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Labor’s abject surrender to US-owned tech giants means we will be seeing fewer Australian stories on our screens. And if history is any guide, the consequences for Australia’s screen industry and culture are devastating. We’ve been here before. Way back…

Banijay Group, the world’s largest independent studio, recorded revenue declines across its content division in the third quarter of 2024. The production giant behind Peaky Blinders and MasterChef posted sales of €688.9M ($743.6M) in its entertainment and live unit, down…

The Day One New Filmmaker Awards 2024 is now accepting nominations for talented young filmmakers across New Zealand under the age of 30. This year, the awards aim to shine a spotlight on emerging voices in the film industry by…

As global competition in the film industry intensifies, the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) welcomes the direction of the government’s new draft creative and cultural strategy, Amplify. This strategy aims to grow New Zealand’s creative sector’s contribution and aligns with NZFC’s…

In this fun, punk-rock docuseries, non-binary presenter and co-creator, Perrin Hastings takes things into their own hands tackling the complicated issue of gender by travelling the motu to meet a diverse range of non-binary folks and gender experts.  Where does…

There is an energy building around shortform content once again as ‘microdrama’ builds enormous momentum in China and spreads across Asia. But after the swift and spectacular combustion of Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi in 2020, are Western media companies still firm…