The Ax Men are here and they’re bigger, badder and tougher than anything you have ever seen before. The first ever non-fiction series about the treacherous life of Pacific Northwest timber cutters, Ax Men premieres on Wednesday, June 1st at 7:30pm on TV3. Going deep into the forest, high into the sky and even down [ Read More ]
New Series Hitched on TV3
June 17, 2009 By 5 Comments
TV3 premieres its brand new local series Hitched, screening on Tuesday, June 30th at 8pm on TV3. Hitched follows couples behind the scenes on the journey towards the biggest day of their lives – their wedding. In theory, a wedding is the most memorable day of a couple’s life together. A celebration of their love [ Read More ]
Navy Recruit TV Documentary series on Maori TV
June 1, 2009 By 1 Comment
Te Taua Moana is a documentary-style television series following the trials and tribulations of young Maori recruits attempting to forge a career with the Royal New Zealand Navy. Following on from the Ngati Tumatauenga series last year (which followed recruits in the NZ Army), audiences are given an insight into the challenges of the Royal [ Read More ]
Beyond the Darklands – Unveiling the Predators Among Us
March 19, 2009 By 5 Comments
Beyond the Darklands – Unveiling the Predators Among Us is a 6 x One Hour Series created by Screentime for TV1- 9:30 Wednesdays The Darklands – “the place where the human condition fades into black … the place where shit comes to shovel” (Nigel Latta – Into the Darklands) How do people become murderers?
Two Day Documentary Seminar with Leanne Pooley announced
March 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Award winning documentary filmmaker Leanne Pooley will run a two day seminar on making documentaries for the New Zealand and international marketplaces. The focus of this seminar will be the practical realities of documentary directing, and is designed for anyone wishing to pursue a career in documentary filmmaking.
Annie Goldson gets another award for An Island Calling
March 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Renowned film-maker Annie Goldson recently scooped the Grand Prix at the 6th Pacific Documentary Film Festival for her acclaimed documentary An Island Calling. The jury commended the film for its ability to interweave numerous complex story strands while retaining clarity and great story telling, as well as for its openness and refusal to pass judgment. [ Read More ]
The 200kg Kid documentary
July 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
At almost 200kg, 15-year-old Haumoana Kopua is believed to be New Zealand’s heaviest teenager. He is already showing early signs of serious diseases, but his family have embarked on countless failed diet and exercise regimes and they feel as though they are out of options. Could surgery be the answer? Inside New Zealand: The 200kg [ Read More ]
Documentary follows dwarf in his aim to find love
July 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Inside New Zealand: A Little Love Story, screening Thursday, July 31st at 9:30pm on TV3, is the unique New Zealand story of Matthew, a dwarf from Auckland who travels to the USA with the aim to find true love at the worlds’ largest gathering of Little People. At 4 foot 5, Matthew is at the [ Read More ]
Family stories needed for new TV Series
July 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Blended families, step-families, cross-cultural marriages and extended whanau – for many second-time round couples, one or both partners often come with heavy family baggage. ONCE BITTEN is a documentary series about couples that have risen to the challenge to find their ‘happily ever after’ amid ferociously complex family circumstances – and the programme needs your [ Read More ]
Sperm Wars on Inside New Zealand
July 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Reproductively speaking, it has been suggested that today’s man is only half the man his grandfather was. Inside New Zealand: Sperm Wars takes a look at some of the myths and truths around sperm on Thursday, July 24th at 9:30pm on TV3. Does wearing boxers or good old tighty whiteys really make a difference to [ Read More ]