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If you were to ask the Married At First Sight experts what makes a good relationship, they’d say words such as loyalty, respect and commitment. By these markers, the strongest relationship to emerge from 11 seasons of the dating reality show that…

OPINION: Of all the film festivals that are held in Aotearoa every year, the Māoriland Film Festival is my absolute favourite. The Māoriland festival has been around since 2014. Apart from Covid interruptions, the festival has been proudly presenting films and…

It looks like star director Taika Waititi has found his perfect Lois Lane in Hollywood superstar Amy Adams for his new movie set to film in New Zealand, as more names are reportedly being added to the cast list. Golden…

Whelp, that’s it, folks! In what has been the least surprising announcement ever, OpenAI has revealed their latest text-to-video model, and… well, it’s just about everything we’ve ever dreamed (or feared) about the coming AI video revolution.Just announced today, OpenAI’s…

How does a chemical engineer make a film? Take equal parts curiosity, creativity, culture, complex subject matter and add a generous measure of comedy. Shake it up. Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa, scientist, lover of mathematics, and film maker sits across a table…

Wellington Paranormal was born as a highly unlikely spin-off of the Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi-directed cult-smash What We Do in the Shadows. I can promise you nobody was more surprised than Karen O’Leary and I when Jemaine told us…

Screen Australia has announced the latest recipients for the Skills Development Fund and BTL: Next Step initiative, who will share in over $560,000 of Industry Development funding. Since launching in April 2023, Screen Australia’s Industry Development initiatives have provided over…

When you’re trying to break into Hollywood, your ideas are your currency. The spec scripts you write and pitch decks you make are your ticket in the door. But in the last few decades, we’ve seen some disturbing accusations come…

Today Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) announces its return to selected cinemas this winter under the guidance of newly appointed Artistic Director for 2024, respected international film festival programmer, film critic and producer Paolo Bertolin.  Bertolin will…

Teradek has officially launched Teradek TV, a cutting-edge live-feed and instant-recordings review platform designed for production needs.  Teradek TV allows production teams, projects, or entire studios to transfer their video village or post suite into the cloud for collaborative work.…

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish recently asked his staff to prioritize “managing costs” and earnings growth amid expectations of looming layoffs and deal chatter surrounding the entertainment giant. On Tuesday, the CEO made things official, unveiling plans for job reductions…