Author name: Mark It

The British producer of Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness has sounded the alarm on the state of the UK’s independent film industry. This comes as the UK enjoys a boom due to respected British craft skills and tax incentives. The…

After more than 15 years and billions of dollars spent by the world’s largest media companies, Netflix is still here and stronger than ever. The effort to build Netflix-killer copies of Netflix has resulted in only one sure thing, the…

From Lydia Peckham and Morgana O’Reilly to Jess Hong, Rose McIver and Keisha Castle-Hughes, a cohort of New Zealand talent is making waves in the acting world with a series of high-profile roles. Kiwi actresses are taking the world by…

With Queensland’s film industry on a high following the global success of Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe as well as many other features and series in recent years, the state government has announced the launch of a $3 million Business Enterprise fund to…

Investing in a film and TV production facility is a tricky business. The industry is fickle under the best of circumstances, and if you’re looking to build a soundstage complex in a region that uses its tax incentive to attract…

Sadly Kate Highfield passed away earlier this week. She’d been battling cancer for sometime. Kate will be remembered for her role as mainly Art Department manager and keeping huband Ron Highfield under control. Kate and Ron were a legendary couple.…

FX’s John Landgraf’s annual tally of original series has revealed that there were 516 scripted titles on air in 2023, which was a 12% drop from 2022. This marks the first reduction in scripted series in over a decade, since…

Youtuber Evan Puschak, better known as Nerdwriter, has long been one of our favorite sources of clear and concise explainer videos about film and tv industries around the world. In his latest post, Puschak offers a detailed breakdown of France’s…

You’ve written a great screenplay or directed one you’re proud of and want to show the world. Your agent or manager sends it out to development executives who review it and formulate an opinion. After that, they do their job.…

Hannah Gutierrez Reed is scheduled to face a manslaughter trial in two weeks, becoming one of only a handful of people ever tried for an accident on a film set. The case against her is relatively straightforward. She was responsible…

THE MOUNTAIN, is the directorial debut of New Zealand actor Rachel House ONZM (Ngāti Mutunga, Te Atiawa, Kāi Tahu). THE MOUNTAIN tells the story of three Kiwi kids on a mission: Sam, a young girl raised outside of her Māori…

Sadly Desmond Kelly, a legend in the New Zealand acting industry has passed away at 96 years (we think he was 96). Check out his NZ On Screen profile to see what an important part he played in the NZ…

Irish-New Zealand coproduction The Gone has been greenlit by broadcasters RTÉ and TVNZ for a second season, with filming currently underway in Auckland, New Zealand. The six-part season of the crime mystery series will also be shot in locations in…