New Zealand International Film Festival

Simon Morris talks to the new director of Whānau Mārama, the New Zealand International Film Festival. Paolo Bertolin plucks some highlights from. this year's programme, including Cannes sensation The… Video, Audio

Initially screened at the New Zealand International Film Festival, Shut Eye is back. The is made and set in Auckland, the feature film debut for writer and director Tom Levesque. He talks to Jesse. Audio

Dan Slevin salutes a book surveying the late film festival director’s erudite and gracious programme notes and introductions and pays tribute to a life dedicated to bringing audiences to great movies.

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to look at what's on offer at the New Zealand International Film Festival, new Western The Harder They Fall starring Idris Elba (Netflix) and new series… Audio

When the New Zealand International Film Festival reluctantly cancelled the Auckland sector, due to Covid Delta restrictions, a group of Tamaki Makaurau film lovers refused to take it lying down. What… Audio

Dan Slevin previews some of the titles in this year’s New Zealand International Film Festival.

Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about the third season of Succession (Neon, Sky TV), religious horror mini-series Midnight Mass (Netflix) and a new film on the life of… Audio

Film festival programmer Vicci Ho explains why a career watching movies is harder than it seems and how she picks films to reflect a culture. Video, Audio

Postponing, rescheduling, cancelling, even rebranding... Organisers of the country's biggest arts, film and music festivals are having to make huge calls on the fate of their events in the light of… Audio, Gallery

Dan Slevin remembers the late Bill Gosden, former director of the New Zealand International Film Festival, who passed away on Friday. Video, Audio

One of the casualties of the last lockdown was the International Film Festival - or at least the festival as we know it. Like other festivals around the world, ours went "virtual" - meaning going… Audio

Dan Slevin wallows in Boomer music nostalgia thanks to the film festival. Video

Dutch film director and actor Halina Reijn talks to Lynn Freeman about exploring darker edgier stories in film and TV from a female perspective. Her latest film 'Instinct' looks at the complex erotic… Video, Audio

Dan Slevin reports on another striking local documentary playing in this year’s film festival. Video

You know that summer is over when the film society programme starts up again. Dan Slevin reports on this year’s offers from Auckland and Wellington.

If you can’t get to the International Film Festival – or it can‘t get to you – Dan Slevin suggests some ways you can have a festival at home. Video

Music reviewer Elliott Childs looks at the music films on offer at the New Zealand International Film Festival, including Carmine Street Guitars, about Rick Kelly and his workshop in New York where he… Audio