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Hollywood actor Jason Momoa has been spotted behind the DJ decks at a popular Queenstown bar months after becoming a shareholder in the business. Social media posts from Upstairs at The Bunker show the Aquaman star has been advertised as…

Promising rebates of up to 40% on an infamously expensive art form, tax incentives for film and television production — now offered by nearly four dozen countries — have been instrumental in luring the industry from its traditional capital in…

Hispanic upstart Canela Media has launched Zully, a new app for microdramas in both Spanish and English. While Canela is smaller than legacy players TelevisaUnivision and Telemundo, it has a different business model. Without linear TV networks or expensive line…

Created to nurture emerging Māori writers, Ngā Puna brings together six first-time television writers — each delivering a standalone 45-minute drama. Executive produced by Don Selwyn and made by He Taonga Films, the anthology spans genres from tangi grief and…

New Zealand’s first urban cop show, Shark in the Park traded rural beats for the gritty streets of inner-city Wellington. Devised by Graeme Tetley (Ruby and Rata), it follows Inspector Brian ‘Sharkie’ Finn (Jeffrey Thomas) and his unit, with character-driven…

After landing a major movie deal for their breakout game, three New Zealand developers say Kiwis are “batting way above average” on the global platform Roblox. Alec Kieft, Matthew Hufton, and Cameron Angland are set to executive produce a feature…

From the Wild South series, The Longest Night follows a group of New Zealanders spending winter at Scott Base. As Antarctica slips into months of darkness, extreme cold and isolation, the team must maintain morale through routine, creativity and connection.…

When Darkness Loves Us, the new horror film from New Zealand director James Ashcroft (The Rule of Jenny Pen), will kick off international sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. Cornerstone has taken on international sales outside of Australia and…

Vertical drama is entering Australia’s mainstream screen industry conversation, with Cairns Crocodiles set to host a dedicated microdrama panel that brings together platform executives, broadcasters and content creators at the annual APAC creativity festival. Read on…

The third series of K Road Chronicles embeds community journalist and former rough sleeper Six within the support networks tackling Auckland’s homelessness crisis. Spanning organisations from Orange Sky’s mobile laundry to Rainbow Hub’s gender-diverse outreach, the series combines observational documentary…