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Cash-Strapped Hollywood Could Turn to Qatar, Which Is Making Moves at Cannes

Qatar, the tiny Arab state rich in oil and gas that recently offered to replace Donald Trump’s Air Force One with a $400 million jet likened to a “palace in the sky,” is at Cannes signaling its ambitions to take…

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Queenstown Film Industry Backs $200M Studio Proposal – But Infrastructure Standoff Looms

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Second Producers Roundtable survey paints bleak picture for UK independent producers

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Almost nine in 10 UK independent producers say the job is not currently sustainable, according to the second survey by the Producers Roundtable organisation, released today. The second survey was completed by 107 independent producers, 45 of whom had participated…

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Spain’s Film Industry Tests the Waters on Artificial Intelligence

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In March, Spain’s government became one of the first countries in Europe to approve a draft law concerning AI, almost a year to the date after formal approval of the landmark European Artificial Intelligence Act provided a common legal framework…

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Welcome back to the chaos and comedy of Homebound 3.0

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This story was originally published on The Spinoff. In a week where good news has felt scarce on the ground, it was with unexpected joy that I found myself sitting on my couch and chuckling loudly over a fake pregnancy,…

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Government Pledges $577 Million to Back International Production Rebate

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The New Zealand Government will invest an additional $577 million in the International Screen Production Rebate over the next five years, Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis announced today. The top-up lifts total forecast funding for the rebate scheme to $1.09…

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Breaking the Silence – Addressing Mental Health in the NZ Screen Industry

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George Teagle & Liam Stevens – THE SIREN

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‘Blatant rip-off’: Hit Aussie film slapped with copyright lawsuit in US

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The stars and director of the Australian-made horror movie Together have been sued in the US for allegedly “blatantly ripping-off” an independent 2023 film. Filmmaker Michael Shanks, married stars Alison Brie (Community) and Dave Franco (21 Jump Street), their agency WME, and…

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Amazon’s Patents Point to an AI-Driven Future for Film Development

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Tom Cruise Urges Young Actors to Learn Filmmaking Tech, Which Is ‘Not Taught in Film Schools’: ‘Brando Understood Lighting. All the Greats Did’

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Tom Cruise took a moment while receiving a British Film Institute Fellowship (via Times of London) to urge young actors to learn about the craft of filmmaking. The A-list actor bemoaned film schools for failing to teach production tools and…

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Major Hollywood Unions Call on Trump to Revive U.S. Film Production

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The Camera Strength Chart 2024: What the Industry’s Most Prestigious Festivals Tell Us About Filmmakers’ Gear of Choice

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The Camera Strength Chart 2024, exclusively developed by YMCinema Magazine, provides the ultimate breakdown of the most used cinema cameras in the narrative feature selections of the top global film festivals: Sundance, Cannes, TIFF, and the Academy Awards. By synthesizing…

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