The Vista Foundation 48Hours heads to Wellington for its Grand Finals, with the country’s top short films competing for the 2026 national title.

NZFC Core Funding Programme to End in 2027. What this means for the Screen Guild and our members.

What changes when the needs of cast, crew and audiences are considered before the first call sheet goes out?

Global guild leaders, big conversations and a proper pub party - NZWG celebrates 50 years of writers and storytelling.

Black Sheeps brings killer sheep back to the screen, with Wellington crew, practical effects and Wētā Workshop behind the new sequel.

The September slate brings together productions currently active around Aotearoa, from projects in prep to those already filming.

New CDIP-funded projects are taking Aotearoa’s film, visual arts and performing arts to audiences around the world.

The Indian Film Festival New Zealand (TIFFNZ) will launch this October, bringing Indian cinema, filmmakers and industry events to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

The New Zealand Screen Awards celebrate excellence and talent across Aotearoa’s screen industry.

Māoriland Film Festival brings five days of Indigenous cinema, storytelling and cultural exchange to the Kāpiti Coast.

The Southern Documentary Accelerator is helping a locally made story about Aotearoa’s aurora chasers move into production.

From 1 October, Auckland Council becomes the Road Controlling Authority (RCA) for Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

Julian Herrera on finding his place in the camera department, learning on set and why no two jobs in film are ever quite the same.

With productions underway at Stone Street and new projects on the horizon, here’s what’s happening for Wellington crew this spring.

Auckland is getting busier. See what’s shooting now, what’s gearing up, and which projects could be heading our way in 2027.

Built, tested, used, refined: Hendrikus De Vaan’s approach to making equipment for working film crews.