Exclusive: Acorn TV is going Under the Vines for a third time.
The lighthearted comedy shot in New Zealand is returning for a third season with leads Rebecca Gibney (Wanted, Packed to the Rafters, Halifax: Retribution) and Charles Edwards (Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Crown, Downton Abbey) again attached. You can see a start-of-production shot above.
Also returning are Charles Edwards, Sarah Peirse, John Bach, Trae Te Wiki and Simon Mead.
Synopsis reads: “It’s been a tumultuous six months since we last saw our Oakley family, and much is afoot. Desperate to regain their former standing as the ‘sole’ mutual heirs of Oakley, Daisy and Louis will need to work together to try and oust William in any way they can.”
Erin White is directing Episodes 1-3, with Laurence Wilson on Episodes 4-6. Kelly Lefever, Erin White, Nick Ward, Kathryn Burnett, Harry McNaughton, and Steph Matuku are the writers
Gibney,...
The lighthearted comedy shot in New Zealand is returning for a third season with leads Rebecca Gibney (Wanted, Packed to the Rafters, Halifax: Retribution) and Charles Edwards (Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Crown, Downton Abbey) again attached. You can see a start-of-production shot above.
Also returning are Charles Edwards, Sarah Peirse, John Bach, Trae Te Wiki and Simon Mead.
Synopsis reads: “It’s been a tumultuous six months since we last saw our Oakley family, and much is afoot. Desperate to regain their former standing as the ‘sole’ mutual heirs of Oakley, Daisy and Louis will need to work together to try and oust William in any way they can.”
Erin White is directing Episodes 1-3, with Laurence Wilson on Episodes 4-6. Kelly Lefever, Erin White, Nick Ward, Kathryn Burnett, Harry McNaughton, and Steph Matuku are the writers
Gibney,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
David Byrne has linked up with Australian pop artist Montaigne on her ebullient new song, “Always Be You.”
Based around heart-thumping percussion and dizzying synths, “Always Be You” captures the exhilarating throes of a new love. The track also arrives with a music video, directed Nick Ward, that stars Montaigne and her partner Pat, and features Byrne beaming in via an old school television set.
In a statement, Byrne said Montaigne approached him about collaborating, and after listening to her music, it was an easy decision to make. “How could...
Based around heart-thumping percussion and dizzying synths, “Always Be You” captures the exhilarating throes of a new love. The track also arrives with a music video, directed Nick Ward, that stars Montaigne and her partner Pat, and features Byrne beaming in via an old school television set.
In a statement, Byrne said Montaigne approached him about collaborating, and after listening to her music, it was an easy decision to make. “How could...
- 2/24/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Paul Sng’s clear-headed documentary successfully crunches vast amounts of material on the history and reality of affordable housing in Britain
Paul Sng’s documentary offers a carefully balanced, clear-headed study of the myriad ways the UK property market has skewed and malfunctioned in the years since the Thatcher regime established the right-to-buy scheme. What’s notable is the scope of its inquiry: Sng ventures that the issue is as rooted in our primetime television schedules – where “poverty porn” frames affordable housing as a dead end rather than a societal cornerstone – as in those decisions taken in high council chambers.
It can feel breathless, striving to compress reams of information into 80 minutes, but Sng and cinematographer Nick Ward prove keen collectors of images that crystallise the debate they’re entering. On one side, concrete foxholes in abject disrepair; on the other, the shrink-wrapped gleam of luxury developments raised solely to be traded as status symbols.
Paul Sng’s documentary offers a carefully balanced, clear-headed study of the myriad ways the UK property market has skewed and malfunctioned in the years since the Thatcher regime established the right-to-buy scheme. What’s notable is the scope of its inquiry: Sng ventures that the issue is as rooted in our primetime television schedules – where “poverty porn” frames affordable housing as a dead end rather than a societal cornerstone – as in those decisions taken in high council chambers.
It can feel breathless, striving to compress reams of information into 80 minutes, but Sng and cinematographer Nick Ward prove keen collectors of images that crystallise the debate they’re entering. On one side, concrete foxholes in abject disrepair; on the other, the shrink-wrapped gleam of luxury developments raised solely to be traded as status symbols.
