Film & Television

Hollywood's Oscar-winning director James Cameron has arrived in New Zealand to start shooting scenes for his new movie 'Avatar'.

A catchy classic tune is back in the charts – and Kiwis up and down the country are singing along – after a boost from film-maker Taika Waititi’s latest film and his own video remake of the eighties hit.

A new venture between Sir Peter Jackson and Rings Scenic Tours, will allow visitors to access the Hobbiton Movie Set on the Matamata farm location in New Zealand - scene of The Lord of the Rings films and now The Hobbit films.

‘Team Ellen’ - the three New Zealand students whose social networking efforts saw them realise the dream of meeting US chat show host Ellen DeGeneres - are due back home after being treated as VIPs in LA.

Award winning New Zealand director Sir Peter Jackson’s much awaited movie 'The Hobbit' will begin shooting in Middle-earth - New Zealand next month (March 2011).

Peter Jackson’s 'The Lovely Bones' has premiered in Wellington - coming home to where the film’s heart is, says the famous New Zealand film producer.

New Zealand has been confirmed as one of the world’s top destinations with a string of international awards for 2010 that applaud the country for being an easy, fun place to live in and visit.

Sustainable film making in New Zealand has received a major endorsement from one of the big names in the movie industry.

Well known actor and rugby fan Clint Eastwood is looking for actors to play the parts of New Zealand's All Blacks in a film of the 1995 World Cup.

New Zealand has become a giant catwalk for some of the world’s most beautiful young women – as the latest episodes of hit TV series 'America’s Next Top Model' screen in the US.