The House Within to release in July
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A Tale of Two Screens: The Wild, Winding History of New Zealand’s Film and Television Awards
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What lies beneath: the unseen of film subsidies
Two weeks ago, I suggested a treaty ending international film subsidies. Government funding for local cultural content can be defensible. But when countries use subsidies to compete to attract Hollywood productions, Hollywood is the main winner.
It’s hard for any…
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John McKay – Screen Music and Sound Guild
The SMSG’s John McKay talks about the guild’s first five years, what’s still to be done, and how the work from overseas is the only thing keeping some people afloat as the amount of local production diminishes.…
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New Zealand Television Awards Rebrand as New Zealand Screen Awards, Welcoming Film into the Fold
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NZFC’s New Global Internship Scheme Aims to Export – and Eventually Reimport – Emerging Talent
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Warner Bros. Discovery Credit Rating Cut to Junk Bond Status on Linear TV’s Decline
Warner Bros. Discovery has been downgraded to BB+, or junk bond status, for 2025 and 2026 by S&P Global over linear TV weakness as the Hollywood studio continues to pivot to the streaming space.
The ratings firm continued its outlook…
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NZ wins at Global Production Awards
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Streaming Ad Tiers Catch Fire, Make Up Nearly Half Of U.S. Subscriptions For SVODs That Offer Them, Study Says
Ads on streaming are smoking.
Advertising-supported tiers made up 46% of streaming subscriptions at SVOD platforms that offer both options — with and without ads — at the end of March, up by 33%, or 7 percentage points, year-on-year. Over…
L.A. Mayor Vows to Cut Red Tape and Make It Easier to Shoot Movies and Shows In the City
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is advancing efforts to streamline film and television production in Los Angeles amid cries for further policymaker intervention on the issue of runaway production.
Bass calls for a reduction in city staffers on shoots and improved…
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Canterbury recognised at Cannes Film Festival
The success of Canterbury as a movie-making location has been celebrated alongside film and TV projects like Wicked and Bridgerton, at a prestigious ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival.
Screen Canterbury NZ, which is the regional film office of the…
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James Fink-Jensen -THE BALLOON
James talks about his short The Balloon, now available to enjoy on Vimeo, his upcoming feature Smoky, and the Auckland Showcase of Melbourne Cineverse, presenting a programme of NZ shorts on Wed 21 May at The Capitol.…
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Cash-Strapped Hollywood Could Turn to Qatar, Which Is Making Moves at Cannes
Qatar, the tiny Arab state rich in oil and gas that recently offered to replace Donald Trump’s Air Force One with a $400 million jet likened to a “palace in the sky,” is at Cannes signaling its ambitions to take…
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Queenstown Film Industry Backs $200M Studio Proposal – But Infrastructure Standoff Looms
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Second Producers Roundtable survey paints bleak picture for UK independent producers
Almost nine in 10 UK independent producers say the job is not currently sustainable, according to the second survey by the Producers Roundtable organisation, released today.
The second survey was completed by 107 independent producers, 45 of whom had participated…
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