- 6/16/2017
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
Matt Day took out the winning prize with film 'The Mother Situation'. (Photo: Andy Green/Red Bull Content Pool)
Matt Day's black comedy.The Mother Situation.has taken out this year.s Tropfest.
The film follows three adult siblings as they assist their terminally ill mother to commit suicide.
.I didn.t expect this to happen, I was just really looking forward to getting my film in front of as many people as possible so receiving the win is just a bonus,. said Day, best known for his acting work on the likes of Rake and Tangle..
.Tonight was the first time that I saw the film off of my laptop and I do my own post-production work so I was just pleased that it all came together..
Day took home $10,000 and will also receive a return trip to La for meetings with industry professionals and networking,...
Matt Day's black comedy.The Mother Situation.has taken out this year.s Tropfest.
The film follows three adult siblings as they assist their terminally ill mother to commit suicide.
.I didn.t expect this to happen, I was just really looking forward to getting my film in front of as many people as possible so receiving the win is just a bonus,. said Day, best known for his acting work on the likes of Rake and Tangle..
.Tonight was the first time that I saw the film off of my laptop and I do my own post-production work so I was just pleased that it all came together..
Day took home $10,000 and will also receive a return trip to La for meetings with industry professionals and networking,...
- 2/13/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Freestyle Digital Media has acquired the domestic rights to Love Birds, a new romantic comedy directed by Paul Murphy and written by Nick Ward. The film, which was produced by Alan Harris and Matthew Metcalf for the General Film Company in New Zealand, is slated for a domestic digital release on June 19th, 2012.
Love Birds, starring Rhys Darby (.Flight of the Concords.) and Sally Hawkins (.Happy Go-Lucky,. .Jane Eyre.), is a delightful romantic comedy featuring the music of Queen, about a recently single man who finds an injured duck and reluctantly decides to nurse it back to health. This propels him on a new journey of self-discovery that leads him into the arms of a veterinarian who, as a single mother, shows him a new way to look at life.
The deal to acquire domestic rights from Icon International was negotiated by Fdm.s CEO Susan Jackson. .We are...
Love Birds, starring Rhys Darby (.Flight of the Concords.) and Sally Hawkins (.Happy Go-Lucky,. .Jane Eyre.), is a delightful romantic comedy featuring the music of Queen, about a recently single man who finds an injured duck and reluctantly decides to nurse it back to health. This propels him on a new journey of self-discovery that leads him into the arms of a veterinarian who, as a single mother, shows him a new way to look at life.
The deal to acquire domestic rights from Icon International was negotiated by Fdm.s CEO Susan Jackson. .We are...
- 6/5/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It was announced today a theatrical motion picture will be made about Mine That Bird, and his extraordinary journey and triumph at the 2009 Kentucky Derby. The director will be Jim Wilson, Academy Award Winning Producer of Dances With Wolves and many other films including, The Bodyguard, Wyatt Earp and Message in Bottle. Lead producer is Pieter Kroonenburg, who is also president of Kingsborough Pictures.
The film will be a success story for New Mexico’s film industry, with a commitment by the producers to utilize New Mexico crews and talent whenever possible and to shoot the majority of the picture within the state. Mine that Bird is owned by New Mexicans Mark Allen and Dr. Leonard Blach, and was trained on their ranches in Roswell, New Mexico. The owners are Members in the New Mexico LLC, formed to produce the film. Among those being considered for roles in the movie are Mine That Bird,...
The film will be a success story for New Mexico’s film industry, with a commitment by the producers to utilize New Mexico crews and talent whenever possible and to shoot the majority of the picture within the state. Mine that Bird is owned by New Mexicans Mark Allen and Dr. Leonard Blach, and was trained on their ranches in Roswell, New Mexico. The owners are Members in the New Mexico LLC, formed to produce the film. Among those being considered for roles in the movie are Mine That Bird,...
