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For a long time, it’s been common for camera crew used to drama, commercials and features to take a slightly superior attitude to people who work in live television. After all, in drama, the sensors are bigger and getting even…

Avatar 3 is officially titled Avatar: Fire and Ash. James Cameron and stars Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington took the stage Friday at D23 to show off concept art, not footage, with a look at the fire Na’Vi people. “I…

Kiwi film producer Lizzie Gillett admits she can now never go back to Sundance. However, it’s not because of bad behaviour, a public gaffe or awful accommodation, but rather, as a result of having such an incredible first experience at…

Fiji’s audiovisual and film industry has shown great potential for growth and is increasingly becoming a critical industry for the country and for the economy. This was highlighted by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad.…

Known for grisly, gonzo-horrors, what business does Ant Timpson have making a family-friendly film, wonders Karl Puschmann, who talks to the Kiwi film powerhouse about his new film, Bookworm, working with Elijah Wood again, and whether the Canterbury Panther is…

Warner Bros. Discovery reported its second-quarter 2024 earnings Wednesday, which included a $9.1 billion charge related to the devaluation of the company’s TV networks. The $9.1 billion goodwill impairment charge, which is a non-cash, pre-tax figure, comes after an asset…

Bodies representing the UK’s directors, writers and actors have written to big tech firms challenging them for using their work to train generative AI models. The Creators Rights Alliance (CRA) has today penned the letter, citing the need to “safeguard…