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AI film studios are transforming media production in 2025 integrating new tools, and storytelling strategies, as startups and stalwarts compete for next-gen dominance. Since the rise of Generative AI in 2022, the global media and entertainment industry has experienced a…

Writer, director and producer Mike Smith has built a career spanning more than four decades in New Zealand television. He’s worked across a range of genres, from fantasy to drama to comedy, but his breakthrough came with the popular 1984…

This 1980s anthology showcased a fresh wave of independent filmmakers and spotlighted rising talent including Georgina Beyer and Jennifer Ward-Lealand. Each standalone drama explores New Zealand life, crossing the gamut from gritty kitchen sink dramas to oddball tales of Kiwi…

International film teams are collaborating with Cook Islanders to produce films showcasing their culture and stories, aiming to build digital capacity and share these narratives globally. Cameras are rolling, “putting material in the can” for Film Raro2, as international film…

Dear Paul Goldsmith. Mate. Buddy. Comrade. We don’t like each other much because I’m a post-Marxist socialist with violent environmental tendencies where as you are a classical music playing pianist who believes colonialism was ok for Māori. Read on @The…

The South Korean government is betting big on animation, unveiling a $1 billion investment strategy aimed at transforming its cartoon industry into a global powerhouse. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday rolled out its “Basic Plan for…

Alphabet handily beat Wall Street analysts’ estimates for earnings per share in the first quarter and also topped revenue expectations thanks in part to YouTube advertising. The tech giant reported total revenue of $90.2 billion, up 12% from the year-ago…