Steambox Films

"There is a film session where writers Tim Worrall, Ramon Te Wake, Hamish Bennett and Karen Te O Kahurangi Waaka talk about the craft. Karen says something profound about decolonising the writing process. Ramon, who wrote The Boy, The Queen and Everything In Between, brings a showgirl quality to the line-up. “I literally came out of my mother with jazz hands”

A lit weekend: Kupu Māori Writers Festival and Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival Two writers report back from two different festivals on two islands over the same weekend.

Congratulations to our whānau at Miro Productions for all their finalist nominations for End of the Valley. Awesome to see our Rotorua crew being recognised for all of the hard work they put in to this series. Made by our mates Richard Curtis, Lea McLean and Tihini Grant 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Congratulations to our Ka Whawhai Tonu - Struggle without End Movie whānau - incredible to see a reo Māori film get recognised at this year's nztv awards 👏🏽 awesome mahi Piripi Curtis, Mike Jonathan, Tihini Grant, Tim Worrall, Jo Curtis, Cinzia Jonathan, Richard Curtis and Lea McLean - look at all that Rotorua talent!

We’re incredibly proud of our entire cast, crew, iwi partners, and everyone who helped bring this vision to life. Your passion, dedication, and belief carried this kaupapa from dream to reality.

This year represents one of the largest and most diverse ensembles of films ever to come out of Aotearoa, and for that, we must celebrate.

As we honour all finalists, we also celebrate Aotearoa-New Zealand Cinema and all the storytellers, producers, crews, and actors whose hard work and creativity bring our powerful stories to life on screen.🤙🏾