News

n the pre-internet dark ages, the most ignominious fate that could befall a film was going straight to video. This infernal tier – available to buy from a newsagent bargain bin or service-station rack near you – was reserved for…

The 2023 Emmy Award winners are being announced Monday night by host Anthony Anderson, a few months after they were delayed by the Hollywood strikes. HBO leads the way with a trio of hit shows, “Succession,” “The Last of Us”…

Hey, did you know that famed filmmaker Taika Waititi had a new movie in theaters last year? There’s a good chance you didn’t! Because Waititi’s latest, the sports comedy “Next Goal Wins,” had a very muted release following a series of…

A feminine coming-of-age film by way of Frankenstein, Yorgos Lanthimos’ gorgeously designed Poor Things follows Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), an unhappy and suicidal woman brought back to life by the enigmatic scientist Baxter (Willem Dafoe), and then embarking on a feminist journey of…

As the global screen industry looks for ways to reduce its environmental impact, Docklands Studios Melbourne is proud to be Australia’s first major film studio to be powered entirely by green energy. Docklands Studios recently switched to 100% renewable energy…

Women in Film and Television New Zealand (WIFT NZ) is delighted to announce the finalists for ten award categories, as selected by the judging panel of Jill Macnab (Chair), Alyx Duncan, Nicole Horan, Amanda Davison, Kathleen Anderson, Jasmin McSweeney, Vea…

As the next 12 months unfold, it is clear that competition across all facets of the industry will be rife, as streamers and broadcasters shift strategies to make ends meet. Growth will likely be hard won, so what kind of…

If you want to network, grow, and succeed as a filmmaker, you have to learn to get comfortable talking about your work. Luckily there are programs, like the Moonshot Initiative, which help emerging filmmakers successfully pitch their projects without feeling…

Global broadcast and media services provider EMG has joined forces with Gravity Media Australia to create a new technology and production company. The as-yet-unnamed venture will incorporate 100 outside broadcast trucks and flypacks and 40 studios and production facilities across…

Irirangi Te Motu | NZ On Air is thrilled to announce the appointment of Chantelle Cole, a respected business leader and advocate for the games sector, to lead the agency’s NZ Game Development Sector Rebate (GDSR) scheme. Cole, previously CEO…

Directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu and written by Maddie Dai, with additional writing by Stewart-Te Whiu, We Were Dangerous, will have its world premiere in Austin, Texas at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in March 2024. Produced for…