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AI is making waves in many industries, including filmmaking. Recent advances promise to propel AI in the film industry to a whole new level, with major impacts on the medium. A 16-year-old movie that underperformed at the box office might…

Students can follow in the footsteps of art house icons like Wim Wenders, Zhang Yimou and Jane Campion at these international institutions. Victoria University of Wellington and Australian Film Television and Radio School make it into the top 15 global…

Following the success of the 19th edition of DOC EDGE FESTIVAL in 2024, Doc Edge is proud to announce that Matthew Metcalfe has joined its board. Mr Metcalfe is one of New Zealand’s most prominent producers with over twenty-five years’…

Doctors kept telling Joel Souza how lucky he was to be alive, but he didn’t see it that way. The writer-director of the Western drama Rust had been gravely wounded in the accidental on-set shooting that claimed the life of his friend and collaborator,…

The media sector is facing significant challenges, and so are those behind the camera. Post-production workers like sound designers and composers are struggling to find jobs. Conversations with industry professionals and Screen Music and Sound Guild surveys of screen composers…

For a long time, many one-off independent film projects have been received as poorly conceived investment proposals by Professional Investors. But a growing number of film-maker entrepreneurs are building professionally managed, sustainable businesses with increasing scale and valuations. Professional Investors…

After five seasons of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows, showrunner Paul Simms can finally admit he doesn’t care much about vampires, really — and that’s what makes the comedy on his show timeless and universal. “It all goes…

San Diego native and lifelong “Star Wars” fan Diego Mariscal came to Hollywood at age 19 with a dream of working in the movies. He ended up becoming a dolly grip on more than 80 films and TV shows, including “The…

Grown-up dramas and eccentric comedies made far from Hollywood are an endangered species. But without them, the future of film looks bleak. What do Civil War, Sound of Freedom, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Longlegs and Hereditary have in common?…

This podcast was originally published on The Spinoff PODCAST: Glen Kyne joins Duncan Greive to discuss the appointment of Graeme Mason to chair the NZ Film Commission board. The former Screen Australia boss seems the strongest signal yet that the…