NZ horror-comedy THE WEED EATERS has been named Best Feature Film at the SXSW Sydney Screen Festival Awards
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Which Directors Are People Using AI to Rip-Off The Most?
The thing that bugs me the most about AI is that it’s never someone making something wholly original. Often, what I find is that the things that go viral or the things people want to show you at parties are…
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Aminé Ramer – Music Supervisor
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Should we regulate all kinds of broadcasting – or nothing at all?
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The government appears poised to revisit long-shelved reforms to media regulation as a political storm gathers around the Broadcasting Standards Authority. The row began when the BSA, traditionally a watchdog for TV…
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New Zealand feels production pinch as Lane Street Studios is put on market
New Zealand’s studio sector has suffered another casualty with Wellington-based Lane Street Studios put up for sale after three years of operation.
The Lane Street Studios facility opened officially in November 2022 following three years of feasibility studies and the…
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California Pumps $342 Million Into 52 Films, Including ‘Jumanji’ and ‘Heat 2,’ in Bid to Jumpstart Big-Budget Production
California has set aside $342 million in tax credits in a bid to jumpstart production of big-budget films, including a record $43.9 million for the next installment in the “Jumanji” franchise.
The state is also committing $37.2 million for “Heat…
UK’s Channel 4 Stuns Viewers With AI-Generated TV Presenter in Dispatches Special
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CLOSED – 3 Double Passes To Giveaway To PIKE RIVER
This competition is now closed.
Well done to: Toni-Anne Arbon, Damian Del Borrello, Louise Spraggon.
Thanks to Madman, we’ve three free passes to give away to Rob Sarkies PIKE RIVER.
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SPADA is Overseeing the Death of New Zealand’s Screen Industry
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NZ On Screen – Tuesday Spotlight: CHUNUK BAIR
Adapted from Maurice Shadbolt’s play, Chunuk Bair portrays Kiwi troops holding Gallipoli’s ridgeline when British support fails. Shot in New Zealand on a modest budget, it trades spectacle for intimate, raw portrayal of war.…
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Bryan Cranston, SAG-AFTRA and Agents Applaud Fixes to Open AI’s Sora 2 After Outcry
OpenAI appears to have calmed fears around Sora 2, winning over SAG-AFTRA, CAA, UTA and actor Bryan Cranston with new guardrails on the platform to protect actors’ voices and likenesses.
Cranston was among those who raised concerns when the initial…
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What is going on with Māori media?
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Earlier this month, it was revealed that long-running Māori news and current affairs shows Te Karere and The Hui missed out in the 2025/26 funding round of Te Māngai Pāho, the Māori…
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Winners Announced for the 2025 NZCS Cinematography Awards
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Wellington’s Lane Street Studios Goes on the Market – $50m Screen Facility Now for Sale
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Sora 2 vs Hollywood – The Copyright Reckoning of Generative Video
OpenAI’s Sora 2 has set a new technical benchmark for text-to-video generation, but its release has also ignited the most intense copyright dispute the film and television industry has faced since the dawn of YouTube. As the entertainment world rallies…
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