Author name: Mark It

In a major deal that could have implications for the broader use of generative artificial intelligence in Hollywood, YouTube and CAA are teaming up on tools that will let celebrities manage their likenesses on the platform, including on videos that…

Are you ready to navigate your documentary project to the next level? Submissions are now open for Doc Edge Pitch – Wayfinding 2025, where collaboration meets innovation. This unique pitching event reimagines traditional formats, connecting filmmakers with industry professionals (Wayfinders) to…

NYU announced that the university is bringing Runway AI video tools to the NYU Tisch Graduate Program in their Martin Scorsese Center. Here’s what you need to know. Read on…

Starring a 13-year-old Temuera Morrison in his first screen appearance, and a young Ian Mune, this 1973 feature was originally funded in the UK as an eight-part TV series. The film follows Rangi (Morrison) and three friends, as they embark…

A threat of a 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican exports is likely to depress the value of the Canadian dollar even further, making it even cheaper to shoot up north — and sticking it to Gavin Newsom’s plan…

Filming for the new Lord of the Rings film The Hunt for Gollum is set to start at the beginning of 2026 in Wellington. The film will follow the hobbit’s origin story, with English actor Andy Serkis reprising his role…

The award for “the app teens are most likely to use on a daily basis” goes to YouTube, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center. YouTube is visited daily by 73% of American teens age 13-17, easily topping…

The big news in the world of AI is that Sora, the much-hyped generative AI platform, is now accessible to the public. Promising to revolutionize video production, Sora has been marketed as a tool that can democratize creativity. But beneath…

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…