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NZ Box Office Report: 5 April 2026

Keith Barclay — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:48:13 +0000

On 111 screens, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie opened on top of the heap, taking $803,089 over the frist (and long) weekend of the school holidays for $894,886 including previews.

Ryan Gosling in space in Project Hail Mary continued on…

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NZ On Screen Tuesday Spotlight: The Life of Ian (2007)

ShowNews Admin — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:20:39 +0000

In this candid and often wry documentary, Ian Mune reflects on his journey as a self-described “Kiwi actor” — from theatre floor sweeper to film pioneer. Revisiting breakthrough works like Sleeping Dogs, he discusses collaboration, controversy and the realities of…

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Choir Games in competition at SeriesFest

Keith Barclay — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:48:41 +0000

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NZ On Screen Tuesday Spotlight – Health 80 – The Aunty Natal and Posty Natal Shows (1980)

ShowNews Admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:23:57 +0000

Ian Mune directed and produced this government-commissioned series for TV2’s Contact documentary slot, blending straight-talking health advice with sharp, Pythonesque sketches. Written by John Banas and featuring familiar Kiwi faces including Ian Watkin and Geoff Murphy, the shows reveal Mune’s…

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Bree Loverich + Garrick Rawlingson – WAFF Industry Dayz

Keith Barclay — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:04:55 +0000

VFX Guild’s Bree and CAFE’s Garrick talk about the Industry Dayz programme at this year’s Wellington Animation Film Festival, and running online and in-person events this year.

Details and tix are here for the in-person programme (20-22 Mar).

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Trump film tariffs are back on the table. New low interest bonds suggested.

Stan Gogan — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:37:06 +0000

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Film Bay of Plenty Seeks to Strengthen Emerging Kiwi Filmmakers

Stan Gogan — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 23:13:08 +0000

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Petrina D’Rozario

Keith Barclay — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:44:47 +0000

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.…

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Major Wins for THE CONVERT, TINĀ & THE GONE at the 2025 NZ SCREEN AWARDS

Keith Barclay — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:21:39 +0000

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Tenor: My Name is Pati trailer sings out

Keith Barclay — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:32:23 +0000

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…

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Australia Rejects AI Copyright Loophole, Backs Creators’ Rights

Mark It — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 08:57:53 +0000

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.

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US Theaters Have Re-Invested $1.5 Billion in Past Year to Keep Audiences Engaged With Premium Large Formats, Loyalty Rewards and Better Dining Experiences

Mark It — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:08:30 +0000

That expanded menu. That collectible popcorn bucket. The reclining seats. Those amenities plus large screen format offerings are all part of how the North American exhibition industry has re-invested more than $1.5 billion in their theaters in the past year.…

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Wētā FX layoffs dubbed ‘major blow’ to Wellington’s creative sector

Mark It — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 20:05:53 +0000

The news that Wellington-based visual effects and animation company Wētā FX is planning to cut around 100 jobs has been dubbed a “major blow” to the capital’s creative sector.

In a statement this morning, Wētā FX confirmed staff were informed…

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Screenrights distributes record amount

Keith Barclay — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 02:27:12 +0000

Screenrights is proud to share that it distributed a record AU$42.6 million to members in the year to 30 June 2025. Further details will be released in the organisation’s annual report later this year, but the figure is a new…

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GG: 40 studios score GDSR support

Keith Barclay — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:36:30 +0000

Forty game development studios across Aotearoa New Zealand will receive a share of $22.44m in the second year of the Game Development Sector Rebate (GDSR), with initial data showing a 20.5% increase in roles and each GDSR-funded employee generating over…

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