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The 2025 Ones to Watch cohort will benefit from the experience of leading some of the country’s leading production companies, with Screen Producers Australia (SPA) today announcing the mentors for the initiative. Representatives from Princess Pictures, Lingo Pictures, Werner Productions,…

Prime Video has released the official trailer for the highly anticipated second season of Australian Prime Original series, “Deadlock.” The six-part crime comedy, created by Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan, launches globally on Prime Video on March 20 in more…

Spada is proud to open nominations for the 2026 Vincent Burke Scholarship, which aims to support the next generation of New Zealand producers by providing an annual grant of$5,000 to assist the advancement of their projects, companies, or careers. 2026…

Died in the Wool is an episode of Ngaio Marsh Theatre, an anthology adapting the author’s murder mysteries. Starring George Baker as Inspector Roderick Alleyn, the series leveraged Marsh’s international appeal and was the first NZ TV drama screened in…

Leonie Tucker has poured two decades of her life into the film industry. As a graphic designer, she finesses the details on movie sets: the posters in the background of scenes, the packaging, everything that is copyrighted – from the…

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…