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Ever since AI burst onto the scene, hucksters have been keen on monetizing it for use in Hollywood. First, we needed the WGA and SAG to protect creative jobs against computers, and when the professionals took a stand, they started…

We’re not saying that this will guarantee you success at the 2025 Oscar ceremony, but for anyone looking at trends here’s everything from cameras to costs to crew sizes for this year’s Best Picture nominees. Want to win an Oscar?…

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce and entertainment conglomerate, said Monday that it is committing HK$5 billion ($640 million) over five years to the development of Hong Kong’s film and TV industries. The move was announced on the first day of FilMart, the…

United Talent Agency partners Rich Klubeck and Dan Erlij are used to the rough-and-tumble nature of Hollywood. They have to be in order to push for more original voices and stories on-screen.  Erlij, co-head of UTA’s television literary department, represents…

All that free cash flow from a strike-plagued 2023 is burning a hole in Hollywood’s pockets. Time to get back to work. The key players in film and television will spend a combined $132.7 billion on content in 2024, MoffettNathanson…

A feature documentary project focussed on Jacinda Ardern has been in development for several years. In early 2023, funding of $5,000 was awarded including the Producer International Travel Fund and Boost business development funding. In February 2024, feature film funding…

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-2024-winners-list-1235847823/ NZ’s Wētā FX recognised as WAR IS OVER! wins Best Animated Short…

The Western Australian government will put almost $19 million into the state’s screen industry to attract international and domestic production and boost capacity. Announced at the premiere of the Kimberley-shot comedic crime thriller Population 11 on the weekend, the funding…

When Te Kohe Tuhaka first became an actor, it was rare to see anything to do with te ao Māori behind the scenes. “There was no karakia, there was no cultural sensitivities around anything. It was a gig. We were…