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WPP unveils GenAI-driven commercials maker

WPP has unveiled a GenAI-driven project that enables scenes to be created using natural language text-to-video enquiries. The initiative makes it possible to quickly create detailed scenes that are assembled from the huge library of cg assets in the WPP…

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US producers are mobilising to protect their rights – and careers – in a changed industry

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Times are tough for everyone working in the US film business, thanks to Covid, the strikes and cutbacks at many of the industry’s significant players. But US producers, whether they make films for the studios, the streamers or in the…

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Screenwest Secures Record NZ$11.4M Funding Boost to Propel Western Australian Screen Industry

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Screenwest, the Western Australian screen agency, has secured a record-breaking A$10.7m (NZ$11.4m) funding boost for 2024/25, courtesy of the state government’s Lotterywest program. The new allocation surpasses last year’s unprecedented A$9.2m grant and aligns with the state’s strategic focus on…

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim – Peter Jackson, Brian Cox, Andy Serkis and Miranda Otto’s triumphant return to Middle-earth – and what’s next

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Middle-earth returns to Kiwi cinemas this week, with the new Sir Peter Jackson-produced animated film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim opening nationwide on December 12. After the New Zealand premiere on Tuesday, the stars and…

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Screen Industry Survey 2024 – Wellbeing

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5 Double Passes To Giveaway To SING SING

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In NZ cinemas January 16 Colman Domingo – Outstanding Lead Performance in Sing Sing – The Gotham Awards 2024
Clarence Maclin – Outstanding Supporting Performance in Sing Sing – The Gotham Awards 2024 Synopsis:
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Warner Bros Discovery NZ Picks Up Comedy Series ‘The Sanctuary’

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Screen office ‘finding its feet’ in Marlborough

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A Marlborough screen office is still “finding its feet” but has set a goal to collaborate with at least one production from outside the region in the next year. Screen Marlborough is one of ten screen offices in the country,…

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Kiwi Talent Shines at 2025 AACTA Awards: New Zealanders in the Spotlight

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Matt Horrocks – Screen Auckland

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TVNZ promotes GM Nicola van der Meijden to newly created role of content director in restructure

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Global Advertising Revenue Is Recovering — Except for Linear TV

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The advertising business roared back in 2024, and is set to continue to grow in 2025 … but linear TV will be the exception that growth. That’s according to the annual end-of-year advertising forecast from the media buying giant GroupM.…

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How does New Zealand produce so many successful child actors?

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This story was originally published on The Spinoff. If you too feel as if your sense of national pride is sinking into oblivion like a pavlova left outside in the forthcoming hottest summer on record, I can recommend escaping into…

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Sora is Here: OpenAI Has Finally Unleashed its AI Video Model Into the World

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While it feels like it was just yesterday, looking back at our first reports of OpenAI’s announcement of its insanely powerful AI video model Sora confirms that this release has indeed been a long time coming. It’s too long for…

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NZ On Screen – Tuesday Spotlight: SHEILAS: 28 YEARS ON

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Twenty eight years after featuring in landmark feminist documentary series Women, five interviewees reveal how their lives have changed. Donna Awatere Huata, Miriam Cameron, Sandi Hall, Aloma Parker, and Marcia Russell, candidly discuss work, sex, the media and Māori in…

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WPP unveils GenAI-driven commercials maker

US producers are mobilising to protect their rights – and careers – in a changed industry

Screenwest Secures Record NZ$11.4M Funding Boost to Propel Western Australian Screen Industry

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim – Peter Jackson, Brian Cox, Andy Serkis and Miranda Otto’s triumphant return to Middle-earth – and what’s next

Screen Industry Survey 2024 – Wellbeing

5 Double Passes To Giveaway To SING SING

Warner Bros Discovery NZ Picks Up Comedy Series ‘The Sanctuary’

Screen office ‘finding its feet’ in Marlborough

Kiwi Talent Shines at 2025 AACTA Awards: New Zealanders in the Spotlight

Matt Horrocks – Screen Auckland

TVNZ promotes GM Nicola van der Meijden to newly created role of content director in restructure

Global Advertising Revenue Is Recovering — Except for Linear TV

How does New Zealand produce so many successful child actors?

Sora is Here: OpenAI Has Finally Unleashed its AI Video Model Into the World

NZ On Screen – Tuesday Spotlight: SHEILAS: 28 YEARS ON

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