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The Animation Guild is back at the table with the studios this week, hoping to seal the deal on a new contract by Friday. Last month, the union said it was still “far apart” from the studios on several key…

Shrek, one of Dreamworks’ most famous franchise films, is set to return to the big screen in te reo Māori next year. Māoriland Charitable Trust has announced a collaboration with DreamWorks Animation to dub the film. It is the first…

Saddened to hear that actor Glenis Levestam has passed on. Glenis had a career starting back in 1963 and along the way performed in Peter Jackson’s BRAINDEAD, BLACK SHEEP and HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS. NZ On Screen profile.…

Māoriland Charitable Trust is thrilled to announce a collaboration with DreamWorks Animation to dub the beloved animated film Shrek into te reo Māori, leading to a world premiere at the Māoriland Film Festival in March 2025 followed by a series…

Saddened to hear of Location Manager Justin Serville’s passing last night. Justin’s career started as a runner on the Piano and in recent years he worked on Rurangi and TV commercials. Rest in peace.…

There are but a few ironclad certainties in life: death, taxes, and the fact that you should never, ever bet against James Cameron. The celebrated filmmaker has made an unparalleled career out of taking some of the most ambitious (and…

Published by the Spinoff Tamar Münch joins Duncan Greive to discuss the challenges facing screen and news media – and how they intertwine. They also discuss the resignation of Mike Sneesby at Nine, and the way Australian media is following…

Despite the return of Hollywood stars to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) after last year’s strikes, this year’s event saw a lackluster market for acquisitions. With only a handful of significant deals emerging, questions are being raised about the…

For more than 20 years, Antonia Prebble has been one of the regular faces on New Zealand television screens. Starting as a child actor on The Tribe and hosting the after-school show WNTV, Prebble went on to star as Lorretta in Outrageous Fortune, and…

An Amazon MGM Studios production is coming to Aotearoa, with Auckland announced as the primary shooting location for the star-studded project.  The Wrecking Crew will be directed by award-winning film-maker Ángel Manuel Soto and feature an impressive cast including Aquaman’s Jason Momoa, Guardians of the Galaxy’s Dave…

For decades, commercial broadcasting made its owners rich. Advertisers flocked to the networks – there just weren’t any other ways to reach so many viewers. At the same time, the government limited competition by restricting licenses to operate. This discouraged…