Podcasts about nziff

The NZ International Film Festival has opened in Auckland .. one of the local films on offer is called Uncle. It tells the story of a man caring for his best friend's three-year-old son, Buddy .. after an accident. The film's director Ryan Alexander Lloyd is in the studio with Jesse. Ryan's films have been seen at international film festivals in Toronto, New York, Berlin, Melbourne and in Austin. Uncle premieres at the NZIFF on Saturday night.

Afternoons movie critic Dominic Corry gives his takes on NZ film, Big Girls Don't Cry - on now at the NZIFF and Spider Man: Brand New Day - in theatres now.

Afternoons movie critic Dominic Corry gives his takes on NZ film, Big Girls Don't Cry - on now at the NZIFF and Spider Man: Brand New Day - in theatres now.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

James Croot is a TV Guide and The Press film and television reviewer.

A very exciting Monday Drive this week, certainly a lot of livin', laughin' and lovin', and word on the street is that the big move is happening soon. We started the show off with a good yarn with 95bFM alumni and veeeeery talented musician Beth Torrance about her brand-spanking-new EP, ‘Your Favourite.' Spoiler alert: it rips! As usual, Professor Emeritus Peter Lineham joined us for That's the Spirit. We talked about the new Catholic cathedral in Ōtautahi. We also learned what ‘cathedral' means. There's a buzz going on about a hot new Kiwi film premiering at NZIFF, ‘The Ungrateful Tenant.' And, what do you know, we had the pleasure of talking to director Conor Bowden and composer Joshua Worthington-Church. Ngā mihi nui The Beer Spot.

Continuing on with Roald Dahl's Danny the Champion of the World, chatting with Olivia Tennet about the new Kiri & Lou feature at the NZIFF, and Lee has trouble with the phones.

Kate Rodger joins Jesse to chat about Olivia Wilde's The Invite, Sam Neill's Dead Calm and what to look forward to at the NZIFF.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Mum I'm Alien Pregnant A New Zealand body-horror comedy about a slacker millennial who gets unexpectedly and rapidly pregnant after an awkward encounter with her neighbour, forcing her to deal with a parasitic extra-terrestrial, sceptical doctors, a useless baby daddy, and her overbearing mother. Whispers In The Woods Originally titled Le chant des forêts. A 2025 French documentary film directed by wildlife photographer Vincent Munier. It follows three generations of the Munier family exploring the misty, wild forests of the Vosges mountains in France. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Love films and want to make the most of this year's New Zealand International Film Festival? Unsure of where to start? No problem, film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine has got you. He breaks down his favourites of this year's NZIFF offerings. Tom is an Auckland-based screen writer, filmmaker and critic.

INTERVIEW: Directors Emma Hough Hobbes & Leela Varghese on their film Lesbian Space Princess screening at NZIFF 2025 by Zac Hoffman on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: Paolo Bertolin on commencement of NZIFF 2025 by Logan Edwards on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

Dominic Corry joins Jesse with his latest picks. Courtesy of the New Zealand International Film Festival, The Weed Eaters; Toitu: Visual Sovereignty and Eddington. Weapons - opening in cinemas today.

Happy Friday! Today on Brekkie, Rosetta and Milly chat with Dr Kirsten Zemke about songs with spoken-word intros for Travelling Tunes, catch up with Frau Knotz to chat about her new EP, have a kōrero about NZIFF with Litia for Viewmaster, and hear whats new on the shelves at Southbound Records for From The Crate. Whakarongo mai nei!

INTERVIEW: Director Margaret Gordon on new film 'Life In One Chord' screening at NZIFF 2025 by Zac Hoffman on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

Happy Friday! Today on Brekkie, Rosetta and Milly chat with Dr Kirsten Zemke about songs with spoken-word intros for Travelling Tunes, catch up with Frau Knotz to chat about her new EP, have a kōrero about NZIFF with Litia for Viewmaster, and hear whats new on the shelves at Southbound Records for From The Crate. Whakarongo mai nei!

James Croot is film and television reviewer for Stuff

Today on the show, we listen back to Elle's chat with Voyeur. Steve talks to us about films he's seen during the NZIFF, for Flicks 'n' that. Lilith of Eveline Breaker played us some tracks for What's Cooking. Finally, we heard Sof's interview with Mamalarky. Alongside the usual range of tunes and somewhat coherent banter. 

