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“Lords of the Rings” Oscar winner Peter Jackson has not directed a narrative feature film in more than a decade. His last feature, “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,” was released in 2014. Since then, Jackson has pivoted…

NZ Film Commission boss Annie Murray opens up in today’s Media Insider podcast on the future of Kiwi movies, the commission’s new focus, taking NZ films to the world, and why we need to look beyond box-office takings to judge…

Balancing the demands of cinematography with motherhood may seem impossible, but a growing number of top female DPs are proving it can be done— each in their own way. In this revealing roundtable, Mandy Walker, Rachel Morrison, Reed Morano, Ari…

Gone are the days of six-fingered hands or distorted faces — AI-generated video is becoming increasingly convincing, attracting Hollywood, artists, and advertisers, while shaking the foundations of the creative industry. To measure the progress of AI video, you need only…

Peter Jackson’s splatter classic was made on weekends with mates, homemade rigs and buckets of fake blood. This rare making-of documentary captures the chaos and creativity behind the film that kicked off Jackson’s career.…

Filmmakers don’t have it easy these days. Between fighting for visibility in a world shaped by creators, short-form content, and fluctuating algorithms, and navigating the aftermath of strikes and the growing role of AI, there’s pressure at every level of…

This story was originally published on The Spinoff. Rachel Lang was listening to National Radio in the shower one morning in 2003 when a news report came over the airwaves that left her stunned. It revealed that the median income…