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Prosecutors intend to argue that Alec Baldwin could not control his emotions on the set of “Rust,” and that he “shamelessly lied” and repeatedly changed his story after accidentally shooting the film’s cinematographer. The actor is due to go on…

This is part two of Above the Fold: 20 Media CEOs, Two Big Questions, a five-part series running all this week and featuring a selection of responses to two heady questions confronting the New Zealand media sector. Read the series introduction here.…

Gallic cinephiles gave James Cameron a hero’s welcome at a Paris masterclass on Thursday, ushering the action auteur onstage with a reception so thunderous that it shook the filmmaker’s oft-unflappable public demeanor. “That’s the record,” he said in between laughs…

Newshub and TVNZ are only the most visible examples of the polycrisis impacting New Zealand’s media. Duncan Greive set out to diagnose the problem, and maybe figure out some cures, by asking media CEOs a couple of big questions. This…

With NAB 2024 just around the corner now, it’s exciting to see which brands and manufacturers choose to slowly roll out their new announcements here before the conference versus which ones are choosing to save all their big news for…

Germany’s Proton Camera Innovations is heading to NAB with what it reckons is the world’s smallest broadcast camera: and at under an ounce and just over an inch it is probably right about that. Following the Yashica – I’m Back…

Budding filmmakers and screen stars, listen up – your dreams may be a little closer, thanks to a new initiative at your fingertips. Australia Youth Film Festival and New Zealand Youth Film Festival are launching a new fund for student…

Sad to pass the news on that actor Peter Dennett has passed away. Peter was not only a great actor who had roles in THE PIANO, THE MAD DOG GANG SPOOKS WILKIE WINK WINK AND THE WOBBLER and a raft…

At the recent Screen Forever conference, four drama executives from Public Broadcasters and Subscription TV were asked to reveal what it is they are NOT looking for… The answers varied depending on their audience, budgets and current development slates. Read…