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NZIFF: The Square

Following the astonishing Animation NOW! programmes that opened the New Zealand International Film Festival, over in Auckland the first feature film to screen is the…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 10 of 20

Some productions so small in scale, budget, and running time, can sit alongside films made by iconic women also know for their singing and acting….

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 9 of 20

The scope of female film-makers transcends the mere role they have in the big bad film industry. They are greater than you assume. Track down…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 8 of 20

Here we have 5 more far from “girly” films at your disposal. Girls that can cut into a marriage bond, that can gyrate inappropriately at a…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 7 of 20

So let’s hear it for the girls. They can escape their confined lifestyles to watch a soccer game. They can become terrorists. What is also…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 6 of 20

Beauty itself is depicted in the following films, in various forms. Characters also struggling with inner family conflict, or of the sexual or violent variety….

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 5 of 20

In the midst of some momentous historical changes here in the UK, and across the vast European continent (and the world) I am in such…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 4 of 20

The following eclectic bunch of films offer an abundance of female-driven stories, regardless of a potential male lead (and there are not many here). As…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 3 of 20

It’s no surprise to see many of the films directed by women featured here and elsewhere focus on the female story perspective – you could…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 2 of 20

Our second venture into films directed by women tell stories of a disgruntled dinner party, a young girl on a road trip to potential stardom,…

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100 More Films Made By Women – Part 1 of 20

And so it is. The second 100 Films Made by Women. There’s many you have seen, and many you have likely not even heard of…

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NZIFF: Animation NOW! Dark Hearts

Already three days into the New Zealand International Film Festival, with animated shorts galore. The Animation NOW! section of the festival rounds itself off with…

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NZIFF: New Chinese Animation

How much of your daily thoughts are dedicated to independent Chinese animation? I thought so. Film is an education, of course, and the New Zealand…

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NZIFF: International Showcase Animated Shorts

The Animation NOW! portion of the New Zealand International Film Festival will have an evening session entitled International Showcase. This will feature some inspiring animated…

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