Artsville brings New Zealand art and artists to the screen with a series of vivid documentaries from a range of the country's best and independent producers, directors and writers. The season premiere, Barefoot Cinema, explores the career and life of renowned Kiwi cinematographer Alun Bollinger. Alun has worked in the New Zealand film industry for 30 years on films including River Queen, Perfect Strangers, The Frighteners, Heavenly Creatures, Vigil and Goodbye Pork Pie.

A prolific and successful playwright, Roger Hall has consistently written for the stage. He has also written scripts for radio and television, and for children. Hall's writing is known for its comedy, political and social purpose, and underlying pathos. His plays have toured widely and have been performed at international venues. His biggest success was with Middle Age Spread that ran for 18 months in London's West End and won the award for Comedy of the Year (1979). Hall has been the recipient of awards and fellowships in recognition of his work. He published an autobiography, Bums on Seats, in 1998. Screened on Artsville, TV One (TVNZ) 2006.

Follows one of New Zealand's most important contemporary sculptors over six months as she develops new work, using a variety of materials and techniques. A series of conversations with Christine provides the narrative for the documentary. While concentrating on current work, Christine also revisits her iconic Country Clothesline (1972). Originally produced for Artsville series.

This episode of Artsville presents a portrait of two gifted dancers, Jesse and Dan, who happen to be disabled, and the unique dance company they dance for - Touch Compass. With narration by renowned comedian, Philip Patston.

This episode of Artsville presents two pieces: Public Sculptures, and Falling in Love on the Way Home performed by poet Fiona Farrell. Public Sculptures presents a survey of New Zealands Public Art: an investigation into statue-mania, written and directed by artist Lisa Reihana.

The writing and drawing of comic books has remained a little-known and under-rated area of New Zealand culture. Director Shirley Horrocks reveals it as a highly creative subculture with a rich local history. Eric Resetar, the grand old man of local comics, discusses the moral panic brought on by comics in the 1940s and 1950s; and other artists of the genre, such as Barry Linton, Dick Frizzell, Coco and Dylan (Hicksville) Horrocks, explore the wide variety of stories that have been drawn, framed and speech-ballooned since then. Produced and directed by Shirley Horrocks.

A profile of one of New Zealand's most dynamic and original artists, as he moves from painting to tattooing, from designing clothes and architecture to shaping huge landscape works in Otago.

Watch from the wings as The Royal New Zealand Ballet tours to China as guests of the 2007 Shanghai International Festival of the Arts.

Artsville brings New Zealand art and artists to the screen with a series of vivid documentaries from a range of the country's best and independent producers, directors and writers. In Bed With Anika Moa charts the struggles Anika is faced with in both her personal and professional life as she makes the bold decision to come out as a lesbian, moves to Australia and falls in love.

This week's Artsville is a docu-drama on New Zealand s iconic writer of detective fiction Dame Ngaio Marsh.