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This story was originally published on The Spinoff. Yesterday marked 35 years since New Zealand’s Broadcasting Act was first implemented. The Act, which designates broadcasting standards, dates back to “the year David Lange resigned as prime minister, Sunday trading began,…

In the late 1970s, George Miller was a doctor-turned-filmmaker toiling away on his debut feature, “Mad Max,” a kinetic cop flick set in the near future starring a then-unknown Mel Gibson. Though “Mad Max” would ultimately revolutionize action filmmaking and…

I have previously studied gender representation across all acting roles (see Do films directed by women have more women in the cast?), so today I will zero in on particular jobs, as revealed by the credit the actor received. I…

The UK’s long-gestating Media Bill has taken one step closer to being passed into law, with the legislation set to bring in new rules about how global streamers such as Netflix and Disney+ operate in the country. The House of…

It has been a busy week for the UK’s TV & film producers, with the long-awaited Media Bill making its way through the House of Lords yesterday before Parliament is dissolved. The move followed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement this…

Sean Baker’s New York-set romantic dramedy Anora has scooped the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or. This marked Baker’s second time in the competition after 2021’s Red Rocket, and tonight’s win amounted to the realization of what Baker…

This week Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson was shocked to hear her own voice used in tech company OpenAI’s ChatGPT software. However it wasn’t actually her voice she was hearing; it just sounded like her, and OpenAI has since deactivated the…

While federal government investment in TV drama is increasing, Australians are receiving falling cultural and social value in return, according to the findings of a four-year study by QUT researchers. Australian television drama hours have dropped 55 per cent since…

TVNZ has breached its collective agreement with the E tū union when deciding on discontinuing programmes, the Employment Relations Authority has ruled. It was announced in March that 68 staff members who work for Midday, Tonight, Fair Go, Sunday, Re: and in…

More than two thirds of UK indies will be at risk of closure within 12 months if the current commissioning slowdown persists and no support is forthcoming, according to the findings from a new survey of more than 65 production…