MERATA is the record of the life of a Māori woman, whose ambition was to tell stories from her own perspective, to her own people, and the barriers she had to overcome to do so. Directed by Heperi Mita.
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NewsReo Māori version of Disney's Moana to launch on Disney+
Reo Māori version of Moana to launch on Disney+
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Filmmaker urges whānau to document their own stories
This week Hiona Henare premiered her most recent documentary: Ruahine, Stories in her skin, which she hopes will help normalise the wearing of moko kauae.
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Bill aims to throw 'Hobbit Law' into Mt Doom
Proposed law changes will give New Zealand screen workers the right to collectively bargain which means they will be able to negotiate as a whole. This is standard in the American film industry but not here in Aotearoa.
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Māoriland Film Festival encouraging more youth into industry
Māoriland Films have been working with youth to boost more Māori into the film industry.
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Māori filmmakers cater for Hollywood's hunger for stories
Wairoa Māori Film Festival director Leo Koziol says Māori filmmakers help to fill Hollywood's insatiable hunger for stories.
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Oscar winner Taika Waititi honoured for services to film
Filmmaker Taika Waititi has been named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to film as part of the Queen’s Honours List announced today.
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Emerging Māori producers take up new screen development programme
Four Māori emerging producers will be allowed to sharpen up and further develop their skills. Alongside eight others from Pasifika and Pan-Asian descent, this will be the first group for a new screen development programme to ensure more culturally-diverse producers are seen within the NZ screen industry.
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Taika Waititi to co-write and direct new Star Wars film
Taika Waititi, the Oscar-winning genius behind ‘Jojo Rabbit’ and ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ will direct a new Star Wars film.
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Māoriland supports new generation of filmmakers
The Māoriland Film Festival (MFF) pitch competition went online this year with 18 projects pitching for $7000 worth of prizes. Seventeen short film and animation projects were pitched to a festival panel via Zoom earlier this week.