Chris pilots you through a lightyear's worth of gorgeous tracks from Aotearoa. Starting off with a tune from Nae Nae Express and the debut track from Dimmer to get all the cinephiles listening in the mood for the NZIFF 2025. Brought to you by NZ On Air Music, with thanks to Big Pop's Drake Street Studios!

It's the first week of NZIFF, and Litia phones in for a recap of the opening night film It Was Just An Accident with Milly and Rosetta! The trio also chat about what films they're excited to see throughout the festival. Whakarongo mai nei!

It's the first week of NZIFF, and Litia phones in for a recap of the opening night film It Was Just An Accident with Milly and Rosetta! The trio also chat about what films they're excited to see throughout the festival. Whakarongo mai nei!

Featuring political commentary from David Slack, a chat DJs Dishwasher and Lerm about the upcoming Washwerld 2, and a visit from the crew behind Workmates, a new rom-com screening as part of NZIFF. 

Steve Newall shares some film recs ahead of NZIFF kicking off this Friday for Flick's 'n' That. Alice Freya Delargey Jones of freya selects some tunes and chats with Sof and Elle about her debut album Of Water for What's Cooking. And Sof interviewed Ceci Sturman, Hannah Pruzinsky, and James Chrisman of Sister. (NYC) about their sophomore album Two Birds.  Ngā mihi nui The Beer Spot!

Sam Harmony speaks with festival director Paolo Bertolin just after the announce of this year's programme and that 95bFM is veeeery stoked to be presenting Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival for 2025. It's a stacked programme, so whakarongo mai nei to Sam and Paolo's kōrero on this year's curation.

Pulkit Arora is a writer-director of Indian origin, now based in Tāmaki Makaurau. His debut short Milk Toffee premiered at Tribeca and travelled through 8 other international festivals in 2021. His follow-up film Anu won the Audience Award at Whānau Mārama: NZIFF 2023, followed by screening in competition at Melbourne International Film Festival and winning at IFFLA, Cornwall and Film Bazaar India. It released globally on the streaming platform MUBI in May 2024. As a screenwriter, he led development for two adaptation projects with Disney+ and Home Stories, a Netflix anthology. In this episode, Pulkit talks about how he's feeling about summer, a rabies scare, the projects he's working on, vipassana trips and loads more. Follow Pulkit on Instagram: @pulzkit ⁠Asian in Aotearoa Instagram⁠ ⁠Asian in Aotearoa Substack⁠ Hosted by Jenna Wee & Produced by Marc Conaco. Recorded at Big Fan in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. This episode was made possible thanks to Foundation North and Creative New Zealand. ⁠asianinaotearoa.com⁠

Starting off Breakfast this morning was a chat between Lucia and the director of the KNEECAP biopic Rich Peppiatt. The film wowed audiences at the NZIFF and is set for release in Aotearoa on the 24th of October. Jonny played a first spin of Nadia Reid's new single Baby Bright, followed by a phone call with the legend herself to talk about the upcoming album Enter Now Brightness. Dr Gertjan Verdickt talks artificial intelligence and investor forecasting on Ready Steady Learn thanks to Waipapa Taumata Rau The University of Auckland. Whakarongo mai nei ~

Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts - Co-curator Craig Fasi previews this year's crop of short films for Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts at NZ International Film Festival. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

A heap of NZIFF content & chats with Kirsten Zemke.

Litia chats NZIFF and Janet Planet. Thanks to Mezze Bar!

INTERVIEW: Briar March, Director, on 'I See You' screening at NZIFF 2024 by Lily Knowles and Angus Rees on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW Jonathan Ogilvie, Director, on 'Head South' screening at NZIFF 2024 by Lily Knowles and Angus Rees on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

A heap of NZIFF content & chats with Kirsten Zemke.

NZIFF - We Were Dangerous - Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu will be in Dunedin for the local premiere of her directorial debut feature film We Were Dangerous, on opening night of New Zealand International Film Festival. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

A whole heap of NZIFF content, breakdancing and more!

