PARK ROAD NEWS ARCHIVE
Park Road news and event archive.
KONG LIVES: Park Road helps breathe life into King Kong once more!
29 July 2010
Two years ago, the building that housed the original animatronic “King Kong” attraction at Universal Studios Hollywood was destroyed in a back-lot fire that swept through four acres of the studio. Now the back-lot has been rebuilt and King Kong has returned.
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Park Road Congratulates Manurewa on its festival success
29 July 2010
Manurewa has opened to strong success after its premier screening at the 42nd Auckland International Film Festival. The film itself inspired by the liquor store shooting of Navtej Singh in which Mr Singh was shot in a unprovoked and cowardly act.
The Film is already proving to be favorite among festival audiences which is a delight to Director Sam Peacocke who also took away a $3000 Friends of the Civic prize which Sam kindly donated to the Singh family.
Manurewa is screening around the country in festivals and also set to take on the Melbourne film festival towards the end of July.
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Boy becomes top grossing NZ film of all time
24 May 2010
Just four weeks after its release Boy has become New Zealands grossing film of all time over taking Worlds Fastest Indian, Once Were Warriors and Whale Rider
Boy has been at the top of the box office since its release on March 25 and had taken in over $7m locally
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Lovely Bones Blu Ray Transfer Gains Rave Reviews
21 April 2010
"The print is in pristine condition with nary a single blemish to be found, and a fine layer of film grain rounds out what is a transfer that's so pristine that there just aren't enough superlatives to describe how handsome it is. So far, this is the must-see transfer of 2010."
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HUGE WIN FOR PARK ROAD SOUND EDITING
22 February 2010
The Park Road sound team are celebrating the win of District 9 at MPSE Golden Reel Awards for best sound effects, foley, dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film. All of the sound work was completed on site at Park Road and the win comes on the back of nominations for sound at the Baftas and Cinema Audio Society Awards.
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Boy Wins Grand Prix at the Berlin Film Festival for Best Feature Film
22 February 2010
Directed By Taika Waititi
"With a genuine voice and a remarkable spirit, the winner is a film with bold direction, a fearless risk-taker. It tackles difficult subject matter not with preaching, sentimentality or self-pity but with humour, often treating tragedy and comedy simultaneously. Because it’s so enjoyable it is easy to underestimate the depth of this film. It is a rich mix of ideas which strike and collide to create poetic moments that speak, despite the remote location, to all of us today. With fantastic charismatic performances all around, including a striking moustache on the director."
http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_generation/index.html
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Six Dollar Fifty Man- First NZ short to win prizes at both Cannes and Sundance
28 January 2010
Sticky Pictures short film Six Dollar Fifty Man continues its winning streak by taking the top prize at the 26th Sundance Film Festival in Utah. The film was honoured with the 'International Jury Prize for Short Film-making'. Directors Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland were grateful to be able to accept the award in person.
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Park Road Sound Mixers Nominated
27 January 2010
Park Road Post Production re-recording mixers Michael Hedges and Gilbert Lake have been nominated for their work on District 9 by the Cinema Audio Society.
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