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Screen CanterburyNZ has confirmed dates for the final round of its Production Grant in the 2024–26 cycle. Round 3 – 2024–26 Applications open: Wednesday 18 March 2026, 9am Applications close: Sunday 18 April 2026, 11.59pm Decisions announced: Tuesday 19 May…

Netflix Inc. Co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos pledged under oath to maintain a 45-day theatrical window for Warner Bros. films during a Senate subcommittee hearing Tuesday. Sarandos also tried to dampen concerns about potential job losses and U.S. production declines related…

A debut feature film from Chelsie Preston Crayford. Set in a run-down Wellington villa in 2003, Caterpillar follows three women living separate lives under one leaky roof. Sixteen-year-old Cassie (Anais Shand) is all bravado and vulnerability, drifting into risky territory…

Taika Waititi brought a very Kiwi style of mischief to the US Broadcom provider Xfinity, the commercial is a throwback reimagining of Jurassic Park that asks “what if the park actually worked?” because this time it’s kept online by fast,…

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…