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Revisiting the White Hart Hotel

Terry Urbahn returns to his hometown of New Plymouth and to the legendary and dilapidated White Hart Hotel in his installation, The Sacred Hart, featuring at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery from 8 December to 2 March. [read more]

Filmaka "Wildcard" contest

The response and feedback to the first year of Filmaka was tremendous... so much so that Filmaka are now are running a "Wildcard" contest. [read more]

Three Finalists Selected For SPADA New Film Maker Of The Year Award

Chaz Harris, Luke Wheeler and Summer Agnew are this year's finalists for the prestigious SPADA New Film Maker of the Year Award. The winner - who stands to receive over $28,000 worth of prizes - will be announced at the SPADA film and television conference taking place on Friday 16 November in Wellington. [read more]

Film release marks New Zealand/United States partnership

The Ten Commandments", an animated feature film made by New Zealand 's Huhu Studios, was released across the US on October 19th. The film, a co-production with US based Promenade Pictures, was developed by Huhu in their studios at Snell's Beach, Auckland , and is the first completely animated feature film from New Zealand to be released in the US . [read more]

Innovation the key

Lawrence McDonald reflects on his time as the "continuity guy" on the assessment panel of the Screen Innovation Production Fund. [read more]