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Kura Productions is excited to celebrate 21 years of honouring Māori stories in the television, film and digital screen industry. Te Ataraiti Waretini, the CEO of the company, says the milestone is a great achievement. “”21 years of creating Māori…

People still want the TV and movie experience offered by traditional studios, but social platforms are becoming competitive for their entertainment time—and even more competitive for the business models that studios have relied on. Social video platforms offer a seemingly…

James Cameron, the Oscar-winning director of films like Avatar, Terminator and Titanic, appears cautiously optimistic about the role generative AI can play in filmmaking, though even if he is wary of the “in the style of” prompts that have proliferated…

New Zealand is finally getting its own version of popular British television quiz show The Chase. TVNZ confirmed today it has commissioned a four-episode special of The Chase New Zealand to be filmed in Sydney, Australia. Read on @The Herald…

Do you dream of seeing your stories come to life on screen? Tauranga Tablereads, a dynamic new initiative, is helping turn that vision into reality. Born from the Film Bay of Plenty Screenwriters group, Tauranga Tablereads aims to foster local…

As television station owners gathered in Las Vegas this week for the annual National Assn. of Broadcasters convention, they sent an urgent message to Washington that could be summed up in one word — “Help.” Streaming video has siphoned away…

Jonathan Brough’s documentary explores Whale Rider’s ambitious visual effects, blending life-sized models and CGI to bring nine whales to life. Auckland’s Glasshammer built the 65-foot models, while Keisha Castle-Hughes reveals the challenges of filming her iconic whale-riding scenes. A fascinating…

As Hollywood’s employment crisis deepens with no relief in sight, more than one thousand rallied Sunday in support of amplified incentives intended to convince more film and TV productions to stay in Southern California. At the “Stay in L.A.” event…

The Cannes Film Market is launching Village Innovation, a new venue dedicated to technology and innovation in the film industry. The venue will bring together the bulk of activities from Cannes Next, the market’s flagship program dedicated to innovation in the film industry,…