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After making her film debut as Chardonnay in Kiwi blockbuster Boy, Rickylee Russell-Waipuka got used to getting bombarded with spontaneous moonwalks and requests for selfies. But for the then-teenager, the hardest shift wasn’t public recognition – it was feeling 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…

Rialto is launching a new premium streaming platform, Rialto View, for Kiwis to access cinema and art films that are not selected by algorithms. As streaming giants such as Netflix and Disney+ continue to dominate viewership internationally, more businesses are…

Giant YouTube revenue from advertising and subscriptions passed $60 billion last year while ad sales for the latest quarter rose 9% to $11.38 billion. Executives on a call after parent Alphabet reported earnings, touted sub gains in YouTube Premium and…

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…

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,…