Author name: Mark It

What kind of deals do entertainment and media giants need in the age of technology giants? It is a question that Hollywood management teams and Wall Street are constantly discussing and assessing. Management consulting firm Bain & Co., in a…

A behind-the-scenes look at the 1980 film Beyond Reasonable Doubt, about New Zealand’s “most controversial murder” — the killings of Jeanette and Harvey Crewe. Arthur Allan Thomas — recently freed from nine years in prison — watches his own trial…

New Zealand’s longest-running soap Shortland Street will be back on UK screens, 15 years after its last air date. The popular series aired sporadically in the UK until 2010 and is returning with new episodes on STV Player. The episodes…

A Tauranga-based Hollywood stuntman and actor has written a film inspired by his mother’s journey as a pākehā woman learning te reo in the 1980s. Pākehā, directed by writer-director and executive producer Mana Hira Davis and produced by Eddie Page…

Headlines about Screen Australia’s latest annual Drama Report have highlighted one particular figure: a 29% drop in total industry expenditure compared to the year before. But a closer look suggests this isn’t the most concerning finding. The report also reveals…

As the threats and opportunities presented by YouTube become ever more apparent, what should legacy television do to adapt? I don’t think anyone who knows me would describe me as backwards in coming forward, but as a digital-first exec working…

A recent taped conversation between two Atlanta casting directors — one of whom admits to devoting only four seconds to watching self-tapes — has renewed fears among actors who believe their auditions are not being taken seriously. On a recent…

With accessibility of ever-cheaper gimbals easier than ever, is the venerable Steadicam still relevant for camera movement? Anybody who has tried to use a Steadicam will know how difficult they are to operate. Trying to move what can sometimes be…

The American Film Market is set to return to Los Angeles this year following a poorly received 2024 edition in Las Vegas. AFM 2025 will run November 11-16 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City, next to Beverly Hills.…