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Whelp, that’s it, folks! In what has been the least surprising announcement ever, OpenAI has revealed their latest text-to-video model, and… well, it’s just about everything we’ve ever dreamed (or feared) about the coming AI video revolution.Just announced today, OpenAI’s…

How does a chemical engineer make a film? Take equal parts curiosity, creativity, culture, complex subject matter and add a generous measure of comedy. Shake it up. Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa, scientist, lover of mathematics, and film maker sits across a table…

Wellington Paranormal was born as a highly unlikely spin-off of the Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi-directed cult-smash What We Do in the Shadows. I can promise you nobody was more surprised than Karen O’Leary and I when Jemaine told us…

Screen Australia has announced the latest recipients for the Skills Development Fund and BTL: Next Step initiative, who will share in over $560,000 of Industry Development funding. Since launching in April 2023, Screen Australia’s Industry Development initiatives have provided over…

When you’re trying to break into Hollywood, your ideas are your currency. The spec scripts you write and pitch decks you make are your ticket in the door. But in the last few decades, we’ve seen some disturbing accusations come…

Today Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) announces its return to selected cinemas this winter under the guidance of newly appointed Artistic Director for 2024, respected international film festival programmer, film critic and producer Paolo Bertolin.  Bertolin will…