Animation
Bluey - the kids show adults love and the Kiwi connection
The award winning children's show Bluey is among the top ten most streamed shows on TVNZ On Demand. Animator Kiwi Rich Jeffery was lured across the Tasman to work on the show. He speaks to Kathryn… Audio
Badjelly the Witch to be animated in Aotearoa
A New Zealand animation company has won the rights to bring one of the most famous and dearly loved children's story to our screens, Badjelly the Witch. The animation company, called Mukpuddy has the… Audio
Jumbonium
Good news, everyone! Dr Nate Davis, Associate Investigator and Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington brings us the science - or lack of it - behind Jumbonium from… Audio
A Glitch in the Matrix: Are we living in a digital simulation?
Director Rodney Ascher's debut 'Room 237' offered up some wild theories about interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's visionary masterpiece 'The Shining.' His latest documentary, 'A Glitch in the… Audio
The Best and the Worst Journey in the World: Sarah Airriess
Oscar-winning Disney animator Sarah Airriess speaks with Kathryn Ryan about her new project, a series of graphic novels re-telling the story of the earliest explorers to the South Pole. Based on… Audio, Gallery
Cartoons and Folklore in Oceania
Illustrator, Tokerau Wilson joins Paul Brennan in the studio to talk about Cautionary Fables and Fairytales: Oceania Edition. A fairytale comic anthology full of awesome comics inspired by folklore… Audio
Experimental Film Animator Jodie Mack follows the path of Len Lye
American artist Jodie Mack has been described as "the most exciting experimental film-maker of her generation". She works mostly in the abstract animation field, often using textiles, magazine… Audio
When is dubbed better than subbed?
Overdubbed films have a bad reputation in the English-speaking world, but if done well can be superior to subtitled films, says a former Studio Ghibli producer. Video, Audio
Kiwi 'mini' blockbuster scoops award
It sounds like a standard Hollywood blockbuster - car chase, explosions, a raging fire, the heroic fire brigade working to save the city - but the twist is the city and its inhabitants are made of… Video, Audio
How animation and static images engage children
Animator, and childrens book author, Chrissy Metge talks to Kathryn Ryan about how pictures and animation engage children and help to spark their imagination. She is the author of three Max and His… Audio
Drawing on success
Only one woman is a contender for this year’s Best Animated Feature Academy Award, and that woman is New Zealand director Leanne Pooley. Her animated documentary 25 April is about the WWI Gallipoli… Audio
Nights' Culture - Comics & Graphic Novels
Cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird looks at Sarah Laing's new graphic novel, Mansfield and Me, plus Annual, a new NZ children's title based on the old English children's annual tradition.
…Nights' Culture - Comics & Graphic Novels
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird... why readers of superhero comics love to see their favourite characters go head to head...
…Technology and learning
Veronika Meduna joins a school group for a morning at MindLab, using fruit and vegetables to build musical instruments. Audio
Night's Culture - Comics & Graphic Novels
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, and illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. The work of Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton, who will be present at New Zealand Festival… Audio
Dreamworks' Te Papa exhibition
The rolling African plains in the movie Madagascar and the swamps in Shrek have been recreated for a new exhibition at Te Papa. Audio
Nights Cultural Ambassador
Comics: shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird... the new New Zealand graphic novel The Heading Dog Who Split In Half: Legends and… Audio
Animating science
Drew Berry is a biomedical animator who brings complex scientific ideas to life using animation. Video, Audio, Gallery
The Black
A new play called The Black opens this week at Auckland's Basement Theatre. It's playwright Josephine Stewart Tewhiu's take on depression and uses acting, animation and live illustration to tell the… Video, Audio
Comics
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer and illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. Reviews of The Sculptor by Scott McCloud and Here by Richard McGuire. Audio