Film

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

Well-known classics will be joined by big names, circus performers, kiwi hits, BBC’s Planet Earth and music inspired by Roald Dahl for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2019 season. Video, Audio

The ways in Pacific communities and cultures are affecting New Zealand is explored by Damon Salesa, an associate professor of Pacific Studies at the University of Auckland. Discussing ideas set out in… Audio

Upstage, a New Zealand made musical film, has won a top prize at the first Creation International Film Festival in Canada. Video

BlacKkKlansman marks the return of director Spike Lee in a true story of a black policeman who joined the Ku Klux Klan. Produced by Jordan Peele (Get Out!) Video, Audio

Debra Granik is a director and screenwriter based in New York. Her past works include her 2004 film Down to the Bone, starring Vera Farmiga, and she directed and co-wrote Winter's Bone in 2010, the… Audio

The Equalizer 2 sees Denzel Washington return to help out some more people with the odds stacked against them. Video, Audio

Sci-fans, Trekkies, Alien enthusiasts and Gamers – this is for you! Brush up your cos-play and prepare yourself for tonight when the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra celebrates science fiction, fantasy… Audio

Soda Jerk, formed by sisters Dan and Dominique Angeloro in Sydney in 2002, is a two-person art collective. Working at the intersection of documentary and speculative fiction, Soda Jerk is concerned… Audio

The 80-year-old actor, writer, activist and fitness guru talks to Noelle McCarthy about existential threat, the MeToo movement and why for older actresses television is more forgiving than film. Audio

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is currently putting together its 2019 season, and with school holidays underway we have engaged the help of a RNZ family member to compile a list of suggestions… Video

Edie’s not perfect, but it does get better as it goes along. You want to know the character, and it’s a tribute to the cunning of Sheila Hancock that she lets you in gradually, rather than all at… Video, Audio

When it comes to being a multi-skilled artist, Miriama McDowell ticks a lot of boxes. She's an actor, director and writer for stage and screen. And she's got two big projects on the go over the next… Audio

A technological thriller has taken out the top 48hour Film Challenge for 2018. The Chillybox team won the 2018 Grand National Champion Award for Peptok - as well as Best Director for Thomas Sainsbury… Audio

Award-winning filmmaker and artist Vincent Ward, director of films including Vigil (1984) and Map of the Human Heart (1992), received a New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM) for his services to film in… Audio