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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…

Netflix has announced New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi will voice Willy Wonka in a Sony-animated feature film reimagining the Roald Dahl classic. Titled Charlie vs the Chocolate Factory, the animated film is set for a 2027 release, with English actor…

In an update from Cinema Con 2026 yesterday, Sony Pictures announced that filming has wrapped on the live-action Legend of Zelda movie. Sadly, that’s about the extent of the details we have as Sony didn’t reveal any new footage, show…

The Government is weighing changes to the Broadcasting Standards Authority, with Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith signalling disestablishment is currently his preferred option. Goldsmith says no final decision has been made, but confirmed the Government is considering whether to…

A major film and television production hub planned for Queenstown’s Wakatipu Basin has been approved under the Government’s fast-track regime, despite acknowledged environmental and planning concerns. The proposed Ayrburn Screen Hub, a large-scale studio and accommodation complex near Arrowtown, will…

When World War I began, 500 Cook Islands men signed up with New Zealand to fight on European soil. Many lost their lives or returned home deeply changed. Documentary Paradise Soldiers looks at the strong bond between the Pacific Island…

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…