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The New Zealand screen producers’ guild Spada has accelerated the push for government to regulate international streaming platforms, bolstered by the passing of Australian streaming legislation last month. While the neighbouring territories enjoy close coproduction relationships and reciprocal content licensing…

Netflix has confirmed it will acquire Warner Bros Discovery’s film and television studios and streaming service HBO Max for an equity value of around $108.5 billion. The agreement comes after a weeks-long bidding war where Netflix and David Ellison-led Paramount…

From reality TV meltdowns to Taika Waititi’s rise to Hollywood, NZ On Screen’s new Best of the 10s Collection captures one of the most entertaining decades in New Zealand screen history. Curated by pop culture fanatics Alex Casey and Tara…

Jason Momoa has joined Luciane Buchanan‘s short film Lea Tupu’anga/Mother Tongue as executive producer. Buchanan, Momoa’s co-star in Chief of War, wrote and stars in the short, which has been officially submitted for Academy Awards consideration in the Live Action…

In an industry obsessed with the latest sensors, 8K resolution, and AI-driven workflows, a quiet but powerful movement is growing. It’s a return to the chemical, the tactile, and the analog. Filmmakers, from studio auteurs like Christopher Nolan to independent…

Who was the biggest star at the 2025 edition of Sundance? Jennifer Lopez, perhaps? Oscar winners Olivia Colman, Daniel Kaluuya? Maybe Sarah Jessica Parker, Rose Byrne or singer-actor Sara Bareilles. Based on the gaga reaction of crowds on the street…