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First Hollywood, then Wellywood – but now maybe Wallywood?

Wallywood has a nice ring to it, according to Upper Hutt mayor Wayne Guppy, who says a $50m film and television studio is good news for the local economy. His reference relates to Wallaceville-based Lane St Studios, possibly Upper Hutt’s…

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Renowned Australian movie stuntman, Grant Page dies in car crash.

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Canadians in Wellington to discuss co-productions with local filmmakers

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WE WERE DANGEROUS – Review: New Zealand Teens Try to Escape a Christian School for Delinquent Girls in Small but Spirited Period Drama

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A small but spirited 1954-set drama about a group of “delinquent” teenage girls who plan a daring escape from the one-dock New Zealand island where they’ve been sent for institutional Christianization, Māori filmmaker Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu’s “We Were Dangerous” does…

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Starstruck made Rose Matafeo famous, then fans got strange

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Rose Matafeo is thinking about retiring. She’s just bought her first home, in London, where the Kiwi comedian has lived for almost a decade. “I’m a homeowner. I never thought I would ever own a home. My parents don’t own…

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IMAX plans to have 40 screens in Australia within the next five years

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WE WERE DANGEROUS Wins at SXSW 2024

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Together apart: should the funding agencies be one or not?

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Responses to the call to merge funders

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More locals named for BSS

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The Big Screen Symposium continues its roll-out of session info and speakers, this week with a focus on locals. NZ On Air has recently begun funding to encourage more New Zealand music in local screen content. NZ On Air Head…

Strikes Delayed TV’s Top Hits, But Audiences Came Back

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The six months of labor action in Hollywood last summer and fall led to a host of network series having to shorten their seasons, with premieres four to five months later than their usual fall spots. The good news, though,…

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No justification for funding ‘Jacindamania’ doco

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Last week we learned that the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is putting $800,000 of taxpayers’ money towards a documentary called Jacindamania about former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Apparently $3.2m is needed for the documentary and the commission says it’s…

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Request to protect Three news archive

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Here’s the letter sent to Ministers requesting protection for the several decades’ worth of NCA content produced and aired under the succession of owners of TV3. Letter requesting that the THREE News Archives be registered as a Protected ObjectDownload…

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How UKTV wants to breathe new life into TV ad market

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As UKTV Ventures strikes its latest airtime-for-equity deal with a funeral company, Mark Layton talks to director Brendan Kilcawley about how the business wants to grow the TV advertising market by planting seeds that will pay off in the long…

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First Hollywood, then Wellywood – but now maybe Wallywood?

Renowned Australian movie stuntman, Grant Page dies in car crash.

Canadians in Wellington to discuss co-productions with local filmmakers

WE WERE DANGEROUS – Review: New Zealand Teens Try to Escape a Christian School for Delinquent Girls in Small but Spirited Period Drama

Starstruck made Rose Matafeo famous, then fans got strange

IMAX plans to have 40 screens in Australia within the next five years

WE WERE DANGEROUS Wins at SXSW 2024

Together apart: should the funding agencies be one or not?

Responses to the call to merge funders

More locals named for BSS

Strikes Delayed TV’s Top Hits, But Audiences Came Back

No justification for funding ‘Jacindamania’ doco

Request to protect Three news archive

Benedict Reid

How UKTV wants to breathe new life into TV ad market

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