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Wellington’s Wētā FX has received an Academy Award nomination this morning for their visual effects work on James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash Read on…

Hawley won an Academy Award for her work on Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, adding to her Bafta win from last month. Read on…

Costumes made in New Zealand for the latest instalment in the Avatar film series are up for the Best Costume Design award at this year’s Oscars.

The costumes were designed by American designer Deborah Scott and made in house at…

NEWS BRIEF: New Zealand broadcaster TVNZ has commissioned a local celebrity version of Banijay Entertainment’s quiz format Tipping Point. Celebrity Tipping Point NZ will be produced by Banijay’s Screentime New Zealand. The 10-part series, hosted by news broadcaster Daniel Faitaua,…

Here’s the local fare and some honorary local fare coming to screens near you. Rebecca Tansley’s Tenor: My Name is Pati is now in cinemas. Aussie series Run with George Mason and Robyn Malcolm, now playing on TVNZ+ Holly Shervey’s…

Kate Winslet is venturing from Pandora to Middle-earth. The beloved actress, who was recently in James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” is in talks to star in “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.” She’ll join Andy Serkis, who…

Warner Bros International Television Production New Zealand (WBITVNZ) original dark dramedy series Crackhead has been picked up by HBO Max in Australia. The eight-part series was created and co-written by Kiwi actor and writer, Holly Shervey, developed and produced by…

I have written a few times about how patents can be an excellent way to see which technologies will soon affect / improve / disrupt the industry. This has led a number of readers to reach out and ask more…

TVNZ has renewed its long-standing content agreement with Sony Pictures Television, extending the supply of international film and television programming to its streaming service TVNZ+ and broadcast channels TVNZ 1, TVNZ 2 and DUKE. The renewal comes as the state…