Arts

Artist, activist and film maker Mika X's new short film GURL will debut in the festival. It's inspired by the story of Carmen Rupe, and Mika plans to add to it to make a feature length film titled The… Audio

Our Cultural Ambassador from the world of contemporary dance, director and choreographer Malia Johnson joins us once again. Tonight she's looking a the intersection between choreography and video… Video, Audio

Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to share some of his picks from this year's NZIFF including: Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets; Fritzi - A Revolutionary Tale, The Kingmaker, The Truth, True… Audio

Seven years ago Kevin Kwan's first novel Crazy Rich Asians became an instant New York Times number one best seller, translated into thirty languages, and then made into a hugely successful movie. Audio

A Bump Along The Way sees what happens when 40-something Irish party girl Pamela (played by Bronagh Gallagher) unexpectedly becomes pregnant. Video, Audio

Israeli film God of the Piano sees a fiercely competitive musician torn between the demands of her demanding father, and the problems of her aspiring pianist son. Video, Audio

Endings Beginnings finds Shailene Woodley torn between the rival merits of Jamie Dornan and Sebastian Stan. Is this Jules and Jim for the millennial generation? Video, Audio

Pacific directors are making their mark at this year's New Zealand Film Festival which opens next week. Audio

Public art project, Lockdown Laundry, is visiting libraries around the Wellington Region. Audio, Gallery

Masterton based community progamme, Come Sew with Me, has been given a funding boost through the COVID-19 community fund for women and girls. Audio

Nathan Joe is an award-winning Chinese-Kiwi playwright and performance poet. He joins us to sing the praises of what he regards is a unfairly neglected and under-appreciated artform, the Radio Play. Audio

Last week we spoke to some of the leaders of the film and TV industries - the Film Commission, New Zealand On Air, various top producers. But it's the people on the ground who are doing it hard, post… Audio

Philippa Blair has been painting on and making cloaks out of canvas since the 1970s. The artist returned to New Zealand in 2014 after 20 years based in Los Angeles where she exhibited work and taught… Audio

Wellington writer David Coventry's second novel was inspired by the Eighties post-punk hardcore movement - bands like Husker Du, Dead Kennedies and Black Flag. Audio

Four Maori and Pasifika Festivals are the first to receive up to $100,000 from the new Creative and Cultural Events Incubator fund. The government says the incubator fund provides seed and development… Audio