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TVNZ’s acting director of content Nevak Rogers talks Duncan Greive through what we can expect to see from the broadcaster in 2024, and the challenges facing the industry. In the local TV calendar, this time of year is where the…

Kiwi director Scott Walker has received an unexpected thumbs-up from Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino. Walker’s serial killer thriller, The Frozen Ground, became the most-watched movie on Netflix in the US two years ago – 10 years after its first release.…

After a protracted legal process, The Better Public Media Trust is pleased that the Court of Appeal has ruled in its favour and affirmed that BPM merits recognition as a registered charity. The judges acknowledged that BPM’s advocacy for public…

The New Zealand screen producers’ guild, SPADA, has called for Government to regulate international streaming platforms by requiring them to pay a levy on their New Zealand revenue. Speaking at the launch of a new Love Local campaign at SPADA’s annual conference in…

In November, Melbourne’s advertising and film industry witnessed the next generation of visual effects at NantStudios @ Docklands Studios Melbourne. The Virtual Production / In Camera VFX demonstration instantly transported over 150 film professionals around the world from the comfort…

In this episode, FA CEO Lydia Hurlbut and her cinematographer husband, Shane Hurlbut, ASC, explore the ever-changing film industry. Ever since its inception in 1895, the landscape of the industry has evolved with technology, updated methodologies, and even ways audiences…

Renowned Kiwi filmmaker Roger Donaldson turned 78 today. Known for his versatile and impactful contributions to cinema, the accomplished director, producer, and screenwriter has left an indelible mark on the film industry not only in New Zealand, but around the…

NZ On Air has announced a $1.9m fund to encourage the creation of stories from a uniquely Pasifika perspective, to be broadcast in Aotearoa New Zealand and throughout the Pacific region.  The Aotearoa New Zealand Pacific Regional Media Fund is…

She’s been a doctor, U.S. president and a movie star but in the U.K. Barbiemay go down in history as the only doll to have contributed almost $100 million (£80 million) to the local economy. The long-anticipated “Barbie” movie, which came…