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The Writers Guild of America strike is over, and there appears to be progress in negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP, but the impact of the strikes on the entertainment business writ large is still being felt. The U.S. Bureau…

Australians in Film (AiF), the Los Angeles based artist development organization, and their new presenting partner, Screen Australia, today announced they are adding two stand out conference sessions to the Festival line-up for SXSW Sydney 2023. A SPOTLIGHT ON BLOSSOM…

The second season of “Our Flag Means Death” is about to set sail on Max, and fans of the show are more than ready to see the estranged pirate couple Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby) and Blackbeard (Taika Waititi) deal with…

Says the ‘Rogue One’ filmmaker of his methods on his latest project: “It’s more creative, easier and cheaper, and I don’t want to go back to the other way of doing a big film.” Gareth Edwards has made films at…

Around 20 UK film and TV crew members held a demonstration outside the opening night gala of the BFI London Film Festival (LFF) at Royal Festival Hall today (October 4), which was attended by guests including Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley…

IIndieWire reached out to the cinematography nominees for the 75th Emmy Awards (Emmys). Once again, we used the data to build a chart and find tendencies. It seems that Sony takes the lead with the VENICE. Also, it’s a nice…

In recent years, the state of independent films has been marked by a troubling trend: the decline of minimum guarantees paid by all-rights distributors.  Since minimum guarantees have traditionally been a necessary lifeline for independent filmmakers, this downward trend has…

The verdant farmland of Maungatautari, Putaruru, Te Poi and Te Awamutu could soon be seen on movie screens in Venice, Cannes and Los Angeles. Home Kills, a black comedy set and filmed in the Waikato, is being pitched for inclusion…

Academy Award winner Taika Waititi – and his stunt double – have taken time out of a big HBO production being filmed in Aotearoa to promote the country overseas. The writer, director, actor and producer helped make and starred in…

Production on Kiwi feature film Tinā, marking the feature film directorial debut of Miki Magasiva and The Brown Factory, is currently underway in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Tinā is an inspiring and heartwarming drama that follows the story of Samoan teacher Mareta Percival. Struggling after the death of…