Recovery Package - who wins?
This week the Government acknowledged the importance of the screen industry to New Zealand - feature films, local and international... television series for home and overseas audiences... as well as… Audio
365 Days, Rosie, The Booksellers
Film and TV review Sarah McMullan looks at the Netflix success of 365 Days, Rosie - a film about a mother in Ireland struggling with homelessness and The Booksellers, a documentary about rare bookshop… Audio
New Weta company founded to create animated programmes
Weta Digital has launched a new company to begin producing original animated programmes written by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh.
Shot Bro, Man on the Bus, Doc Edge Festival
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch looks at the premiere on M�ori TV of Shot Bro, which follows actor Rob Mokaraka around Aotearoa telling the story of his attempted suicide-by-cop in his one-man play.
…The Assistant, Little Fires Everywhere, One Lane Bridge finale
Film and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan joins Lynn to talk about the film The Assistant, starring Julia Garner that shines an uncomfortable spotlight on life inside a production company. She'll also talk… Audio
Films with Attitude
Dan Buckingham has been coming up with ingenious ways to film vulnerable people with disabilities while adhering to social distancing. While most other film companies were closed during levels 3 and 4… Audio
Adam Play award winner Jess Sayer talks up hope for a screen led recovery
A lot of hope is being placed on New Zealand's screen industry to help the country out of its financial mire. It's too soon to know if overseas filmmakers will see Aotearoa as a safe haven in the… Audio
Covid-19: Millions find message of hope in Kiwi's viral poem
Kiwi-born Welsh poet Tomos Roberts (aka Probably Tom Foolery) has captured the imagination of people around the world with his video 'The Great Realisation' which has now been viewed more than 30… Video, Audio
Putting Kiwi crime fiction on the map - Craig Sisterson
Prize-winning Australian crime writer Michael Robotham has applauded Craig Sisterson for his "passion for stories that thrill, frighten, puzzle and surprise us". Craig is a Kiwi feature writer… Audio
Keeping the South Island film industry alive
We speak to Arrowtown-based Great Southern Television chief executive and executive producer Philip Smith about what the South Island Film Industry will need to continue once it emerges from the… Audio
Mark Jenkin: director of Bait
Dubbed a 'dreamlike masterpiece' and 'one of the defining British films of the decade' in a 5 star review by film critic Mark Kermode, you won't have seen many movies like Bait before. A story of… Audio
Cold Blood. Edge of seat theatre. Dancing fingers
'Cold Blood' is the latest delightfully absurd offering from partners in art and life choreographer Michèle Anne De Mey and filmmaker Jaco Van Dormael. Featuring tiny props, cinema projection, and a… Video, Audio
Documenting the West Coasters living off grid
Along the South Island's rugged West Coast live a community of people whose self-sufficent way of life is being captured on film before it passes into history. Audio
Calling Home: Charles Olsen in Madrid
Having been enticed by a love of Spanish art and flamenco guitar, New Zealand artist and poet Charles Olsen arrived in Spain in 2003 with the intention of staying for a month. Seventeen years later… Audio
Puppy love: Ben Moon - Denali
American photographer and film maker Ben Moon was diagnosed with colorectal cancer aged twenty-nine. But his dog Denali helped him pull through. Ben is an adventure, lifestyle and portrait… Video, Audio
Rachel Marlow - painting a story with light
Rachel Marlow is one of this country's most in-demand lighting designers, and co-founder of design company Filament Eleven 11. She works on everything from straight theatre productions to outdoor… Audio