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Before TV producer John Balson took his own life, he told loved ones that he wanted to raise awareness about mental health and burnout in the UK screen industry. A month on from news of his death, the early signs…

Five months after Hollywood’s actors went back to work, the UK film industry continues to suffer with a reported 52% out of work. The Times newspaper recalls the effect of the actors’ strike when dozens of film and TV production…

Auckland is buzzing with International filming productions – will Florence Pugh join in the action too? It’s been ‘lights, cameras, action’ around Auckland over the last few months and the action looks set to carry through into summer. Spy understands…

This story was originally published on The Spinoff. It’s the deadliest fictional town in the country, but which death has been the most bonkers? Alex Casey looks back at 10 seasons of The Brokenwood Mysteries to find out.  The fictional…

The New Zealand Film Commission’s flop productions – fiscal 21/22 and fiscal 22/23 – have left Kiwi audiences without a single character to cheer for. The cast – notably the political appointees of the agency’s board – lurch from bumbling…