Vai is a portmanteau feature film made by nine female Pacific filmmakers, filmed in seven different Pacific countries: Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Kuki Airani (Cook Islands), Samoa, Niue and Aotearoa (New Zealand). It is about the journey of Vai, played by a different indigenous…
A War Story is based on the dramatic events leading up and subsequent to the interview conducted in 1997 by New Zealand journalist Peter Arnett with Osama bin Laden. To arrange the interview Arnett met with bin Laden’s Lieutenants in…
Now screening on Whakaata Māori but gained a huge audience on Digital platforms, Ahikāroa is the Māori bilingual series following the trials and tribulations of a group of mates living in Tāmaki. http://www.maoritelevision.com/tv/shows/ahikaroa/S01E001/ahikaroa-series-1-episode-1 https://www.ahikaroa.nz/
Directed by Michael Bennett who also wrote the book. This dramatised version of Teina’s story will break your heart. I’ve just watched the film on the big screen with the crew who couldn’t make it to the first screening a…
Directed by Peter Burger. This feature tells the story of one man’s courage, his murder and the change in New Zealand’s witness laws that was prompted by his actions. Based on the true story of Chris Crean, who took a stand…
This is the reason I have been absent from Casting most of the last two years. I hope you enjoy my journey shared with whanau and friends. Direct video link: What are we going to do about Mum? Maori TV…
Kia Ora Koutou! There is such an amazing amount of talent around Aotearoa, Te Moana Nui a Kiwa & beyond! The online application form has closed. We even left it open for just a little longer, but as you can…
**UPDATE: Online applications have closed**
Moana, a comedy-adventure set 2,000 years ago in Oceania is about a spirited teenager who learns that the future of her people is in jeopardy. Along with a loveable pot belly pig and the legendary hero, Māui. Moana searches for…
Variously praised as a major step forward in indigenous cinema, attacked for overambition, and little screened, Te Rua marked Barry Barclay’s impassioned follow-up to Ngati. This story of stolen Māori carvings in a Berlin museum sees Barclay plunging into issues of control of…
Firstly congratulations to Stan Walker on his memorable meeting with Beyonce during her recent tour here. Stan is a humble young man who represented his people well. He has also done us proud in his acting debut as Turei in…
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