Film & Television

New Zealand is no stranger to the limelight – its scenery has been immortalised in some of the most successful films in cinematic history.

Listen up Lord of the Rings fans - you too can have Hobbit ears just like Frodo Baggins’ - hand-made and now available from Middle Earth.

'Boy' - the second feature film by New Zealand director Taika Waititi - is apparently the talk of the Sundance Film Festival.

New Zealand’s prominence in the movie world has been enhanced with a host of 2010 Oscar nominations, including nine for 'Avatar' and nine Kiwis recognised for their work in the film industry.

A 93 year old movie, restored by Peter Jackson’s company, is screening in the lead up to ANZAC day on 25 April.

Move over Babe, a select group of New Zealand pigs is being primed for starring roles in a big-budget motion picture to be filmed in Wellington and the South Island next year.

Queenstown takes a bow in Bollywood’s latest runaway box office hit ‘I Hate Luv Storys’ - a romantic comedy starring Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor.

A rare home town performance by Kiwi comedy duo Flight of the Conchords has raised $70,000 for Jemaine Clement’s old high school in the small Wairarapa town of Masterton.

New Zealand funny man Rhys Darby, best known for his role as Murray in Flight of the Conchords, is heading home for a comedy debate that promises to be the highlight of this year’s Queenstown Winter Festival.

Talented American actor Zachary Levi has experienced the wonder of the youngest country on earth and is already making plans for a return visit to New Zealand.