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UK broadcasters have started more wholly embracing YouTube as a distribution platform in the last couple of years. Channel 4 struck a deal to start running full episodes of some of its TV shows on YouTube back in 2022, and…

The U.K. government has firmly rejected calls for a 5% levy on streaming platforms and mandatory IP retention rules, instead emphasizing the benefits of a “mixed ecology” that welcomes both international investment and local production in its formal response to…

There is music to be found in everything. A strike thuds against a punching bag. A wave crashes into the side of a boat. Someone recites a monologue. It’s all music in the right hands. For Arli Liberman, those sounds…

This story was originally published on The Spinoff. It was the beginning of July, 2024, and the National Party’s Paul Goldsmith (of Ngāti Epsom fame) was staring down the barrel of a smoking gun. It had just taken the lives…

New Zealand’s first animated feature was a true team effort. This behind-the-scenes documentary reveals how Murray Ball’s beloved comic strip was transformed into a big-screen adventure — with a creative crew, a lot of ambition, and a fair amount of…

More than 40 international filmmakers, producers, and subjects are arriving in Aotearoa for the 20th anniversary of the Doc Edge Festival, with many of their films making world or international premieres. Visiting guests will participate in panels, public Q&As, and…