Place Bid: Online project explores world of TradeMe
During August, Atlanta-based artist William Boling staged an online project at Window centred around auction sites. He found, photographed and auctioned a series of objects from both eBay and…
NZ shorts premiere in competition at Venice Film Festival
Cargo, a short film written and directed by a New Zealander and shot in Prague, will have its world premiere with Coffee & Allah at the 64th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
Signature Films in pre-production
Two Signature Films projects from the New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air and TVNZ funded initiative will commence principal photography this year. The first project to go into production is…
Latest technology enables long-distance collaboration
Using the internet, NZ composer Claire Cowan (pictured) and the Hutt Valley Concert Orchestra will collaborate over the next few months in the 2007 SOUNZ Community Commission. Cowan is planning a…
Elam artists share top prize for watercolours
The largest scholarship given to student artists in NZ has been awarded to two postgraduates from
Desktop Cinema: an interview with digital feature director Stephen Kang
Celebrating the "unsung heroes of our film industry", the Desktop Cinema Season is on at the Film Archive in Wellington every Wednesday night until 26 September. In part two of a six-part series…
NZ actresses picked to star in The Lovely Bones
Following a worldwide search, two young NZ actresses - Rose McIver and Carolyn Dando - have landed roles in Peter Jackson's film adaption of The Lovely Bones. While Dando is new to the screen, McIver…
Move over Wellywood, 'Westywood' has new studio
A $7 million film sound studio is being opened today in Henderson, reports The New Zealand Herald. A Korean-United States fantasty action movie called Laundry Warrior is already using the facility,…
In the forums this week
Wellington-based make-up artists are wanted in Network Space this week, while in Marketplace a quiet haven in which to work is available to rent in Avondale. In Studio/Flatmate Notices, a German TBI…
In the forums this week
Wellington-based make-up artists are wanted in Network Space this week, while in Marketplace a quiet haven in which to work is available to rent in Avondale. In Studio/Flatmate Notices, a German TBI…
Bigger and better: Camp A Low Hum 2008
Don't ask - we don't know either. The line-up for Camp A Low Hum 2008 is a secret because, as the website says, "The philosophy behind Camp is that it's more important the vibe that is created then…
Shortlist for LIANZA Children's Book Awards announced
The shortlist for the LIANZA Children's Book Awards have been announced. These awards celebrate the unique contribution made to cultural heritage and national identity by New Zealand children's…