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Australia’s screen sector lobby group has decried a “lopsided outcome” after the federal government permanently doubled its location incentives for international studios, yet missed the July 1 deadline for streaming quotas. Screen Producers Association boss Matthew Deaner says it’s great…

On a warm summer morning, Ursula Boschet, the iconic Hollywood costume designer, made her way through racks of clothing, brimming from floor to ceiling in the Santa Monica store and workshop that bears her name. Ursula’s Costumes is a 6,000-square-foot…

Execs from the kids’ content industry returned to Sheffield last week for the 2024 edition of the Children’s Media Conference (CMC), where topics included the implications of YouTube on public service programming and what the new UK government should do…

The New Zealand Television Awards portal is open. And the nominations are rolling in. Don’t wait until the last week, get yours in now!  Entry Period: 1 July 2024 – 9 August 2024
Eligibility Period: 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024  You can find…

In a recent interview with NYU marketing professor and podcaster Scott Galloway, an outsider to the film industry shared some provocative insights about the “vanity industry” of being a filmmaker in Hollywood, an “industry in structural decline,” and why he…

Did you know that you could have this very article read to you by Laurence Olivier? Wouldn’t it be cool to learn about how AI is bringing dead celebrities’ voices back to life by the very voice of a famous…

Starz has set the main cast for the latest installment of the “Spartacus” Universe: Spartacus: House of Ashur, led by franchise star Nick Tarabay reprising the role of the titular Ashur. Production on the Steven S. DeKnight-led, 10-episode series is…

Hugh Macdonald was not a household name but, in terms of documenting our history and how Kiwis see themselves, he was a major influence. Macdonald died in May, aged 80, leaving an impressive catalogue of work. Although he spent more…

Alec Baldwin wept in court as a Santa Fe judge dismissed his involuntary manslaughter case on Friday after a day-long, dramatic and often bizarre hearing over how police and prosecutors treated a handful of bullets. “The late discovery of this…

The film and TV production drought plaguing the U.S. entertainment industry appears to be “here to stay,” according to a sobering new report by ProdPro. The tracking company found that production in the United States was down about 40% in…