Parental guidance advised: Local hero Ant Timpson on making Come to Daddy

He’s been the country’s leading supporter of the strangest films in the world, and now he’s made his first feature film. Sam Brooks talks to Auckland film champ Ant Timpson about his directorial debut, Come to Daddy. My first encounter with industry legend Ant Timpson was from afar, at a 2010 screening of The Room, … Read more

‘Flatulence is funny’ – Elijah Wood on The Greasy Strangler (and a beanie giveaway to top KFC)

Alex Casey talks to Elijah Wood about producing The Greasy Strangler, the film bound to get the most dry-retches in the New Zealand International Film Festival this year, and wrangles a rare beanie competition for one lucky greaseball to win.  “I love it, a beanie set the country on fire, that’s genius. I love New … Read more

NZIFF Podcast: What to see in week one and how to avoid being a cinema asshole

Alex Casey is joined by Steve Newall and Liam Maguren of Flicks to discuss their plans for week one, and share hot tips on how to survive the harrowing festival conditions.  With sincere apologies for their disastrous and ill-advised first preview pod, the great Spinoff X Flicks merger podcast returns one day out from the … Read more