Onfilm Magazine http://www.onfilm.co.nz The Screen Industry Magazine in New Zealand Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:06:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 One week in Bangkok: notes on the Thai screen sector http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/24/one-week-in-bangkok-notes-on-the-thai-screen-sector/ http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/24/one-week-in-bangkok-notes-on-the-thai-screen-sector/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:04:53 +0000 Onfilm Editor http://www.onfilm.co.nz/?p=5826 Invited to Bangkok to look at the prospect of greater links between the Thai and New Zealand screen sectors, Wellington-based film and entertainment lawyer Michael Stephens encountered a thriving screen industry and some Kiwi connections already in place...

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The Vow, starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum is at first place this week, taking $384,989 for a two week total of $1,003,944...

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]]> http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/16/nhnz-and-university-of-otago-embark-on-revolutionary-image-recognition-project/feed/ 0 Canon NZ appoints local dealer for new EOS C300 Digital Video Camcorder http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/15/canon-nz-appoints-local-dealer-for-new-eos-c300-digital-video-camcorder/ http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/15/canon-nz-appoints-local-dealer-for-new-eos-c300-digital-video-camcorder/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:46:00 +0000 Onfilm Editor http://www.onfilm.co.nz/?p=5807 Canon New Zealand has announced the appointment of A2Z Technologies as a Canon authorised dealer in the New Zealand market for the recently announced EOS C300/C300 PL Digital Video Camcorder, for high-resolution motion picture production...

]]> http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/15/canon-nz-appoints-local-dealer-for-new-eos-c300-digital-video-camcorder/feed/ 0 Auckland’s film industry given vital boost http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/13/aucklands-film-industry-given-vital-boost/ http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/13/aucklands-film-industry-given-vital-boost/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:31:54 +0000 Onfilm Editor http://www.onfilm.co.nz/?p=5806 The future of film production in Auckland has been given a boost with Film Auckland appointing a "Screen Production Attraction Specialist"...

]]> http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/13/aucklands-film-industry-given-vital-boost/feed/ 0 Production commences on The Weight of Elephants http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/13/production-commences-on-the-weight-of-elephants/ http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/13/production-commences-on-the-weight-of-elephants/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:47:09 +0000 Onfilm Editor http://www.onfilm.co.nz/?p=5804 Production commences this month on writer/director Daniel Joseph Borgman’s debut feature film The Weight of Elephants, which will begin filming in Southland, New Zealand in March...

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]]> http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/10/ottawa-intl-animation-fest-calls-for-entries/feed/ 0 Working groups long-standing practice says NZ On Air http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/10/working-groups-long-standing-practice-says-nz-on-air/ http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/10/working-groups-long-standing-practice-says-nz-on-air/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:36:19 +0000 Onfilm Editor http://www.onfilm.co.nz/?p=5794 Responding to criticism of the working group process, NZ On Air Chief Executive Jane Wrightson says working groups are an efficient and effective mechanism for considering applications...

]]> http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/10/working-groups-long-standing-practice-says-nz-on-air/feed/ 0 NZ’s screen accolades signal bright future http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/09/nzs-screen-accolades-signal-bright-future/ http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/09/nzs-screen-accolades-signal-bright-future/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:10:15 +0000 Onfilm Editor http://www.onfilm.co.nz/?p=5798 The New Zealand screen industry’s continued international awards success shows local companies are in the vanguard of a changing global industry, says Film New Zealand CEO Gisella Carr...

]]> http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/09/nzs-screen-accolades-signal-bright-future/feed/ 0 Queenstown set to feature in new Aussie movie http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/09/queenstown-set-to-feature-in-new-aussie-movie/ http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/09/queenstown-set-to-feature-in-new-aussie-movie/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:00:32 +0000 Onfilm Editor http://www.onfilm.co.nz/?p=5797 Queenstown hits the big screen in Australia today with a cameo role in Any Questions for Ben?, a fast paced comedy from the creators of Australian hits The Castle and The Dish...

]]> http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/09/queenstown-set-to-feature-in-new-aussie-movie/feed/ 0 Billy Connolly joins cast of The Hobbit http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/09/billy-connolly-joins-cast-of-the-hobbit/ http://www.onfilm.co.nz/2012/02/09/billy-connolly-joins-cast-of-the-hobbit/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:21:39 +0000 Onfilm Editor http://www.onfilm.co.nz/?p=5796 Billy Connolly is joining the cast of Peter Jackson’s highly anticipated film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic “The Hobbit.” ...

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