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As the threats and opportunities presented by YouTube become ever more apparent, what should legacy television do to adapt? I don’t think anyone who knows me would describe me as backwards in coming forward, but as a digital-first exec working…

A recent taped conversation between two Atlanta casting directors — one of whom admits to devoting only four seconds to watching self-tapes — has renewed fears among actors who believe their auditions are not being taken seriously. On a recent…

With accessibility of ever-cheaper gimbals easier than ever, is the venerable Steadicam still relevant for camera movement? Anybody who has tried to use a Steadicam will know how difficult they are to operate. Trying to move what can sometimes be…

The American Film Market is set to return to Los Angeles this year following a poorly received 2024 edition in Las Vegas. AFM 2025 will run November 11-16 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City, next to Beverly Hills.…

Loren Taylor’s feature film The Moon is Upside Down has secured a prestigious nomination at this year’s Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) Awards, earning a place among the ten international films recogniSed for Best Non-U.S. Release. The OFCS, established in…

The British government has effectively ruled out the idea of imposing a levy on U.S. streamers like Netflix amid a funding crisis for domestic scripted series. Sir Chris Bryant, the creative industries minister, told lawmakers on Tuesday that “we haven’t…

Auckland, New Zealand Tuesday, 27th January 2025. STUDIOCANAL New Zealand in association with Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are delighted to reveal the trailer and poster for KŌKĀ, a feature film bought to life from a tribal…

Banijay Entertainment has formed a “strategic alliance” with base to create a, “next-generation, cloud-first content ecosystem”.  It has also selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider, and the trio hope to improve the production giant’s “collaborative creativity, operational efficiency, and…

Parts of Dunedin were turned into an 1800s-style Californian town over the weekend as Hollywood heavyweights filmed a new Netflix drama. Academy Award nominee Florence Pugh is one of the actresses starring in a new adaptation of the 1952 John…

Unless you’ve been in orbit without an internet connection for six months, you’ll have noticed that we’re living in a rather special time. AI is very obviously changing everything and doing so rapidly. But there are some other aspects of…

The age profile of horror audiences is fascinating. Horror has a relatively low percentage of the youngest audience segment (just 15.8% are under 18) while also having the lowest percentage of the oldest audience segment (11.8% are over 45 years…