Writer and director Stephen Sinclair had no creative restrictions on himself in his depiction of a self-exiled Russian film-maker's obsession with his craft. Peter Calder writes.

The New Zealand International Film Festival has unveiled its line-up for next month's celebration of celluloid. Russell Baillie reports.

The New Zealand International Film Festival has announced four New Zealand features and a local retrospective for its 2011 programme.

Peter Calder fears dozing off in the film festival

Famous for playing someone famous on telly, Adrian Grenier's own movie about celebrity brought him to town for the film festival. He talks to Jacqueline Smith about his study of life in the spotlight.

The film festival schedules another day to screen the Cannes Palme d’Or winner

Peter Calder sees a Jim Carrey who’s always been hidden

Peter Calder rejoices in the restoration of classics

Peter Calder is unconvinced by those who defend the use of plastic wine glasses at the Civic.

Peter Calder talks to one of the ageless characters of the film festival

Hollywood heartthrob Adrian Grenier is best known for playing the role of a celebrity on hit television show Entourage. Here to promote his film, Teenage Paparazzo, he spoke to Laura McQuillan

Peter Calder wonders why we applaud at films during the festival - but almost never at any other time

In a role far from Twilight, Kristen Stewart plays Joan Jett. She talks about the importance of the story of The Runaways.

A week into the New Zealand International Film Festival in Auckland, what have people been going to watch?

Peter Calder investigates rumours of wine price ripoffs at the film festival.

Peter Calder loved the Banksy film Exit Through the Gift Shop.

Peter Calder’s complaint about latecomers has struck a chord with other festivalgoers.

Peter Calder has a few stern words for those who dare trickle late into movie screenings.

Among a strong line-up of French titles in this year's film festival, three of the stand-outs have something in common - they are all based on real events. TimeOut film critic Peter Calder spoke to the films' makers in Paris.

Opening Auckland's film festival tonight, I Am Love marks Tilda Swinton's return to arthouse movies after excursions in Hollywood. She talks to HELEN BARLOW

Among the films hot off the projectors at this year's Cannes Film Festival is the 2010 Jury Prize winner A Screaming Man from Chad director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun.

When it opens in Auckland in a month, the 2010 New Zealand International Film Festival will have a decidedly domestic flavour.

A New Zealand film festival to screen in China next month is aimed at showing Chinese audiences that anyone in New Zealand can be a successful film-maker.

When the International Jury of the Berlin Film Festival's Generation Kplus (children's) section awarded Taika Waititi their best film prize last month, they acknowledged how the 34-year-old approaches difficult subjects with humour.