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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…

Five years ago, Netflix was making a big push into film, throwing big money at filmmakers and giving many auteurs free rein. Now, as theaters face yet another crisis year, with big projects delayed by strikes — the next “Mission:…

IATSE President Matthew Loeb did not mince words today when asked if his local unions were willing to strike if this spring’s contract negotiations with the AMPTP did not go well. “Nothing’s off the table, and we’re not going to give up our…