Film
25 September 2014
Watch the teaser trailer for a New Zealand 2014 movie, The Dead Lands. An intense story about a a Maori chieftain’s teenage son that must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour to the souls of …
Film
29 August 2014
Take a look at ‘Lease’ The Musical, the National Winner of the NZ ‘V’ 48 Hours Short Film Competition 2007 from the team Lense Flare. The V 48 Film Festival is a filmmaking competition where teams have just one weekend …
Film
22 August 2014
Four Knights Film, Celluloid dreams, Park Road Post and The New Zealand Film Commission present Everything we Loved, directed by Max Currie. NZ Entertainment Podcast (wal-reid) says “Without giving too much away, it’s a beautifully filmed movie, captivating to watch, …
Film | Sundance Film Festival
18 August 2014
A Drink With.com interviews Jemaine Clement on the premiere of ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Film Festival is an American film festival that takes place annually in Utah and is one …
Film
13 August 2014
Take a look at a short film made by Viva La Dirt League for the 48 hour Film Festival about a photographer and a detective. Directed by Alan Morrison, written by Rowan Bettjeman / Byron Coll / Alan Morrison, Cinematographer …
Film
25 June 2014
NZ Film Commision presents a short film excerpt of Tama Tu. The short film is about Maori Battalion soldiers waiting for nightfall in the ruins of an Italian home. Forced into silence, they keep themselves amused with jokes and laughter …
Film
11 June 2014
Take a look at a small interview by James Nesbitt, also known as his character for Bofur in Peter Jackson’s three-part film adaptation of The Hobbit, as he interviews Peter Jackson about the history of the film industry in New …
Film
16 May 2014
Prepare to be laughing your socks with this playfully made movie about three vampire flatmates Viago (Taika Waititi), Deacon (Jonny Brugh), and Vladislav (Jemaine Clement) who are just trying to get by in modern society. What We Do in the …
Film
29 April 2014
Take a look at this feature film, which follows M?ori medicine woman Paraiti who meets a M?ori servant and is drawn into helping a wealthy P?keh? woman with a life-threatening secret. Written by the producers of Whale Rider, directed by …
Film
10 April 2014
Peter Jackson and the Hobbit cast from Desolation Of Smaug tell us what they’re most excited about seeing in There & Back Again, also known as the The Hobbit part 3. Featuring Martin Freeman, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Benedict Cumberbatch …
Film
31 March 2014
Take a nostalgic trip back in time and re-watch one of your all-time favourite television programme, Xena Warrior Princess. Filmed in New Zealand from 1995 and starring our very own Lucy Lawless.
Film
18 March 2014
Take a peek at Peter Jackson’s fourth video blog for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. In this entry, it’s all about the amazing development of the new music score recorded in the Wellington Town Hall.
Film
7 March 2014
Take a peek at Peter Jackson’s third video blog for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. In this entry, see exclusive scenes of Bilbo Baggins and the dwarves playing an exciting game of ping-pong, the creation of Smaug and more …
Film | TheOneRing.net
21 February 2014
Take a look at an exclusive video clip from Warner Bros and TheOneRing.net from Peter Jackson’s film: The Hobbit. Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold is a song sung by Thorin II Oakenshield and company comprised with two verses from …
Film
6 February 2014
Watch the official trailer for Giselle by The Royal New Zealand Ballet, directed by Toa Fraser. Filmed at Auckland’s Aotea Centre, with additional filming taking place at Wellington’s St James Theatre and on the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s tour of …
Film
30 January 2014
Take a look at this short film from Media Design School based on the steampunk sci-fi world of Dr Grordbort created by writer and artist Greg Broadmore from Weta Workshop. Media Design School is New Zealand’s most awarded tertiary provider …
Film
9 December 2013
The cast talk about their experiences in New Zealand and how “The Book of New Zealand” event transports them back to Middle Earth, a world between fantasy and reality.
Film
6 December 2013
To celebrate the 2013 release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Peter Jackson and the cast unveil a giant, New Zealand-themed pop-up book at The Beverly Hilton, with Tourism New Zealand. Watch the making of how they created this …
Film
5 December 2013
Take a look at the video for the opening ceremony of the “Book of New Zealand”,promoting Tourism New Zealand and the 2013 release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Featuring Peter Jackson, a fearsome dragon and stunning New Zealand …
Film
25 November 2013
Take a peek at Peter Jackson’s second video blog of 2013 for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. In this entry, Peter Jackson shows lots of behind the scene footage, including spider fights, stunts, and new elf scenes.
Film
15 November 2013
To get fans ready for the next installment of The Hobbit , a live worldwide Fan Event was held on 4 November 2013. For those who have missed out, watch this video of the live event for The Hobbit: The …
Film
11 November 2013
Ever wondered what The Hobbit would look like as Lego? This fan-made video uses Lego to recreate the trailer for Peter Jackson’s, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, to show the fans’ love and support for the film.
