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News that blockbuster film-maker James Cameron is moving the epicentre of his Avatar visual effects team from Hollywood to Wellywood is being met with glee from a restaurateur hoping the blue race will spell the end of gloomy hospitality days.…

Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer who made the dreams of James Cameron come to life by overcoming extreme logistical challenges to bring the filmmaker’s Titanic and Avatar blockbusters to the big screen, has died. He was 63. Landau’s son Jamie…

A switched-on move from New Zealand power players GCM, Taika Waititi and Thomasin McKenzie are among the big names in a new digital agency, reveals Ricardo Simich, who talks to some influential figures – including Dame Miranda Harcourt – about…

Content that celebrates and explores many facets of life in Aotearoa New Zealand is among 19 new Non-Fiction projects funded in the latest NZ On Air funding round. Just under $17m in funding has been committed to local Non-Fiction content.…

Following Minister Goldsmith’s announcement earlier this week that tweaks to the domestic SPR for TV series would allow Shortland Street to access the scheme, more good news about the show’s future been released this morning (Friday 5 July). NZ On…

A collection of comedy and children’s animation lead the way in the latest funding announcement from NZ On Air. Just over $14.1 million* has been committed to Scripted projects in this round, with larger projects looking to access additional finance…

There’s local talent appearing in the new film with the famous star. Spy spills on who’s involved – including the son of a famous Kiwi. New Zealand acting stars Karl Urban and Jordan Mooney are mixing it up with International superstar Priyanka…

At the end of their latest week of bargaining with Hollywood studios and streamers, the unions that make up the Hollywood Basic Crafts coalition struck a defiant tone. In a statement on Wednesday, the labor groups said that major entertainment…

Six projects have been announced as the successful recipients of funding in the first-ever Aotearoa New Zealand Pacific Regional Media Fund that will create content for audiences across the Pacific and Aotearoa.  The six projects – five Non-Fiction and one…