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Police commissioner Richard Chambers has acknowledged that the making of The Marokopa Project – a Netflix documentary following the hunt for fugitive Tom Phillips and his children – “was not always handled in line with the usual protocols and processes…

Ted Hope and Courtney Daniels have been collecting distribution case studies on FilmStack Daily Digest Substack for a while now. These are detailed, warts-and-all accounts from filmmakers about how they actually self-released their films. Read on…

Made as long-haul air travel was opening New Zealand to international tourists, this 1980 NFU promotional film targets the US market with a mix of Māori culture, pastoral scenery, and some eyebrow-raising enticements — including skinny dipping and the reassurance…

A Kiwi thriller stalled by Covid and then impacted by the brutal murder of its director and co-writer is now set to screen to an international audience. Mark Henry Willis, 58, was stabbed 22 times by his kitchen knife-wielding partner,…

In what is hopefully a sign of the times for the box office to quote the Harry Styles song in Project Hail Mary, non-franchise IP is excelling around the world with Amazon MGM Studios’ posting an amazing $108.6M second frame…

Kirsten Dunst has been cast in the upcoming sequel to A Minecraft Movie, months after telling an interviewer she’d love to appear in the film. The 43-year-old is reportedly set to play Alex, one of the primary avatars available in…

The Federal Government has abandoned plans to establish an SBS production hub in Western Sydney, nearly eight months after shortlisting proposals submitted through an expressions of interest process. Communications Minister Anika Wells’ office confirmed the decision, with a spokesperson telling…

Sky New Zealand has elevated senior commissioner for scripted Tina McLaren to commissioning editor for free Sky TV streaming platform Neon and recently acquired Three and ThreeNow. Tina McLaren
The integrated role streamlines the Sky Originals and Sky Free commissioning…

Continuing our spotlight series of the work of Ian Mune. This week we feature Stella, a 2023 short film featuring Mune in one of the lead roles as Stanley. In this quietly devastating short film, Mune and Elizabeth McRae play…