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A Tauranga-based Hollywood stuntman and actor has written a film inspired by his mother’s journey as a pākehā woman learning te reo in the 1980s. Pākehā, directed by writer-director and executive producer Mana Hira Davis and produced by Eddie Page…

Headlines about Screen Australia’s latest annual Drama Report have highlighted one particular figure: a 29% drop in total industry expenditure compared to the year before. But a closer look suggests this isn’t the most concerning finding. The report also reveals…

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…