New Zealand short film ‘Warbrick’ honoured in an international film festival in Montreal, Canada. New Zealand film making brothers Meihana and Pere Durie have been awarded the TEUEIKAN prize at Montreal First People’s Film Festival. Warbrick is a short drama based on the true story of Joe Warbrick and the 1888 New Zealand Natives rugby [ Read More ]
NZ on Screen celebrates 50 years of NZ TV in style
May 31, 2010 By 2 Comments
NZ on Screen is helping to celebrate 50 years of NZ TV by showcasing half a century of seeing ourselves reflected on the telly. NZ On Screen presents a collection of the solid gold hits, from The Governor to Gliding On to Gloss, from Country Calendar to Close to Home, from Shortland St to Selwyn [ Read More ]
NZ on Screen honours New Zealand's Unique Heritage with nature TV programmes
October 7, 2009 By 1 Comment
NZ On Screen honours New Zealand’s unique natural heritage with the launch of a collection of prestigious nature programmes from Natural History New Zealand (NHNZ). Aotearoa’s landscapes and its magnificent menagerie of natural oddities – birds, insects, and trees like nowhere else on the planet – are showcased in 15 award-winning titles. From Discovery Channel [ Read More ]
It’s in the Bag returns to New Zealand TV Screens
May 21, 2009 By 4 Comments
Bro Town's Oscar Kightley Interview
April 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Oscar Kightley Interview from ScreenTalk – NZ OnScreen As we are looking at the last season of bro’Town it is good to reflect on some of the contributors to the series such as Oscar Kightley. Oscar Kightley is a celebrated writer, actor, director and television presenter. He is a key part of comedy theatre troupe [ Read More ]
ScreenTalk Interview with Director Tony Hiles
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Latest additions to NZOnScreen website
February 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
We are pleased to announce some new additions to the NZ on Screen website that you may be interested in Full Length Te Po Urirui Awatea, a young warrior, is enraged when his lover Te Po, a high-born chief’s daughter, enters an arranged marriage. Retribution is swift and brutal. Set in the late 16th century [ Read More ]