The annual SPADA Screen Industry Awards was held on Wednesday 20 November, during the 27th annual SPADA Conference in Auckland. The Industry Awards are a chance to celebrate some of the wonderful people in our screen sector, and this year’s awards ceremony was a highlight of the conference. The 2019 SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year …
The World War I documentary produced by acclaimed filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson is up for a BAFTA next month for his new film which uses original footage from the Imperial War Museums’ extensive archive, much of it previously unseen, alongside BBC and IWM interviews with servicemen who fought in the conflict. Original film footage has …
The 89th Academy Awards wrapped up two weeks ago in a whirl of controversy, but for the New Zealand film industry it certainly didn’t overshadow the iconic victories of a few new Oscar winners. Two New Zealanders, John Gilbert and Dan Lemmon, were nominated for Academy Awards this year in the categories of ‘Best Film […]
Sir Richard Taylor has been named the Supreme Winner at the Wellingtonian of the Year Awards. As well as taking out the Arts category, the CEO and co-founder of Weta Workshop won the award for outstanding contribution to the entertainment and creative industries. Almost 400,000 visitors have seen his most recent project, a collaboration between […]
WIFT member Alyx Duncan and her short film ‘The Tide Keeper’ have joined a line of prestigious filmmakers by winning the Oscar®-accredited Lightbox Best Film Award at the Show Me Shorts awards, along with the 2015 New Filmmaker of the Year award. 2015 has been a breakthrough year for Alyx Duncan. Two days after […]