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TIFF 50 is now in the rearview mirror, and the picture that emerges isn’t one of frenetic dealmaking, but of structural recalibration. On one hand, Row K secured an eight‑figure U.S. acquisition of “Cliffhanger”, signalling bold new ambition. Magnolia picked…

Thirteen years ago, Ashur (Nick E. Tarabay) died in Spartacus: Vengeance. But, like, what if he didn’t? That’s pretty much the premise for new series Spartacus: House of Ashur, which we now know will premiere on Starz with its first…

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: a restrictive and repressive foreign country edited and censored an LGBTQ scene from a movie and now the American distributor is upset. We can think of a dozen movies that come to…

Mark your calendars! Pax Assadi is BACK — fresh off a strong showing last year, he’s confirmed as host for the 2025 New Zealand Screen Awards. The big night takes place on 21 November 2025 at the Viaduct Events Centre…

What would you make with an extra $2.2 billion? That’s a question Disney gets to answer after it just received subsidies from the UK government over the last 15 years. They got the money as part of a kickback in…

The industry’s 12 biggest media and entertainment companies set another new content-spending record in 2024, paying out around $210 billion, up 4% on the year, according to an analysis by KPMG. Comcast/NBCUniversal held the No. 1 spot on KPMG’s ranking…

In this 2024 interview with NZ On Screen, John Barnett reflects on five decades shaping NZ screen, from early dramas to hits like Outrageous Fortune and Whale Rider, sharing insights on talent spotting, co-productions, and sustaining a production powerhouse.…

Pickford’s AI series “Whispers” bowed at Busan Asian Contents & Film Market, offering audiences an interactive teaser that showcased the potential of AI-driven storytelling. Emmy-winning producer Bernie Su (“The Lizzie Bennet Diaries”) said his motivation for creating an AI series…

Just when you thought the Hollywood consolidation was maybe over, we hit a new round of awful. We reported that, fresh off his blockbuster takeover of Paramount last month, Skydance’s David Ellison is apparently just getting started. He wants Warner…

The British Film Institute (BFI)’s National Lottery funding will increase by 10% from 2026-29, with £150m available across the coming three years. The BFI will invest approximately £50m per year of National Lottery ‘good cause’ funding, up from £136.3m available…