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This story was originally published on The Spinoff. Three years ago, Tom Webster decided it was now or never to pursue his childhood dream. He’d worked in the construction industry as a joiner for much of his career, but what…

If you think the Paramount-Skydance drama was a bit much, you’re going to hate the next couple of years, Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra warned on Thursday. At the annual Bank of America Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference, Vinciquerra…

A decade ago, CineD (or cinema5D as it was known back in the day), was “accused” of promoting the DSLR revolution. Some professionals even highlighted the fact that we were promoting the use of small cameras with large sensors instead…

A film studio based on a former RAF airfield has said it is proud to be used by the production team of Rings of Power after it left New Zealand. The second series of the Lord of the Rings prequel…

Ainsley Gardiner was 4 years old when she saw The Little Mermaid transform into flowers as she sacrificed herself for her landlubbing lover. That was the first experience of being incredibly moved by the imagery of cinema, she says. That…

It’s been a brutal year for New Zealand television, with the demise of Three’s Newshub news operation, costing 300-odd jobs; and the canning of TVNZ’s highly rated Fair Go, Sunday and Late News programmes. It’s also been announced the long-running soap Shortland Street will…

Australia’s screen industry agency Ausfilm says “production is booming” across the country, partly due to new tax incentives for local productions that were introduced two months ago. With eight major TV series and films either completed, in production or post-production…

Psychologist and media personality Nigel Latta ONZM has revealed he has cancer and has been given less than a year to live. Latta shared the news in a video posted to Facebook on Thursday. The presenter and a producer of…

The Māoriland Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 2025 edition. Founded in 2014 to celebrate Indigenous voices and storytelling in film, MFF is now the largest presenter of indigenous storytelling in the southern hemisphere. The organisation’s recently received…

Loading Docs is warming up for the release of its Season 10 titles. The films will premiere at an event on 25 September, at Auckland’s The Hollywood – which this week hosted a premiere for this year’s Day One Shorts.…

Recent advancements in AI technology, including the proliferation of generative AI tools, present unique opportunities and challenges for the Australian screen industry. Screen Australia’s approach to AI will be guided by the below key principles. This is a rapidly evolving…