Paolo Rotondo
Italian Film Festival: 10 years of bringing Italy to Aotearoa
It's been 10 years of the Italian Film Festival in Aotearoa and what started out as a way for Paolo Rotondo to showcase and preserve his culture here - is now a 9-month celebration across the country… Audio
At the Movies for 24 April 2024
Simon Morris introduces an all-Italian show - from Luca Guadagnino's Challengers, starring Zendaya, to an overview of this year's Italian Film Festival road show with Festival Director and film-maker… Audio
Italian Film Festival director Paolo Rotondo
Paolo Rotondo introduces this season of the Italian Film Festival, which includes a biopic of bad-boy painter Caravaggio, the first solo film by tbe legendary Federico Fellini, and last year's box… Audio
Preview: 2024 Italian Film Festival
Dan Slevin checks out three of the 24 features, documentaries and classics screening in this years Italian festival. Video
The Mixtape: Paolo Rotondo
Our guest today picking the music on the RNZ Mixtape is director, writer and actor Paolo Rotondo. Audio
Italian Film Festival preview - Paolo Rotondo
As autumn turns to winter, our thoughts turn to... well, to the Italian Film Festival. It's the next best thing to an actual Mediterranean holiday, and by all reports, the 8th annual Festival promises… Audio
Kororareka - The Ballad of Maggie Flynn
Following its highly successful premiere season in Auckland last year, the reworked production of Kororareka - The Ballad of Maggie Flynn tours to Napier, Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton and… Audio
Preview: Cinema Italiano Festival
If you still have any room left on your credit card after the New Zealand international Film Festival, Dan Slevin recommends you splurge on the latest festival celebrating Italian cinema which is on…
Bookmarks with Paolo Rotondo
Paolo was born in Napoli, Italy and moved with his family to New Zealand at the age of eleven. He's an accomplished artist, film director, playwright and actor with a list of credits going back 20… Audio
Rancho Notorious 4/10: I Wanna Be Like You-oo-oo
Kailey and Dan chat about a bunch of current cinema releases, but especially The Jungle Book, while Dan chats to Paolo Rotondo about his first feature, Orphans & Kingdoms. Video, Audio
RN 4/10: I Wanna Be Like You-oo-oo
Kailey and Dan are in the Newtown studio for the last time to review Jon Favreau's new version of Disney's The Jungle Book, along with other recent releases, and Dan chats to Orphans & Kingdoms… Audio
Mr Whistler by Margaret Mahy
Read by Paolo Rotondo.
In his rush to get to his great aunt's, absent-minded Mister Whistler is distracted by the song in his head and dance in his feet. He loses his train ticket, finds it between… Audio
Paolo Rotondo plays Tartuffe
In a rework of Molière's Tartuffe, Paris becomes Paratai Drive and the lead in this Auckland stage version, complete with swimming pool, is taken by Paolo Rotondo. Audio
