Wellington, Sept 2 NZPA - Two New Zealand films, Matariki and Tracker, have both been selected to premiere at this month's influential Toronto International Film Festival - a potential stepping stone to North American success.

Heading over the ditch for the Sydney Film Festival has proved a successful outing for BOY after it was officially announced today that BOY has won the 2010 Audience Award for Fiction Feature Film.

Christchurch, May 15 NZPA - Adam Ngahuru's attack on his partner while she held their baby on Christmas Day was described as domestic violence of the worst kind, by the judge who jailed him.

He likened the assaults to the violence of the film Once Were Warriors.

100 Essential New Zealand Films, By Hamish McDouall, AWA Press, RRP $40.

Alright, let's get the obvious out of the way. 'Are there really 100 NZ films?' Yes. Yes, there are. Happy?

11 June 2009 - New Zealand's pre-eminent heavyweight boxers squared off last night in the run up to public ticket sales opening for the Fight of the Century.

General admission tickets to New Zealand's Fight of the Century go on sale tomorrow (Friday June 12).

‘Out of the Blue’ is a film I’ve been meaning to see for a long time but I just never got around to it.