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Less than two decades ago, Netflix changed the Media & Entertainment industry forever while the CEOs of the Media Majors were sleeping at their desks. Are we about to watch a similar disruption unfold? Professional Investors seem to think so.…

Jane Campion thought she had finished making films when she completed the Oscar-winning Power of the Dog; she was fixed on the next thing, which was to run a pop-up school for aspiring filmmakers in her native New Zealand. “It…

Kiwi star Roxie Mohebbi discusses her new series, Critical Incident, its take on the Australian juvenile system and how she approached the project with empathy. Nobody wants to play the “bad guy”, especially in a story currently being told in…

On October 21, 2021, the film industry was rocked by tragedy when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot during the filming of Rust. The incident occurred on set involving actor Alec Baldwin, who was holding the weapon when it discharged, leading…

This story was originally published on The Spinoff. Martin Henderson’s love of television began early. As a young boy in the 1980s, long before TV broadcasting ran 24 hours a day, Henderson would wake up every weekend and put the…

AI is making waves in many industries, including filmmaking. Recent advances promise to propel AI in the film industry to a whole new level, with major impacts on the medium. A 16-year-old movie that underperformed at the box office might…

Students can follow in the footsteps of art house icons like Wim Wenders, Zhang Yimou and Jane Campion at these international institutions. Victoria University of Wellington and Australian Film Television and Radio School make it into the top 15 global…

Following the success of the 19th edition of DOC EDGE FESTIVAL in 2024, Doc Edge is proud to announce that Matthew Metcalfe has joined its board. Mr Metcalfe is one of New Zealand’s most prominent producers with over twenty-five years’…

Doctors kept telling Joel Souza how lucky he was to be alive, but he didn’t see it that way. The writer-director of the Western drama Rust had been gravely wounded in the accidental on-set shooting that claimed the life of his friend and collaborator,…

The media sector is facing significant challenges, and so are those behind the camera. Post-production workers like sound designers and composers are struggling to find jobs. Conversations with industry professionals and Screen Music and Sound Guild surveys of screen composers…

For a long time, many one-off independent film projects have been received as poorly conceived investment proposals by Professional Investors. But a growing number of film-maker entrepreneurs are building professionally managed, sustainable businesses with increasing scale and valuations. Professional Investors…

After five seasons of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows, showrunner Paul Simms can finally admit he doesn’t care much about vampires, really — and that’s what makes the comedy on his show timeless and universal. “It all goes…