Stepping up for the win
Connected entertainment officer (CEO) Alex Alexander shares some tips for crafting a successful pitch with Transmedia NZ's Fiona Milburn.
Theatre Therapy
Actor, writer and producer Simon Ward is well known for his work on screen. He returns to the stage at the Basement this week in Thumper.
Building film sector capacity
The New Zealand Film Commission has announced the first recipients of the Professional Development Services Programme to build capacity in the film sector.
Storylines Margaret Mahy Award for Dunedin artist
Dunedin illustrator, writer and exhibiting artist David Elliot has been awarded the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal.
NZ Festival Writers Week
Hundreds of the world’s finest writers and thinkers will converge on Wellington to take part in the biennial New Zealand Festival Writers Week from 7-12 March 2014.
Creative New Zealand welcomes unified Arts Council
The Chairman of the Arts Council, Dr Dick Grant, today welcomed the passing of the new Act to unify and streamline Creative New Zealand’s governance structure.
Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Bill passed
The House last night passed the Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Bill, which will streamline the governance of Creative New Zealand and improve its effectiveness.
Theatreview Weekly: 30/01/2014
The latest Theatreview Weekly with reviews on All’s Well That Ends Well and An Unseasonable Fall of Snow.
Getting to the rub
Mark Amery on the contemporary vitality of fine printmaking.
Playing with puppets
Just Above The Clouds, a play about a boy with a stone heart, returns to the Basement. Renee Liang interviews playwright Ben Anderson and his co-collaborator Chye-Ling Huang.
New Zealanders will see 2015 Chunuk Bair service live
NZ On Air has awarded Maori Television a contract for the live TV coverage of the historically significant Anzac Day 2015 commemorative service at Chunuk Bair in Turkey.
Honorary doctorate for Catton
Award-winning author of The Luminaries Eleanor Catton, is to receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature at Victoria University of Wellington’s May graduation.