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Screen Australia has today announced $5.6 million in production and development funding for 44 documentaries that reflect the depth and diversity of Australian stories. Screen Australia’s Head of Documentary, Richard Huddleston, said: “From brave historical interrogations and intimate character studies…

“Happy Endings” and “The Mindy Project” star Adam Pally has been cast as the lead in “The Sanctuary,” an upcoming comedy series from New Zealand’s Kevin & Co. and Sky. In “The Sanctuary,” Pally will star as “an eccentric American…

Sparrow (2017), written and directed by Welby Ings, follows a young boy confronting a dark family secret in 1960s New Zealand. Withings’ distinctive production design, it played international festivals in India, North America, and the UK.…

In his 2024 novel James, Percival Everett reimagines The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim, an enslaved black man who joins young Huck on his journey down the Mississippi River. With his talent for balancing difficult material…

The 2025 Ones to Watch cohort will benefit from the experience of leading some of the country’s leading production companies, with Screen Producers Australia (SPA) today announcing the mentors for the initiative. Representatives from Princess Pictures, Lingo Pictures, Werner Productions,…

Prime Video has released the official trailer for the highly anticipated second season of Australian Prime Original series, “Deadlock.” The six-part crime comedy, created by Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan, launches globally on Prime Video on March 20 in more…

Spada is proud to open nominations for the 2026 Vincent Burke Scholarship, which aims to support the next generation of New Zealand producers by providing an annual grant of$5,000 to assist the advancement of their projects, companies, or careers. 2026…

Died in the Wool is an episode of Ngaio Marsh Theatre, an anthology adapting the author’s murder mysteries. Starring George Baker as Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the series leveraged Marsh’s international appeal and was the first NZ TV drama screened in…

Leonie Tucker has poured two decades of her life into the film industry. As a graphic designer, she finesses the details on movie sets: the posters in the background of scenes, the packaging, everything that is copyrighted – from the…

Australian funding agency Screen NSW has appointed former Screen Queensland chief Kylie Munnich as executive director, starting on March 16. Kylie Munnich
Munnich replaces the former head of Screen NSW Kyas Hepworth who left the agency in December after three…

As one of Hollywood’s earliest and most passionate supporters of technology-based community building, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has some choice words for those benefiting from a system that he says has veered wildly off course. “The tech industry has become a…

Directed by Gaylene Preston, this hour-long drama follows a young couple grappling with marriage and parenting. Made for Work of Art, a female-led New Zealand anthology series, Married marked Preston’s first TV drama, Jed Brophy’s screen debut, and featured a…

Rivaled by London, Prague and Budapest when it comes to luring Hollywood shoots, France is getting ready to sharpen its competitive edge with a game-changing reform to its tax incentive for international productions (TRIP). Following an intensive lobbying push orchestrated…

Stephen Follows reviewed 20 years of EFM sessions to understand the industry’s recurring discussions and to see what 2026 has in store. Plus, he looks at whether the market’s “decline” narrative matches the data. “Next Thursday, I shall be joining…