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Launched in 1976, Winners & Losers marked a turning point in Kiwi television drama. Created by Roger Donaldson and Ian Mune from local short stories, it found audiences at home and overseas, later becoming a classroom staple and restored in…

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has confirmed the initial line-up of host companies for SPA Connect at April’s Screen Forever on the Gold Coast, with a mix of feature film distributors, television commissioners, and production companies to be represented. SPA Connect…

Iron Lung, the low-budget horror film written and directed by YouTuber Markiplier based on the video game of the same name, launched big at the global box office this weekend. It earned $21.5 million globally, with an impressive $17.8 million…

After spending six days at the last Sundance Film Festival in Park City, here’s my promise: This article won’t waste time on the past or projecting the future. Like many fun things, nostalgia can be toxic — and we’ll find…

Screen Australia has officially launched three new market and audience funding streams, supporting the creation of marketing assets and audience testing for theatrical feature films, as well as channel management for online content creators.  These streams will be overseen by…

Senior exec had ushered in international coproductions including The Ridge with the BBC Sky New Zealand’s head of originals Thomas Robins is to step down, Broadcast International has learned. Robins initially joined as senior commissioner of scripted in 2021, before…

This year marks the twelfth addition of the FilmUp mentorship programme, Script to Screen would like to thank the NZFC who have continued to support this kaupapa to continue strengthening and developing Aotearoa’s feature film writers, directors and producers.   Script to Screen is delighted to announce the 2026 participants who will join this growing community of advancing…

New Zealand-based creatives have secured multiple Oscar nominations for the 2026 Academy Awards. Wētā FX, represented by five-time winner Joe Letteri and past winners Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett, has been nominated for Best Visual Effects for work on director…

In the lead up to this year’s festival, Tropfest will run a two-day industry initiative at NIDA designed to assist emerging filmmakers to build sustainable creative careers.  Dubbed Tropfest Roughcut, the “market-readiness accelerator” is supported by Screen Australia and YouTube,…

Netflix is stepping up production of films in Italy with the announcement of four new features and will be pairing these original titles with acquired Italian films that will drop in their first pay‑TV window on Netflix after their theatrical …

Over one million admissions have been delivered to cinemas across Aotearoa this summer, according to Val Morgan. The latest data, from audience measurement tool CineTAM, covers December 19 to January 11 and shows admissions are up +45% on the same…