Tag: Film festival
A montage of West Papuan everyday life from hip-hop to protest...
REVIEW: By 'Alopi Latukefu
I came to this evening of short films not sure what to expect.
I have a history with West Papua (here referring...
John Minto: Kudos to Jane Campion for saying no to apartheid...
By John Minto
Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) congratulates New Zealand film director Jane Campion over her request for her 1989 debut film Sweetie to...
Papua Film Festival back to Jayapura – focus on cultural stories,...
Jubi News
Jayapura will once again host the sixth edition of the Papua Film Festival (FFP VI), scheduled to take place next month from August...
Loimata – The Sweetest Tears is a spectacularly exquisite documentary
Pacific Media Watch
Host Zoe Larsen Cumming had much to discuss on a new documentary, the exquisitely made Loimata – The Sweetest Tears, which was...
Nuku’alofa Film Festival launches with documentary dedicated to leiti struggle
By Blessen Tom in Nuku'alofa
Leitis in Waiting, a feature documentary, launched the fourth Nuku'alofa International Film Festival 2018 at the Digicel Square in Nuku'alofa,...
Films about 1965 anti-communist stigma dominate Indonesian festival
The trailer for Eka Saputri's film Melawan Arus. Video: Komunitas Kedung
By Joko Santoso in Purbalingga
A short film by a student whose family were victims...
Price of Peace filmmakers honoured with award
The film made its debut at the New Zealand International Film Festival in 2015. Video: JourneymanVOD
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
Filmmakers of the New Zealand...
From Tanna to Hollywood: Film success for Vanuatu love story
The cast of Vanuatu film, Tanna, travelled to Hollywood this month to attend the movies official release in Los Angeles as well as New...
Festival success for young Pasifika filmmakers
Forgotten Dawn Children's official trailer.
By TJ Aumua in Auckland
Filmmakers Joshua Iosefo and Corey Larry Sio found out this month that their short film Forgotten...
Vanuatu’s Romeo and Juliet epic Tanna nominated for Oscars
By Thompson Marango in Port Vila
Tanna, the movie shot on Tanna Island, Vanuatu, has been picked by Screen Australia as its official entry for...
Amnesty International criticises denial of NZ visa to Iran filmmaker
The Dokhtar Forooshi song Sonita - "Brides for Sale".
Stop press: A visa has been subsequently granted to the Iranian filmmker
Amnesty International has criticised the...
High risks for Fiji divers in Pacific documentary ‘disturbing’
Trailer for Le Salaire des Profondeur, a deeply disturbing New Caledonian film about the fate of Fijian fishermen diving for sea cucumbers.
By Christina Milligan...