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Australia’s screen industry agency Ausfilm says “production is booming” across the country, partly due to new tax incentives for local productions that were introduced two months ago. With eight major TV series and films either completed, in production or post-production…

Psychologist and media personality Nigel Latta ONZM has revealed he has cancer and has been given less than a year to live. Latta shared the news in a video posted to Facebook on Thursday. The presenter and a producer of…

The Māoriland Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 2025 edition. Founded in 2014 to celebrate Indigenous voices and storytelling in film, MFF is now the largest presenter of indigenous storytelling in the southern hemisphere. The organisation’s recently received…

Loading Docs is warming up for the release of its Season 10 titles. The films will premiere at an event on 25 September, at Auckland’s The Hollywood – which this week hosted a premiere for this year’s Day One Shorts.…

Recent advancements in AI technology, including the proliferation of generative AI tools, present unique opportunities and challenges for the Australian screen industry. Screen Australia’s approach to AI will be guided by the below key principles. This is a rapidly evolving…

Warner Bros. has released the first teaser trailer for the partly shot in NZ A Minecraft Movie.…

In recent news, the iconic toy retailer Toys R Us unveiled a new commercial, created using the AI tool Sora. This commercial stands out not only for its innovative use of AI but also for the critical reception it has…

While here in the U.S., Hollywood continues to dominate the conversation about cinema, often raising eyebrows with its most recent political agendas, a quiet yet refreshing revolution is brewing on the other side of the world. Australia, long known for…

Day One Hāpai te Haeata is celebrating the release of eight short films from young aspiring directors who have been learning the craft and creating films and documentaries to make their mark in the world of filmmaking. The short films explore…

Will the next cinematic installment of Tolkien’s fantasy series be titled “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Wizard”? It may well be if the filmmakers succeed in conjuring up Ian McKellen as Gandalf again. McKellen, who played…

Netflix unveiled a first look at some of its upcoming films and a series from South Africa at MIP Africa on Tuesday. Ben Amadasun, Netflix’s vp of content for the Middle East and Africa, unveiled the slate additions, which the…

Industrial unrest continues in the US as unions look at advances in AI in particular with extreme suspicion. Nearly nine months ago, in the fall of 2023, AMPTP reached an agreement with SAG and WGA, ending one of the longest…

The packaging and financing of drama films has become increasingly challenging, a panel of experts told Winston Baker‘s inaugural Film & Television Finance Forum Venice on Friday afternoon. “Dramas have gone from being difficult to very difficult,” Benjamin Kramer, co-head…

A “controlled explosion” on a London film set sparked a fire that destroyed a van and damaged two other vehicles near the O2 arena. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said they had sent 25 firefighters and four fire engines to…