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A fan fiction writer has been sued by the estate of JRR Tolkien for copyright after publishing his own sequel to The Lord of the Rings. US-based author Demetrious Polychron published a book called The Fellowship of the King in…

Huge congratulations to Cinematographers Dave Garbett, John Cavill NZCS and Rob Marsh who have one the Emmy Award for cinematography for a single camera live action program in the Children’s & Family Creative Arts Emmys 2023…

Do you remember when sneakernet was a colloquial term that united tech luddites against the gathering force of “the network?” We were proud to mock nascent network technology by pointing out how much faster it was to hand-deliver a drive/disk/zip to someone…

The Screen Industry Workers Act 2022 (Act) came into force at the end of last year, restoring certain employment-like protections to screen production workers, including the right to bargain collectively.  While it may be some time before parties work through…

Jason Momoa has some competition from his adoring Godzone fans coming to film in New Zealand early next year. With the Hollywood strikes over, a plethora of productions are gearing up for a big year of shooting in NZ in…

The chief executive of Whakaata Māori (Māori Television) has been cleared in a new report of political interference or undermining editorial integrity after the removal of an online news article following a complaint from Te Pāti Māori. But the report also…

There’s a new global news network launching in 2024 which completely ditches humans for AI-generated newsreaders – and they’re showing off some superhuman capabilities that make it very clear: the days of the human news presenter are numbered.  Channel 1’s…

This article explores the role of AI in photography. We’ll cover its history, how photographers currently use AI for shooting and editing, and where the technology is headed. We also discuss the tools available for creating AI-generated images and address…

A long-running Dunedin-based TV station is set to close by Christmas, with staff understood to be blindsided by the news. Staff at Channel 39, a division of Allied Press, were told on Tuesday, with questions about the closure referred to…

Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ has revealed its 2024 plans for New Zealand audiences on ThreeNow and Three, building on the company’s world-class reputation across global media, news, sports and entertainment to offer Kiwis the most diverse portfolio of local and…

Lee Cronin’s NZ-shot Evil Dead Rise and the Philippou Brothers’ South Australia-shot Talk to Me make the cut for a Best Horrors list of 2023. Read more.…