Search

It's an ordinary story. The film was one of three half-hour dramas commissioned by TVNZ under the series title Another Country and director Niki (Whale Rider) Caro won the awards for best TV drama scipt and director at the 1994...

In an opulent cafe, Catherine finds herself caught up in a bizarre and decadent society where pleasure prevails at any price. But that pursuit of pleasure becomes Catherine's darkest fear. Will she have the courage to stand alone? Janet Roddick...

Bill is about to spend his last five dollars on a lottery ticket - a chance to make some dreams come true - when he discovers a way of, literally, making money! He works hard, lovingly hand-crafting five dollar notes until he's made enough to...

Old showgirls reminisce; an enchanted usherette leads you on a voyage of discovery into the secrets of Auckland's Xanadu. Cinema moguls break their hearts; dancing girls tiptoe over champagne-drenched carpets. One minute you're in Auckland of the...

Part of the E Tipu E Rea series, Te Moemoea (The Dream) is the story of a man who tells a dream he's had to his wife.  Before long, she has enlisted the entire community to help figure out what the dream means, leading to a big win at the...

This series of of 30 minute dramas shows the Māori experience of the Pakeha world.  It was the first series of Māori television plays and the first production to use almost all Māori crews. Titles included in the series are: Roimata, Eel,...

In vain, Cosgrove tries to keep the upper hand, but Gordon has other plans.

Like Bruce who skis with a piece of tree instead of ski poles, and Evan who takes Matt glacier-skiing through fantastic ice formations. And Mark, who really is a worry. His explosive trout-fishing methods are surpassed only by the expoits skiing down Mt...

He loves her - she loves him - there's only one thing missing - his trousers. A woman unhinged, strangely tied to her ex-husband. A man obsessed, strangely dressed in his y-fronts. Love, hate, fish, music, a flaming pram, flying pasta and a...

Piano Lessons is a story about a boy, Craig O'Reilly, who is given a piano for his thirteenth birthday.  The piano was the only thing to survive the big fire at the Blue Moon Ballroom. By the end of the film we realise the piano probably caused...

A black comedy set in a suburban New Zealand cemetary and centred around an extraordinary afternoon in the life of an easygoing, likable gravedigger. Under constant torment from his tyrannical boss to work faster, the gavedigger is plunged into turmoil...

A five-yar-old boy, CJ Hurihanginui, reads to the school a story he has just written. His story, a visit to the doctor because of an unusual problem is reconstructed. the boy is 'cured' and his story is a success. The Pancake is an adaptation of...

User Friendly is director Gregor Nicholas' first feature. His subsequent project, short film Avondale Dogs went on to win ten international awards, and his second feature Broken English met with success in both England and the United...

Pain and conflict surface as Juliana still loves her husband. "What we have is different. It's got nothing to do with right or wrong." Juliana feels the pain of age while Adam fights his inner self, his religion and its effect despite his...

Meet the Feebles was director Peter Jackson's second feature film.  He describes the film as "a kind of Rodger Rabbit meets Brazil". Says Jackson, "I decided from the outset to make exactly the sort of puppet film that I...

In 194 Princess Te Puea Herangi had a vision where a fleet of waka (war canoes) each representing major tribes of Aotearoa (New Zealand) would assemble to commemorate the centenary of signing the treaty of Waitangi. 50 years later, on the 6th of...

The small downstairs apartment is a dream come true for Rata (Vanessa Rare), and Ruby (Yvonne Lawley) encourages her agent to rent it to the suitable young businesswoman she sees from her window. With a helpful and friendly tenant to keep an eye on...

In a world where lawns regularly need mowing but where nothing else much grows, life for Gwyneth is linked to the mailbox. The mailbox is Gwyneth's point of contact with fantasy. An unpredictable site delivering mysterious signs and messages from...

Helmed by veteran actor/writer/director Ian Mune (director - What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, director/writer - Billy T: Te Movie), The End of the Golden Weather is based on the play of the same name by renowned New Zealand...

Based on a short story by Frances Cherry, One Man's Meat stars Donogh Rees as a wife teetering on the brink of insanity.  Jo struggles with dinner, the raw meat in her kitchen too much for her to deal with.  She falls into a dream-state and...

Savage has taken over one million dollars at the New Zealand box office in its third weekend of release and remains in the number one position on the charts.  Only thirty-one New Zealand films have previously hit this box office milestone. Savage...

Sam Kelly’s debut feature, Savage, has taken the top spot at the New Zealand box office, from Christopher Nolan’s big-budget Tenet. Since being released by Madman Entertainment on 97 screens on Thursday, Savage has taken over $450,...

The deadline for the Strategic Training Fund - Stage Two is 1pm.

The deadline for the Strategic Training Fund - Stage One is 1pm.

River, a new age composer, lives in the solitiude of Tranquility Valley.  There he can record water running and animal noises on his home made recording equipment without fear of interrruption. Life is good for River until Ted, a heavy metal fan...

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT The Minute  is a 7 minute film about two-and-a-half hours of growing paranoia. A man receives a parcel from his wife with a note stating it cannot be opened until midday. "I read a newspaper story about a man who was...

Based partly on two real-life events that happened in Europe, this is a darkly comic film. The butcher leaves his young son to look after the shop so he can go upstairs for a little nooky with his wife. Things explode into a bloody mess what with rent...