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A group in favour of public media suggests TVNZ could be fully funded through levies. It comes as the government-owned broadcaster begins consultation on whether to cut up to 68 jobs – a week after Newshub announced it would axe…

It’s official: the 2024 American Film Market is moving from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.  The Independent Film & Television Alliance and its board of directors announced Friday that the AFM, its industry flagship event, will relocate to Palms Casino Resort in Las…

The New Zealand Film Commission has approved $800,000 in public funding for a $3.2 million documentary feature film on Dame Jacinda Ardern – commission bosses are confident it will be a success amid questions over its commercial potential. According to a synopsis provided…

Sadly we just learned that David has passed away. David was the editor of Onfilm Magazine back in the day and most recently has been running an advertising publication. David had a pretty illustrious career as you can see here.…

After seven years of dedicated service to Script to Screen, Executive Director Jackie Dennis has announced her decision to resign from full-time work. She will remain in the role for three months to ensure a smooth transition as the organisation…

Fair Go, one of New Zealand’s best-known and longest-running TV series, is joining Sunday and two of TVNZ’s daily news bulletins in being dumped from local screens within months. Consumer affairs show Fair Go has been showing on TVNZ since 1977. Over…

TOKYO – Nikon Corporation (Nikon) hereby announces its entry into an agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding membership interests of RED.com, LLC (RED) whereby RED will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nikon, pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement…

Content executive Natalie Robinson-Hurst has assumed the role of Head of Production at AFTRS, bringing with her over 25 years of experience in the screen industry. During her tenure at the ABC spanning 14 years, she served as a series…

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is arguably one of the biggest productions of the year. The project, which has a budget of US$120 million, has captured imaginations worldwide since its debut last month. Today, Netflix confirmed the series will…

The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is excited to announce the participants for the 2024 Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator. They are (image above, clockwise from top left) Blandine Massiet du Biest, Miryam Jacobi, Jo Luping, Nicole Whippy,…