Film & Television

A New Zealand short film that tells a tale from the WWI trenches has won top honours – for the second time – in an international festival for animation and digital media.

The New Zealand film industry has been given another major boost with news that two sequels to the world's biggest movie, 'Avatar', are set to be made in Wellington.

‘The Hobbit’ will stay home in Middle-earth after a deal that confirms Sir Peter Jackson’s much-awaited prequel to 'The Lord of the Rings' is to be filmed in New Zealand.

An adventure-seeking 23-year-old Irish film-maker, who calls himself ‘The Cycling Reporter’, has arrived in New Zealand as part of his mission to cycle around the world interviewing locals along the way.

Hobbit fans are celebrating as the journey back to JRR Tolkien’s mythical Middle-earth prepares to relaunch.

Flight of the Conchords fans mourning the end of the Grammy Award-winning TV series will have something to celebrate on 26 August – when Predicament, starring one-half of Conchords duo Jemaine Clement, is released into New Zealand cinemas.

Kiwi lifestyle and the dramatic scenery of New Zealand’s Central Otago region are prime ingredients in a new television series fronted by celebrity cook Annabel Langbein.

Wellington is sizzling with the possibility that a mystery visitor to New Zealand’s film centre could be none other than sexy Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt.

The name’s Bert and the scene is Invercargill, New Zealand. The story is of one man’s great vision and ground-breaking invention – and it’s the plot for a feature film. Sound familiar?

New Zealand is winning over the Indian film industry with another big budget Bollywood movie scheduled to shoot on Kiwi soil.