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Best First Books

Best First Books

Poet Helen Heath has won the NZSA Jessie Mackay Best First Book for Poetry Award with her collection Graft.

48Hours filmmaking winners

48Hours filmmaking winners

The 48Hours furious filmmaking competition winners have been announced at the 2013 Grand Final event.

Hobbits and Hamilton

Hobbits and Hamilton

From Hobbits to arts and education, there’s something for everyone at this year’s University of Waikato Winter Lecture Series.

ScreenTalk: Mark Beesley

ScreenTalk: Mark Beesley

Director and producer Mark Beesley on bringing the ‘Westies’ out of the closet.

How to do your best audition

This fantastic Green Room event addressed the burning issues of casting and auditions. Here are a few of the tips from the panel.

Follow the Lead

Follow the Lead

Script to Screen Writer’s Room panel Gavin Strawhan, Robyn Malcolm, Rachel Lang and Steven O’Meagher discuss developing characters for specific actors.

Hobbit soundtrack for NZSO

Hobbit soundtrack for NZSO

New Zealand’s national orchestra will record the soundtrack for Sir Peter Jackson’s second Hobbit film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

National Chamber Music finalists

National Chamber Music finalists

Chamber music ensembles from Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington make up the 12 semi-finalists in the Chamber Music Contest National Finals for 2013.

Theatreview Weekly: 11/07/2013

Theatreview Weekly: 11/07/2013

A selection of reviews from Theatreview from the last week including: The Legend of Hector, Slava's Snow Show, and K'Rd Strip: A Place to Stand.

NZ On Air supports websites

NZ On Air has announced funding to continue support of three popular and innovative websites NZ On Screen, AudioCulture and theaudience.

Surviving the Provinces

Surviving the Provinces

Speakers in a Winter Art Symposium panel on 'Survival Stories in the Provinces' tell us about where they live, reaching wider audiences and staying connected.

New study seeks to understand Maori Television

New study seeks to understand Maori Television

The first in-depth analysis of Maori Television being carried out by university researchers will shed light on the impact and significance of the indigenous broadcaster.