All New Zealand articles – Page 10

  • News

    Cardinal XD lines up Viking Wars

    2014-05-05T17:52:00Z

    Michael Hurst will direct The Viking Wars for Cardinal XD’s Cannes market roster, chief content officer Jeff Goldman announced.

  • Eduardo Panizzo
    News

    Umbrella hires C & C as Euro consultant

    2014-04-03T08:15:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Aus/NZ distributor hires Coffee & Cigarettes as European consultant.

  • Frank
    News

    Buyers in tune with Protagonist's Frank

    2014-04-02T07:04:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Buyers flock to Sundance comedy starring Michael Fassbender.

  • Chen Kun
    News

    China's Desen teams with Weta on epic

    2014-03-24T00:01:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: China’s Desen International Media has brought on board top VFX houses including Peter Jackson’s Weta Workshop for its upcoming $27m 3D fantasy adventure.

  • Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
    News

    Dogwoof rocks Supermensch deals

    2014-03-05T12:57:00Z

    Mike Myers’ directorial debut sold following its market premiere at Berlin’s EFM.

  • Peter Jackson
    Features

    Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    2014-01-31T12:01:00Z

    For The Desolation of Smaug, the second part of his Hobbit trilogy, Peter Jackson had the tricky task of bringing the story’s raging, intelligent dragon to life. He tells John Hazelton about how the second film brings certain freedoms.

  • James Cameron
    News

    Avatar trio confirmed for New Zealand

    2013-12-16T10:35:00Z

    New Zealand increasing financial incentives for international films.

  • Toa Fraser
    News

    XYZ acquires The Dead Lands

    2013-12-09T18:33:00Z

    XYZ Films has picked up world rights excluding Australia and New Zealand to the upcoming New Zealand-set action thriller featuring traditional Maori hand-to-hand combat.

  • Dave Gibson
    News

    Dave Gibson to head NZFC

    2013-12-03T10:54:00Z

    Dave Gibson, one of the country’s most high profile producers, has been appointed chief executive of the New Zealand Film Commission.

  • Beyond the Edge
    News

    Beyond the Edge picked up for UK

    2013-11-06T12:44:00Z

    Agreements signed with Metrodome in the UK among others.

  • Michael Fassbender
    News

    HanWay, Lionsgate board Fassbender Western

    2013-10-21T09:25:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Details revealed for film starring and produced by Michael Fassbender, shoot underway.

  • Philippa Mossman
    News

    Film New Zealand hires Mossman

    2013-09-11T16:15:00Z

    Television New Zealand (TVNZ) programme commissioner joining Film New Zealand to encourage more productions to the country.

  • App
    News

    'App' downloaded to North America

    2013-09-10T16:19:00Z

    Bobby Boermans’s thriller about smartphone-addicted teens makes first sales to English-language territories.

  • Maggie Smith
    News

    Protagonist secures My Old Lady sales

    2013-09-09T16:20:00Z

    Protagonist Pictures has concluded sales in several territories for Israel Horovitz’s feature debut My Old Lady, starring Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott Thomas; shooting to begin in Paris on Sept 26.

  • White Lies
    News

    NZ puts White Lies into Oscar race

    2013-09-08T00:04:00Z

    Film plays in Toronto’s CWC programme.

  • White Lies
    News

    NZ backs White Lies for Oscar

    2013-09-07T16:34:00Z

    Dana Rotberg’s Maori-language feature is funded by the New Zealand Film Commission in association with NZ On Air. The Film Sales Company holds world rights excluding Australia/New Zealand.

  • News

    Turbo Kid to get Canada-NZ support

    2013-08-22T17:11:00Z

    The representatives of EMAfilms, T&A Films, the RKSS Collective and Jason Eisener announced that the Canada-New Zealand co-production will receive finding from Telefilm Canada and the New Zealand Film Commission.

  • White Lies
    News

    FSC adds two for TIFF

    2013-08-21T23:06:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: The Film Sales Company head Andrew Herwitz will introduce buyers in Toronto in September to the New Zealand mystery-thriller White Lies and documentary When Jews Were Funny.

  • Peter Hewitt
    News

    UK-China producers launch Wonder Pictures

    2013-08-20T13:04:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE: Chinese film producers Chun-Yi Yueh and Changyu Li and UK writer-producers Robert and Ashley Sidaway together with the UK’s Iain Brown and Brown Films have launched the $5m funded SZ Wonder Pictures.

  • Scott Walker
    Features

    Scott Walker, The Frozen Ground

    2013-07-31T12:57:00Z

    After years at the helm of his world-renowned advertising agency Happy Dog, New Zealander Scott Walker quit his job and follow his dream of becoming a director.