Film
25 October 2013
Take a look at this amazing animated short film created by Auckland’s Media Design School. Directed by James Cunningham, ‘Shelved’ was the winner of three top awards at the Los Angeles Movie Awards and won the Best Animated Short at …
Film
14 October 2013
Take a look at Peter Jackson’s first video blog of 2013 for the early production of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. This time, the Hobbit crew get back together in New Zealand and show the new and amazing sets …
Film
5 October 2013
Take a look at Peter Jackson’s tenth behind the scenes video blog during the ending of the production and the premiere of The Hobbit. This time, we see the Wellington getting prepared for the big event as fans come from …
Film
30 September 2013
Take a look at Peter Jackson’s eighth behind the scenes video blog during the post-production, leading to the release of The Hobbit. This time, we see the crew working around the clock trying to finish the movie due two days …
Film
26 September 2013
For the first time ever, Sir Edmund Hillary will be brought back to life on the big screen using both original colour footage and photographs in this breath-taking 3D film, Beyond the Edge. Beyond the Edge will be in New …
Film
20 September 2013
Take a look at Peter Jackson’s eighth behind the scenes video blog during the final days of filming of The Hobbit. This time, we are at Comic-Con along with some of the film’s actors including Martin Freeman, Elijah Wood and …
Film
12 September 2013
Take a look at Peter Jackson’s seventh behind the scenes video blog during the filming of The Hobbit. This time, Peter Jackson takes us on a tour of Stone Street Studios with sneak peaks of the sets, weapons, costumes and …
Film
3 September 2013
Take a look at Peter Jackson’s sixth behind the scenes video blog during the filming of The Hobbit. In this particular video, Peter Jackson and the crew are heading from location to location, shooting scenes around New Zealand.
Film
28 August 2013
Take a look at Peter Jackson’s fifth behind the scenes video blog of the filming of The Hobbit. This time, Peter Jackson talks to us about the idea of location shooting and what it entails to move all the equipment …
Film
19 August 2013
Take a look at Peter Jackson’s fourth behind the scenes video blog in the early stages of the filming of The Hobbit. This time, Peter Jackson talks about 3D filming, the cameras and special effects.
Film
12 August 2013
Take a look at Peter Jackson’s third behind the scenes video blog in the early stages of the filming of The Hobbit. This time, the cast and crew talk about their favourite memories from the first few months of shooting…
Film
1 August 2013
Watch Peter Jackson’s second behind the scenes video blog in the early stages of the filming of The Hobbit. Peter discusses how he and his crew went location scouting around New Zealand to find the best scenes for The Hobbit.
Film
24 July 2013
Watch Peter Jackson’s first behind the scenes video blog in the early stages of the filming of The Hobbit. In this 2011 video Peter discusses The Hobbit during its very early stages and offers viewers a peek at what went …
Film | Nature
30 June 2013
A stunning preview for the Natural History New Zealand produced television series, Wild About New Zealand, which follows Gus Roxburgh as he travels through New Zealand’s National Parks and connects with the rangers, scientists and conservationists passionate about preserving them.
Film
11 June 2013
Watch the official trailer for Peter Jackson’s 2013 film, The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug.
Film
21 April 2013
Watch the trailer for the 2013 film, Mr Pip, based on New Zealand writer Lloyd Jones’ seminal novel.
Film
19 March 2013
Take a journey through Middle-earth with the cast of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Film
19 September 2012
The trailer for Peter Jackson’s 2012 film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Film
7 August 2012
The trailer for Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Film
11 June 2012
The trailer for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Film
7 February 2012
Bret McKenzie speaks to Conan about his Oscar nomination and acting in Lord of the Rings.
Film
17 November 2011
Bret McKenzie and Kermit the Frog sing ‘Life’s a Happy Song’ from The Muppets.
Film
11 October 2011
Keisha Castle-Hughes reflects on what makes her most proud to be a New Zealander.
Film
5 August 2011
The trailer for Peter Jackson's film, Heavenly Creatures.
Film
28 April 2011
The trailer for Peter Jackson's second official film, Meet the Feebles.
Film
8 March 2011
The trailer for Niki Caro's film, The Vitner's luck.
Film
22 November 2010
The trailer for My Wedding and Other Secrets - a romantic comedy with a Kiwi-Asian twist.
Film
17 November 2010
The trailer for The Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell, featuring Robyn Malcolm.
Film
22 September 2010
The official trailer for the hit New Zealand film, BOY.
Film
4 July 2010
The trailer for the New Zealand favourite, Whale Rider.
Film
6 February 2010
The trailer for Out of the Blue, a film based on the 1990 Aramoana shootings.
Film
2 January 2010
Relive that unforgetable moment when 11 year-old Anna Paquin won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Piano.
Film
18 September 2009
A young Anna Paquin appears on the Late Show.
Film
22 August 2009
Watch the trailer for Russell Crowe's memorable 2000 film, Gladiator.