01/08/2025 - ShowNews

A Hawaiian epic made in NZ: why Jason Momoa’s Chief of War wasn’t filmed in its star’s homeland

Jason Momoa’s historical epic Chief of War, launching August 1 on Apple TV+, is a triumph of Hawaiians telling their own stories – despite the fact their film and TV production industry now struggles to be viable. The series stars…

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Screenrights distributes record amount

Uncategorized / Keith Barclay

Screenrights is proud to share that it distributed a record AU$42.6 million to members in the year to 30 June 2025. Further details will be released in the organisation’s annual report later this year, but the figure is a new…

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Wētā FX to cut local jobs

Members, News / Keith Barclay

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NZ On Air goes back to hospital

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Tell Us What You Really Think

Editorial / Keith Barclay

August is here, and that means it’s time to launch our annual survey of the state of the industry and the people working in it. We know there’s been quite the glut of surveys knocking about recently, but ours is…

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BBC Studios to launch AI experimentation lab

News / Mark It

BBC Studios Productions is to launch an AI Creative Lab in a bid to explore how the technology can unlock new possibilities for its global content. The lab will serve as a dedicated hub for experimentation across concept development and…

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