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As part of Variety‘s Global Conversations Summit at the Cannes 2024 Film Festival, Variety executive editor Tatiana Siegel sat down with New Zealand Film Commission CEO Annie Murray and Philippa Mossman, head of International Screen Attraction at New Zealand Film Commission, to talk…

This story was originally published on The Spinoff Peter Jackson is bringing Lord of the Rings back to Wellington, producing two new Gollum films in Wellington. Madeleine Chapman (Gollum) argues with Madeleine Chapman (Smeagol) about it. First of all, I…

As the tradition continues, ARRI cameras are preferred among Cannes filmmakers. For instance, the ALEXA Mini and Mini LF were the chosen cameras by the Cannes 2023 cinematographers. It appears that in Cannes 2024 there’s no difference besides the rise…

IATSE, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, announced Friday, May 17 that it has for now concluded negotiations on its Basic Agreement with the AMPTP without yet reaching a tentative agreement on a new contract. The guild expects to…

Dame Jane appears at the Auckland Writers Festival on Sunday, 19 May. While it is an honour to direct films, the job itself is “super stressful”, Dame Jane says. “I find that I get really bad sleep and I got…

Even after Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 arrives, there will be more of Middle Earth to explore, particularly through the lens of Gollum’s perspective. Deadline unpacked where the franchise is heading with longtime collaborators Peter…

For horror fans, Late Night With the Devil marked one of the year’s most anticipated releases. Embracing an analog film filter, the found-footage flick starring David Dastmalchian reaped praise for its top-notch production design by leaning into a ’70s-era grindhouse…

The Kiwi star’s new US surf show is shaping up to be a big deal, with a wave of network support. The trailer for Robbie Magasiva’s new show Rescue: HI-Surf dropped this week alongside the big news it’s secured a…

Charlyne Yi has alleged that they were “physically assaulted multiple times by an actor, as well as psychologically abused” on the set of “Time Bandits,” Taika Waititi‘s upcoming Apple TV+ series produced by Paramount Television Studios. They also said they…

Since Warner Bros acquired the rights to make more Middle-earth films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s works and the canon established by New Line’s original trilogy, Peter Jackson and his Lord of the Rings cohorts Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens hovered…

Australian children’s content and the National Film and Sound Archive both received funding boosts in last night’s Federal Budget, with the government also announcing the removal of the cap on ‘above the line’ costs for the Producer Offset from July…

Art Directors Guild is suspending its Production Design Initiative program, designed to give hands-on training and job placement opportunities to those seeking a career in the field, according to an email sent to prospective applicants and acquired by IndieWire. (Read…