NZIFF

Dan Slevin salutes a book surveying the late film festival director’s erudite and gracious programme notes and introductions and pays tribute to a life dedicated to bringing audiences to great movies.

Film Director Michelle Savill talks to Charlotte about her new film 'Millie Lies Low' , working with Ana Scotney - and picks her favourite song. Audio

Never shy of dealing with controversy, Luit Bieringa has often tackled complex and flawed New Zealand cultural figures in his films. In his new film, Signed, Theo Schoon, Bieringa turns his attention… Video, Audio

Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about the third season of Succession (Neon, Sky TV), religious horror mini-series Midnight Mass (Netflix) and a new film on the life of… Audio

Film festival programmer Vicci Ho explains why a career watching movies is harder than it seems and how she picks films to reflect a culture. Video, Audio

Dan Slevin remembers the late Bill Gosden, former director of the New Zealand International Film Festival, who passed away on Friday. Video, Audio

One of the casualties of the last lockdown was the International Film Festival - or at least the festival as we know it. Like other festivals around the world, ours went "virtual" - meaning going… Audio

Dan Slevin wallows in Boomer music nostalgia thanks to the film festival. Video

For decades he refused to allow documentary makers or biographers to tell his story, but Fashion legend Pierre Cardin has finally entrusted his personal and professional story to an American couple of… Audio, Gallery

One of the givens of the annual New Zealand International Film Festival is a strong music section. One highlight is a documentary about Seventies legends The Band called Once Were Brothers: Robbie… Video, Audio

Chilean film-maker Pablo Larraín, whose previous films include No, the Oscar-nominated Jackie, and Neruda, teams up Mexican actor Gael García Bernal and newcomer Mariana Di Girolamo in Ema. A story… Video, Audio

Imelda Marcos' vast shoe collection (anywhere from 1,200 to 3,000 pairs) became an emblem of the corrupt and lavish regime of her husband, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos. It's estimated that… Video, Audio

Film director and winner at this year's Whānau Mārama NZ International Film Festiva Claire van Beek has won the Emerging Talent Award for her short film Daniel. Audio

In 2012 Haifaa al-Mansour became the first Saudi woman to direct a feature film. Wadjda which was centred on a 10-year-old Saudi girl living in Riyadh and her quest to own a bicycle, became a festival… Video, Audio

In 1995, while sitting in a London pub, a bunch of men formed the first gay inclusive rugby club, the King's Cross Steelers. Since then more than 60 clubs have formed around the world, coming together… Video, Audio

The life and achievements of waka maker, sailor, and voyager Ema Siope have been honoured in a documentary tracing her final journey to Samoa. Ema Siope was known and respected in the Samoan waka… Audio, Gallery

Dan Slevin reports on another striking local documentary playing in this year’s film festival. Video