NZIFF content is in full force with interviews with directors & film reviews. Plus Dr Zemke dives into Japanese pop.

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Skywalkers (Netflix), a documentary that follows two Moscow daredevils and lovers who scale some of the world's tallest buildings. But will KL's Merdeka building defeat them? Mr Bigstuff (Neon) is a British series that follows two estranged brothers - and how their reunion doesn't go smoothly. And James also has his pick of movies to see at this year's New Zealand International Film Festival.

Five senior programmers have left the New Zealand International Film Festival, as it was announced the 2024 festival would shrink to playing in only four cities.

INTERVIEW: Chris Heazlewood and Andrew Moore (co-director) on 'King Loser' Doco screening at the NZIFF 2023 by Dave Borrie on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: Tom Sainsbury on new film 'Loop Track' screening at the NZIFF 2023 by Candice Clark on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

INTERVIEW: Tiki Taane on new Live album and documentary screening at the NZIFF 2023 by Candice Clark on Radio One 91FM Dunedin

It might be the summer of Cillian Murphy in 2023 with Oppenheimer but what about 4 August 2005, when this very week 18 years ago today, Red Eye was released and the general public realised just how 'killer' Cillian could be. Starring Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy and Brian Cox and directed by beloved horror filmmaker Wes Craven! FEAR TAKES FLIGHT. A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician. Is Brian Cox going to be the secret big bad? Could Wes reinvent the slasher genre again after the success of Scream? And where is Red Eye 2 aka Red Eyes? This episode featuring a couple new surprises as we continue season 2 of Mixed Bag. Pop Corner discussions includes Patrick Barnes shout out, Big Hero 6, Pixar Sequels, The Carpenters, Dredge, The Bear, average Richard E. Grant impressions, Aliens are real, Off Menu Podcast, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning: Part Two, The Firm, Wild segues, NZIFF and Sinead O'Connor.

Today Dan Rutledge talks to Jesse about two films at the NZIFF, Holy Spider and Past Lives.

Film and TV correspondent Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about Mrs Davis - an Artificial Intelligence that a nun named Simone is tasked with helping to destroy. He'll also look at movie The Beanie Bubble (Apple), which draws on a 2015 article that explored the rise and fall of the infamous stuffed toy. And Past Lives is a romantic drama in which two childhood friends reunite long after one of them has emigrated from South Korea.

The clock was ticking on one of our country's most intimate and stark portrayals of mid-century women, but very few realised. Bread and Roses originally released in 1993, marking 100 years of women's suffrage, is back in cinemas.

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.

Episode 15: The Bing Bing Bong Bong Affair No more being cut off the Auckland airwaves! Tyler reviews two juicy films from the NZIFF in Wellington - Fukumodo reads out your Horoscopes - Turns out Clive Jenk has become a karaoke star - and we hear the part of the Jazz track on Windows XP PCs that Bill Gates was too cheap for you to hear!

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A very special movie is premiering tonight at the New Zealand International Film Festival. It's a called Kainga. Shuchi Kothari is one of Kainga's producers, she talks to Jesse about the film.

Today Graeme Tuckett talks to Jesse about four NZ made films at the NZIFF, Portrait of Us by Geoff Dixon, Punch set on Auckland's west coast, A Boy Called Piano which is the story of Fa'amoana John Luafutu and Are We Still Here, a transtasman production incorporating eight short films from ten directors.

Steve from Flicks comes into the studio to chat about Neptune Frost - an incredible Afro-futurist science fiction musical which you've definitely got to add to your NZIFF list. You catch it at the Hollywood Avondale of the 1st of August, and ASB Waterfront Theatre on the 2nd. Whakarongo mai nei!

Ring of Fire  In 1962 the sport of boxing suffered an enormous setback to mainstream acceptability, when Benny ‘Kid' Paret died after being pummelled by six-time welterweight champion Emile Griffith at Madison Square Garden, on live network television. Dan Klores and Ron Berger delve deeply into this event, drawing a wealth of testimony and analysis from a gallery of veteran New York boxing identities and commentators. Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a journey, a song A documentary deep-dive into the life and legacy of legendary Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen told through the prism of his most anthemic and well-known song. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.