Film

When the French Film Festival made its debut in New Zealand 17 years ago, it was just one of several regional film showcases. Since then it's grown a staggering 700 percent since 2012. Audio, Gallery

Canadian community activist, artist and filmmaker Michelle Derosier is in New Zealand talking about how films can encourage our estranged young Maori and Pacific population to connect with their… Audio

How are they planning to take on the world, how much will it cost? Simon Morris talked to the CEO's of New Zealand On Air and the Film Commission Jane Wrightson and Annabel Sheehan. Audio, Gallery

Dan Reed is the director and producer of one of this year's most talked about documentary, Leaving Neverland. He tells Jim Mora he doesn't believe the film should stop Michael Jackson's music… Audio

He's probably best known for playing Doctor Who, or for his role as a dishevelled detective in Broadchurch...now the Scottish actor David Tennant's got his own podcast too! His first guest is his… Audio

Monday nights at the pictures just got a whole lot better with the return of the film societies in Auckland and Wellington, says Dan Slevin. Video

Hugh Grant is the best thing by miles in the BBC adaptation of John Preston’s best-selling book, says Dan Slevin. Video

Film and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan looks at all the places you can watch films in New Zealand - it's more than just the cinema, Netflix and Lightbox. Plus, we all know what Liam Neeson said on his… Audio

Richard gives us his view of Mary Queen of Scots and Green Book Audio

The Independent newspaper in the UK dubbed her the world's leading sex scenes director. Ita O'Brien from the UK has the job title of 'Intimacy Cooridnator'. She teaches in some of Britain's premier… Audio, Gallery

New Zealand Star Wars fans will feel the force when the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams Star Wars scores in 2019. Video

Twenty-two-year-old Logan Williams (Ngai Tahu) is an inventor, entrepreneur, and innovator, and the chief executive and founder of Biome Innovation Ltd. Growing up in Timaru, he saw firsthand the… Audio

British-Kiwi filmmaker Bart Layton's film American Animals opens in cinemas on October 25. It's based on the true story of a 2004 heist by four college students - who plotted to steal rare books from… Audio

When Anna Serner became the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute six years ago, she set down a target that half of all Swedish films should be written, directed and produced by women, within four years… Audio

Queer performance artist Mika Haka went from being one of the few Māori at Timaru Boys High School to opening for Grace Jones in New York, and now runs a charitable foundation for talented young… Video, Audio

Acclaimed director Gus Van Sant has a new film out on October 4 called "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot". It's about the life of Portland cartoonist John Callahan - confined to a wheelchair due… Audio, Gallery