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Oscar nominated DP Mandy Walker has been elected the 48th president of the American Society of Cinematographers. She will be the first woman to lead the century-old honorary society, which was founded in 1919. In 2023, Walker became the first…

It was made over five years on a shoestring budget, it’s intentionally and gleefully offensive (especially to Aucklanders), and it has its own specially-made brand of beer. The latest New Zealand-made movie has just had a red-carpet premiere in the…

This story was originally published on The Spinoff. Conan O’Brien is standing in front of a large statue of a donut in the small Canterbury town of Springfield. Apart from the giant pink cake behind him, it’s an otherwise unremarkable…

Cannes 2025 was not a washout. The Croisette was crowded, the sun came out, and over 15,000 industry professionals turned up.  But something has shifted.  I believe that we will look back at 2025 as an inflection point. The most negative reading…

Two weeks ago, I suggested a treaty ending international film subsidies. Government funding for local cultural content can be defensible. But when countries use subsidies to compete to attract Hollywood productions, Hollywood is the main winner. It’s hard for any…

Warner Bros. Discovery has been downgraded to BB+, or junk bond status, for 2025 and 2026 by S&P Global over linear TV weakness as the Hollywood studio continues to pivot to the streaming space. The ratings firm continued its outlook…