- 11/8/2010
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
It’s all children’s TV and movies today. Rhcse has optioned its next four projects: Fish-Head Steve by Jamie Smart; the Gargoyles series by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler: the Charlie Small series by Nick Ward; and the Princess Poppy books by Janey Louise Jones. All four are being developed for TV animation or CGI, apart from Charlie Small, which may be developed as a film. The Princess Poppy series has sold over two million copies to date. Rhcse made its first move in February, taking media rights to Monster Republic by Ben Horton. Producer/financier Komixx Media Group says it’s on [...]...
- 6/24/2010
- by TIM ADLER
- Deadline London
Murray… Present! Flight Of The Conchords scene stealer Murray Hewitt – better known as actor Rhys Darby – has been forging a career for himself with small roles in big films such as Yes Man. But he’s headed back to New Zealand for a leading man part in romantic comedy Love Birds.Paul Murphy is directing the tale of a lonely man who cares for a wild bird back to health, using the time spent caring for the creature to get over being dumped by his last girlfriend.But, as the title might suggest, his time with the feathered friend leads him to meet a lady, in the shape of Happy Go Lucky’s Sally Hawkins, playing a kooky vet.Writer Nick Ward, who worked with Murphy on Dean Spanley, has written the script, which, while it sounds a little bit like a cookie-cutter rom-com, is lifted by the idea of two solid performers working together.
- 4/21/2010
- EmpireOnline
Actor/comedian Rhys Darby ("Flight of the Conchords") and award-winning British actress Sally Hawkins ("Happy-Go-Lucky") have teamed for the bitter-sweet New Zealand romantic comedy "Love Birds" for Icon Entertainment International.
Darby plays an ordinary guy whose long-term girlfriend has just left him. When a shelduck (a native large goose-like duck) crash lands into his life, he's forced to nurse it back to health and sees the errors of his own approach to life. Hawkins plays a sassy animal specialist with whom he forms a romantic bond.
Bryan Brown, Emily Barclay, Craig Hall and Dave Fane also star. Paul Murphy directs from a script by Nick Ward who previously worked together on the highly successful "Second Hand Wedding". Matthew Metcalfe and Alan Harris ("Dean Spanley") will produce.
Filming kicked off in Auckland, New Zealand on Sunday and will run through until mid-May. Icon will release the film in the UK, Australia...
Darby plays an ordinary guy whose long-term girlfriend has just left him. When a shelduck (a native large goose-like duck) crash lands into his life, he's forced to nurse it back to health and sees the errors of his own approach to life. Hawkins plays a sassy animal specialist with whom he forms a romantic bond.
Bryan Brown, Emily Barclay, Craig Hall and Dave Fane also star. Paul Murphy directs from a script by Nick Ward who previously worked together on the highly successful "Second Hand Wedding". Matthew Metcalfe and Alan Harris ("Dean Spanley") will produce.
Filming kicked off in Auckland, New Zealand on Sunday and will run through until mid-May. Icon will release the film in the UK, Australia...
- 3/31/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Does anyone out there remember a little New Zealand horror film called The Ugly? It was one of those low-key flicks that came around direct to DVD here in the States just over a decade ago and got a good amount of buzz for its time.
Well, if you have fond memories of it, The Ugly’s director, Scott Reynolds, is getting ready to make his first film since 2001, which also happens to be the first in a new South Korea/New Zealand co-production treaty.
THR reports that Reynolds is on board to direct Soul Mate, a horror film about love and vengeful ghosts, which sounds about as South Korean as one could ask for. The script comes from Nick Ward, whose recent credits include another solid flick from New Zealand, The Ferryman (review), and Weta Workshop will be handling the visual effects on Soul Mate.
So far Korean actress...
Well, if you have fond memories of it, The Ugly’s director, Scott Reynolds, is getting ready to make his first film since 2001, which also happens to be the first in a new South Korea/New Zealand co-production treaty.
THR reports that Reynolds is on board to direct Soul Mate, a horror film about love and vengeful ghosts, which sounds about as South Korean as one could ask for. The script comes from Nick Ward, whose recent credits include another solid flick from New Zealand, The Ferryman (review), and Weta Workshop will be handling the visual effects on Soul Mate.
So far Korean actress...
- 10/6/2008
- by Johnny Butane
- DreadCentral.com
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