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On today’s episode we talk to Jodi Matterson, the most important person in Australian film and TV that you’ve likely never heard of. This powerhouse of the screen is behind everything from the Naomi Watts film Penguin Bloom, to the…

This was the year Nollywood made Netflix history.  The Black Book, a revenge thriller from first-time director Editi Effiong became the first-ever Nigerian film to soar to No. 3 on Netflix’s worldwide film charts. The film, made for “just” $1…

Horror movies generally elicit feelings of fear, shock and disgust, but a surprising new emotion has been stirred up among New Zealand fans of the genre this year: patriotism. Whether it was the killer dolly slaying her way through the…

New Zealand actor and competitive arm wrestler Jason “Levi” Holley has died following a battle with an incurable brain tumour. Holley made news when, in a last-ditch bid for survival, sold all his possessions to seek further treatment for his…

Seemingly, not a day goes by without a new AI story about how it is coming for your job. Rather than being hyperbole, the AI take over is real, and as AI gradually develops into AGI, the threat is very…

Where does artificial intelligence (AI) fit into the world of Indian cinema? While AI has already disrupted Hollywood with writers going on a strike, the debate around the contentious issue is not widespread in the Indian film industry which employs tens of…

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…