TikTok’s Ad Revenues Expected to Hit $52.5 Billion NZD in 2025
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The ‘strange process’ that led to a New Zealand animation company bringing Badjelly to the screen
For over 50 years Spike Milligan’s deliciously pernicious witch Badjelly the Witch has been hugely popular in New Zealand.
Originally a short, handwritten story Milligan wrote for his children, it was printed in 1973 and made into an audio version.
It’s since…
The Rise of Sean Baker: From Stealing Shots to Winning Best Picture for Anora
Sean Baker’s Oscar triumph with Anora is proof that indie filmmakers can break through the Hollywood system and achieve mainstream success without compromising their artistic vision. But it took him two decades.
Baker won Oscars Sunday for original screenplay, editing and directing…
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New AI Player Staircase Studios Formed By ‘Divergent’ Producer Pouya Shahbazian; Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Kenneth Lerer And Aryeh Bourkoff Among Its Advisors And Backers
Staircase Studios AI, a new maker of films, TV series and video games, is promising to deliver “near-major-studio” levels of quality at budgets under $500,000.
The new company was founded by Pouya Shahbazian, producer of the Divergent franchise. With input…
Richard Fletcher & David Stubbs – SECRETS AT RED ROCKS
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Esteban Jaramillo Named 2025 Wellington Write Room Resident for His Project VICIO
Wellington writer Esteban Jaramillo has been announced as the 2025 Wellington Write Room Resident with his project Vicio. Producer Jessica George will join the programme’s mentor team as this year’s Producer Intern.
Based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Esteban Jaramillo is a…
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NZ On Screen – Tuesday Spotlight: The Making of Smash Palace
This documentary unpacks the making of Smash Palace. Cast and crew recall Donaldson’s improvisational style and share stories from the central North Island set, while Geoff Murphy praises his leadership. Donaldson’s casting proved crucial to the film’s success: actors Bruno…
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Screen Producers Australia Calls for Overhaul of Outdated Screen Incentives around Documentaries
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BBC Studios Names Robi Stanton EVP & GM of Global Media and Streaming ANZ
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Sir Ian Taylor: Dear David Seymour…
OPINION: Minister Seymour, or should that be ‘Acting’ Prime Minister Seymour?
Your recent attack on one of the most successful filmmakers in history for his supposed ‘failure to create jobs for Kiwi actors’ is rich—especially considering that, thanks to the…
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Skinny’s New Star is an AI Clone of a Real Kiwi Customer
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Film Review: TINA
Reviewed by: Philip Moore
“Tina” — which means mother in Samoan — is a beautiful and deeply moving film about Mareta, a Samoan woman played with incredible warmth by Anapela Polataivao. Mareta is a teacher whose life is turned upside…
The website helping the New Zealand film industry go green
Auckland film producer Craig Gainsborough talked with friends for years about how to get people shooting films, TV series and ads in NZ to use more sustainable practices.
To help production crews in Aoteatora draw up their own “road map…
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Academy Awards 2025: The Kiwis off to Hollywood’s biggest night, and how to watch the Oscars from NZ
Amid the battle for Best Picture, The Brutalist, Conclave and Emilia Perez are looking like the frontrunners considering their slew of other award wins, and the Best Actress contest could easily be clinched by The Substance actress Demi Moore.
Timothée…
How Tinā found its home in Christchurch
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The first of many palpable moments in the room at the Christchurch premiere of Tinā came during a phone conversation between the main character Mareta (Anapela Polataivao) and her daughter. She’s seeking…
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