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A raw, no-holds-barred teleplay co-created with Roger Donaldson, Derek caused a stir when it screened in 1974. Mune stars as an office worker on his last day, spiralling into fantasies and quiet desperation. Some critics were outraged; others recognised a…

Wuthering Heights held on to the top spot in its third weekend, adding $262,748 as it continued on 113 screens, and racking up $1,855,760 in total so far. Opening on a more modest 80 screens, Scream 7 closed the weekend…

Sky New Zealand and Sony Pictures Television have recently expanded their partnership with new first-run TV series and extended their movie deal that brings premium drama, blockbuster films, and much-loved library titles from one of the world’s leading studios first to Sky and NEON audiences (after their theatrical and home entertainment windows).  The agreement secures a significant slate of exclusive, first-run scripted dramas for Sky and NEON, including The Lady, playing On Demand on NEON and Sky from 24 February, a four‑part…

Spada is proud to open nominations for the 2026 Vincent Burke Scholarship, which aims to support the next generation of New Zealand producers by providing an annual grant of$5,000 to assist the advancement of their projects, companies, or careers. 2026…

US inward investment spend on high-end television (HETV) projects increased by 5.3% last year, delivering £2.5bn (US$3.38bn) to the UK economy, with the British Film Commission (BFC) hailing “steady as she goes” growth for the industry. Tentpole scripted shows such…

It’s already February, and a day off to boot for some, although it feels in some ways as if 2026 hasn’t really got into gear yet. That’s odd, given that there have been things happening – some of them quite…

Screen CanterburyNZ has confirmed dates for the final round of its Production Grant in the 2024–26 cycle. Round 3 – 2024–26 Applications open: Wednesday 18 March 2026, 9am Applications close: Sunday 18 April 2026, 11.59pm Decisions announced: Tuesday 19 May…

Petrina D’Rozario talks about putting together the India Film Festival in NZ with the Film India Screen Collective, her recent trip to India with the NZFC-led delegation, and what might or might not work well for co-productions.…

Tenor: My Name is Pati charts the against-the-odds journey of Pene, who is now widely recognised as one of the world’s leading tenors and Amitai – also a rising star in the operatic world – from their original family home…

The Australian Government has formally ruled out introducing a Text and Data Mining (TDM) exception to copyright law—blocking a move that would have allowed tech companies to scrape and use Australian creative works to train AI models without permission. Communications…