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This 2004 documentary traces the evolution of New Zealand screen effects, from pioneering experimental filmmaker Len Lye to the digital wizardry behind The Lord of the Rings. A showcase of the creative talent that shaped Aotearoa’s visual storytelling, both at…

A huge week for UK actors union Equity has kicked off with its landmark legal action against casting directory Spotlight. On Wednesday, top officials from the 50,000-strong union will begin a two-day High Court battle in London that could radically…

For many years, Netflix executives bristled at the notion that the company really had a rival. Not Hollywood powerhouses like Disney, nor tech giants like Amazon. Instead, Reed Hastings, the company’s co-founder, insisted at one point that Netflix competed with…

From now on, we play it straight,” Cheryl West (Robyn Malcolm) tells her family in the first episode ofOutrageous Fortune -upending their proud tradition of lawbreaking after her husband Wolf (Grant Bowler) is sent to jail. The TV3 comedy-drama about…

Rialto Distribution has acquired worldwide rights to Tinā and is planning a nationwide U.S. theatrical release on August 29 for Labor Day weekend. The film, written and directed by Samoan-New Zealand filmmaker Miki Magasiva, premiered at the 2024 Hawaii International…

“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…