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This story was originally published on The Spinoff. Filmmaker Costa Botes has died, but his mockumentary Forgotten Silver lives on. Ian Pryor reflects on what makes the film so unforgettable. On the set of TV show Worzel Gummidge Down Under,…

Film and television production in the greater Los Angeles area fell 14.2% in 2024 from the year before according to the latest Scripted Content Study by FilmLA. That’s an improvement from a 20% plunge in 2023, with both years disrupted…

A £750 million ($986m) film studio in Buckinghamshire, England, has been given the go-ahead by the British government. Marlow Studios was initially denied planning permission over conservation and sustainability fears, but an appeal to the U.K.’s Housing, Communities and Local…

In the high-stakes world of film sound, there’s no room for second chances, so New Zealand-based Tony Johnson uses DPA Microphones, because “they just tick all the boxes.” Sound is an essential part of the film industry so it’s important…

Bob Stenhouse worked largely solo to create this luminously-animated tale of a shepherd haunted by the devil’s daughter. Oscar-nominated for Best Animated Short in 1986, it was later judged one of the century’s best at Annecy. A ‘making of’ clip…

Notes From a Fish, described as a “sleeper comedy hit”, is about an aspiring novelist on the verge of a publishing breakthrough who relies on a creative muse in the shape of a tropical fish called Kirby. “When the fish…

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) is leading a historic delegation to the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which is currently underway in Panjim, Goa, until November 28, 2025. This event marks a pivotal moment in the…

Sustainability in filmmaking isn’t advancing fast enough, and real progress will require structural reform, cultural change, and mandatory standards — that was the blunt consensus from filmmakers across Japan, Spain, Australia and India at the International Film Festival of India’s…