0emailprint TangataWhenua.com for ages has been discussing interviewing the many stars of Taika Waititi’s film Boy. Well John Maslin from the W(h)anganui Chronicle beat us to it, so we thought we’d just pass it on!! (John Maslin: W(h)anganui Chronicle) After four months of full-on filming, Haze Reweti has found it difficult readjusting to life as [...]
The project team for the Slice of Heaven history exhibition (about Aotearoa in the twentieth century) which opens in October of this year is developing an AV to tell the story of Maori urbanisation: Maori moving from largely rural-based living in the 1930s and 40s to the towns and cities of New Zealand. We aim [...]
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(Daniel Rutledge:TV3) Boy opened at cinemas across the country yesterday and pulled in a massive $109,370. At midnight last night it was the No. 1 film on the New Zealand box office charts. This places Boy ahead of other local hit films Sione’s Wedding, The World’s Fastest Indian, Second Hand Wedding and Whale Rider for [...]
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The thrilling New Zealand mystery drama Kaitangata Twitch has been selected as a finalist in the world’s most prestigious competition for children’s television – the Prix Jeunesse – competing in the fiction category for 7-11 year olds. The awards, held in Munich, Germany, will announce the winners on 3rd June 2010 (NZ time). We think [...]
Continue reading …Te Paepae Ataata Charitable Trust is currently inviting applications for funding from Maori writers and film-makers to write and develop feature films. The current round closes on Monday 19th April 2010. Additional submission rounds close on 12 July and 25 October 2010. Applicants may apply for funding towards the cost of a mentor or other [...]
Continue reading …James Rolleston, the up and coming actor who is featuring in Taika Waititi’s latest feature film, Boy, is again on screen. What follows is the extended and enhanced version of FROSTY MAN AND THE BMX KID which was written and directed by Tim McLachlan – one of the five finalists in the international YOUR BIG [...]
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After realising that Tu Ake’s beautifully innovative kicks (tennis shoes) and sunnies (sunglasses) were finally on the shores of Aotearoa we decided to tap over a few questions to Wiremu in an attempt to flesh out what inspired him to move in this direction (i.e. mixing and melding traditional designs and merging them with contemporary [...]
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A long time back (April 2009) we featured a story on Tu Ake ® which announced their upcoming Maori inspired kicks and sunglasses, well TangataWhenua.com is ecstatic to announce that the gears are now in Aotearoa!!! Now just a rundown: Tu Ake fuse elements, ideas & concepts which are inspired by traditional Maori art-forms with [...]
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Rotorua’s Word of Mouth showing of the film Boy by Taika Waititi screened to a packed audience on Wednesday, March 10th at the Reading Cinema. We turned up at 5.50pm (for a 6.30 showing) and there were already 20 people waiting to be seated with a few die-hards who came hoping to get in even [...]
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We’ve just heard that Te Arawa toa, Manu Bennett, is appearing in Spartacus, a fast paced action show currently screening on TV in the States. In this interview, Manu talks about his heritage, what the show is and getting stabbed in the chest (OUCH!!). Read more here: http://news.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/general/view.bg?articleid=1237734&srvc=home&position=also Manu Bennett can act, dance and play [...]
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