new zealand film

imagineNATIVE 15 – THE DEAD LANDS

Festival Screening – October 15, 2015 @ 8:00 PM at The TIFF Bell Lightbox Young Hongi (James Rolleston, star of Boy) is the son of a great chief. He longs to be trained as a fighter but his father plans for him to be a strategist and guardian of his people. When Wirepa (Te Kohe […]

The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls Winner of the TIFF 2009 Cadillac People’s Choice Award – Documentary Opens March 24

from vk & associates “Sometimes getting people to laugh is the most political thing you can do.” – Jools Topp “I realized I was making a film that was not just a profile of talented individuals but a story that traversed the history and tenacity of an entire nation … The Topp Twins have managed […]

Panorama Entertainment picks up The Vintner’s Luck

from panorama entertainment PANORAMA SIPS THE VINTNER’S LUCK Panorama Entertainment has acquired all rights in the U.S. to Niki Caro’s THE VINTNER’S LUCK from the New Zealand Film Commission. THE VINTNER’S LUCK, which had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, is directed by Niki Caro (WHALE RIDER), and stars Academy Award […]

MATARIKI director Michael Bennett

MATARIKI director Michael Bennett

Michael Bennett is a New Zealand filmmaker who’s first feature film was chosen to screen at the 35th annual Toronto International Film Festival or TIFF for short. The interview was done at the festival’s filmmakers lounge and I do apologize for some of the background noise during the interview.

BOY to open 11th annual imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival

<em>BOY</em> to open 11th annual imagineNATIVE Film & Media Arts Festival

(Toronto) – Winner of the Berlin Film Festival’s Grand Prix for Best Feature Film, Taika Waititi’s BOY will open this year’s imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival on October 20, 2010 at 7:00pm at the Bloor Cinema. Written, directed and starring Taika Waititi (Maori Te Whanau-a-Apanui), BOY is a hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age story that […]