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Last week, I examined the origin of movie scripts, showing that Original Screenplays still account for over half of all movies — the same figure it was forty years ago. This prompted a few readers to write in and ask…

Excited for a new season? The Casketeers: Life and Death Around the World has started filming after a hiatus. Spy can reveal filming has begun on Aotearoa’s favourite funeral directors Kaiora and Francis Tipene’s new show The Casketeers: Life and Death Around…

List yourself to ‘possibly’ get work on this production. Shoot starts 19 August 2024, through to 8 November. Shooting predominantly around Auckland. *How this works is that you fill out the form and your details go onto a spreadsheet that…

Just as you see at the wrap-up of any film festival like SXSW or Sundance, or—you know—at the end of your company work parties, NAB Show 2024 has announced the winners of its prestigious “Product of the Year” awards during…

The makers of Shortland Street want the government to help out financially by extending its cash-back scheme for local productions. The future of Aotearoa’s longest running drama is up in the air, with TVNZ and production company South Pacific Pictures in talks…

Netflix will no longer report membership numbers starting next year — a bombshell move for the streaming industry, which has historically tied company performance to subscriber gains or losses. “We’ve evolved, and we’re going to continue to evolve,” Netflix co-CEO…

FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions – today issued an update regarding regional filming activity. The film industry’s highly-anticipated return to production in 2024 took eight to ten weeks to…

Screen Australia has partnered with Los Angeles-based television production company Dynamic Television, known for Ginny & Georgia and Savage River, for a new program to fund the development of up to four scripted television projects. The Dynamic Television Scripted Initiative will focus on…