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The UK’s producer trade body and actors union have called on the government to rejoin the AI debate and consider legislation before it is too late.  AI is set to play a central role in the upcoming contract negotiations between …

TVNZ says it must press ahead with big spending on new technology, while also cutting news jobs and programmes It has signed Irish company Accenture to help build a new digital platform over five years, for the likes of its…

James Cameron has backed a new UK film studio and said it could act as a base for his technology training center, but the £750M ($927M) Marlow Film Studios still requires a planning greenlight and is proving controversial in its…

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…