Zia Mandviwallla on living the Festival circuit and more
Zia Mandviwalla won an award for Best Script in the Short Film category at the recent New Zealand Screen Awards. Here she discusses the perils and high points in the life of an emerging filmmaker.…
Hikoi film selected for the National Geographic All Roads Film Festival
A short documentary about last year's hikoi to Parliament to protest against foreshore and seabed legislation has been selected for the National Geographic's All Roads Film Festival and will be…
Non-Professional Theatre Producer
FESTIVAL PLAYERS Waiheke Island "Under Milk Wood" by Dylan Thomas on tour around the small halls of Waiheke Island. Our small Theatre Company, Festival Players, in conjunction with Festival…
The Date Film Festival 2005
The 2005 Date Palm Film Festival is a festival dedicated to providing you with a unique opportunity to view films from the 'Date Palm region', stretching from Morocco to Iran - a region often…
Baghdad, Baby! is a must-see
''Baghdad, Baby!' is a must-see.' - Harry Ricketts, The Listener 'It's topical, it's intelligent and it'll get you thinking... Joe Bleakley's wonderfully crammed and cleverly though out set,…
David Lange - Rest in Peace
It's been a sad yet interesting week watching the nation express grief over losing our former Prime Minister and kaumatua David Lange. Lange inherited the leadership of our country in a dark hour…
The NZ String Quartet turns 10
The All Blacks aren't the only team exuding excellence in their field and flying the flag for New Zealand on the world-stage.
Growth Industry - Sculpture in Auckland
Aucklanders are coming to really appreciate checking out sculpture in the outdoors after the incredible success of Sculpture Onshore and Sculpture on the Gulf. The show, Growth Industry, by a group…
Online Art Auction to support Breast Cancer foundation
A stunning collection of contemporary New Zealand art will be auctioned in a major online event to be held on Friday 19 August. The auction is a fundraiser for the establishment of the Louise Perkins…
Interview with Tina Shaw on The Black Madonna
Courtesy of National Radio - 2005-08-11 Reporter (Morrin Rout): The Black Madonna is Auckland writer Tina Shaw's fifth novel and is largely set in Berlin in 1935 as Hitler is planning his…
Foreign correspondent film opens Documentary Festival
The inaugural DOCNZ International Documentary Film Festival received a massive 194 submissions from over 25 countries including 63 New Zealand entries, making up about a third of total submissions.…
Election 2005- The Arts, Culture and Heritage Policies
To help you stay informed this election we have requested all the main political parties of the 2005 Election to provide us with information regarding their Arts, Culture and Heritage policies and…