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Europe Wants More Production Support from US Streaming Services

Europe’s film and television public funds are confronting a crisis as streaming platforms and other disruptive forces shake up traditional business models. Over 20 production entities spanning Europe and beyond have united forces, embarking on a mission to rally local…

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Meet Vidu: A Sora Killer?

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Filmmakers have not decided yet how to ingest Sora, and its contender has emerged. Meet Vidu- China’s first long-duration, highly consistent, and highly dynamic video model. Vidu can generate a 16-second 1080p video with one click. Developed by Chinese AI…

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How the U.K. Film and TV Industry Could Get Closer to Hair and Makeup Equality Through Upcoming Equity-Pact Contract Negotiations

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In the coming months, British actors’ union Equity and producer trade body Pact are expected to kick off negotiations to thrash out new contracts that will cover the vast majority of U.K. TV and indie film. There’s going to be…

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Lanita Ririnui – Ngā Aho Whakaari

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Sex Ed: An Intimacy Coordination Masterclass with Rebecca Johannsen

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“We are not there to be the sex police. We actually want it to look really good and we’re very highly trained in how to do that” –Rebecca Johannsen, on the role of an intimacy coordinator As the film community…

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Hollywood’s crew union negotiations have gone well so far. Now the hard part begins

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In a departure from the labor rebellions that roiled Hollywood last year, the latest set of contract negotiations between a major entertainment union and the top studios has unfolded about as smoothly as could be expected. So far. The various…

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Adobe is developing an astonishingly good video upscaler

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A new paper published by Adobe reveals details of a hugely impressive new technique that can upscale video by up to 8x. There is, as you might well imagine, a new generative AI at the heart of this. The entertainingly…

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How a High Court showdown between Pango Productions and Te Māngai Pāho flared and faded in a day

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Above the Fold: On Monday, the biggest Māori screen production company faced down the biggest funder of Māori content at the High Court. It was an incredibly tense moment – then, just as quickly, it resolved. Duncan Greive breaks down…

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Nicole Kidman picks up historical AFI Lifetime Achievement honour

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Producers United Is Launched By 86 Top Film & TV “Career Producers” To Change Fee Structure, Get Health Benefits & Stop Gradual Ecosystem Erosion

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As signatories prepare to negotiate new deals with IATSE and Teamsters, it might seem like the last thing the town wants to chew on is another group claiming it has gotten the short end of the stick. The 86 members…

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Functional and Affordable, Convenient and quietly Quirky on the Auckland CBD fringe, at 45c Normanby Road, Mt Eden

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Here is a Fabulous and Fun unique work place to occupy now. Give each of your Great Team their own independently controlled Air Conditioned Office to enhance their work place Comfort, Privacy, Security and Productivity, all contained within 515 sqm of floor area, over two exciting levels. With 14 separate offices to choose from and all of different…

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Competition winners – THE MOON IS UPSIDE DOWN

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Congratulations to Steve King and Trevor Rowe who have won the two double passes to THE MOON IS UPSIDE DOWN. All you others make sure you skip along and check the film out at the cinemas #supportlocalfilms…

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From aquatic algae to Niuean rites of passage: Loading Docs back for 10th season

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It’s the 10th season of Loading Docs – an initiative to showcase Aotearoa’s documentary filmmakers. For a decade, it’s helped mentor emerging talent who’ve gone on to pursue successful careers in the screen industry. Audiences can support projects and filmmakers…

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Netflix Starts to Prefer Low-Budget Filmmaking

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The story begins with Mark Wahlberg. According to BI in 2020, Netflix paid Wahlberg a whopping $30 million to star in “Spenser Confidential,” which clocks in at 24 on the highest-paid film roles of all time. Critics panned the action…

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Progress, technology, and why we should expect the unexpected

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When RED Digital Cinema recently revealed that it had been purchased by Nikon, it’s probably fair to say that it was unexpected. Who’d have thought a respected, traditional, measured company like Nikon would buy the maverick Californian upstart that broke through the…

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Author name: Mark It

Europe Wants More Production Support from US Streaming Services

Meet Vidu: A Sora Killer?

How the U.K. Film and TV Industry Could Get Closer to Hair and Makeup Equality Through Upcoming Equity-Pact Contract Negotiations

Lanita Ririnui – Ngā Aho Whakaari

Sex Ed: An Intimacy Coordination Masterclass with Rebecca Johannsen

Hollywood’s crew union negotiations have gone well so far. Now the hard part begins

Adobe is developing an astonishingly good video upscaler

How a High Court showdown between Pango Productions and Te Māngai Pāho flared and faded in a day

Nicole Kidman picks up historical AFI Lifetime Achievement honour

Producers United Is Launched By 86 Top Film & TV “Career Producers” To Change Fee Structure, Get Health Benefits & Stop Gradual Ecosystem Erosion

Functional and Affordable, Convenient and quietly Quirky on the Auckland CBD fringe, at 45c Normanby Road, Mt Eden

Competition winners – THE MOON IS UPSIDE DOWN

From aquatic algae to Niuean rites of passage: Loading Docs back for 10th season

Netflix Starts to Prefer Low-Budget Filmmaking

Progress, technology, and why we should expect the unexpected

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