39+ min ago  (213+ words) Sony has announced the development of the Rialto 65, a new 65mm format image senor block for the Venice 2. Scheduled for release in the first half of next year, it will effectively transform the Venice 2 into a 65mm format digital cinema platform, while…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (304+ words) NZ'On Air and Netflix will jointly fund a screen workforce development program aimed at producing industry-ready crew, after research found the training system in NZ has been "fundamentally misaligned with the way the screen sector operates. The one-year program,'Kahurangi…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago  (228+ words) Network 10 will launch a free-to-air timeshift channel in August, bringing a one-hour delayed broadcast of its full schedule to Channel 14 in metro markets. Available at no cost and requiring no internet connection or subscription, 10+1 joins an established international tradition of…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago  (226+ words) Matasila Freshwater and Lachlan Mc Leod's documentary Sukundimi Walks Before Me follows Emmanuel Peni as he leads a grassroots resistance called Project Sepik, mobilising his community against the proposed Frieda River Project " a gold-copper mine that would be the largest…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (401+ words) There will be no Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) this year, with Screen Queensland stepping away from its current licensing model to redesign the event for 2027. In an announcement on Monday, CEO Jacqui Feeney said the decision had been made…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (211+ words) Independent filmmaker, producer and emerging director Theo Mc Mahon has been named as the recipient of the 2026 ABC-AIDC Indigenous Documentary Placement. A proud Bundjalung man based in Melbourne, Mc Mahon has helped develop observational documentary projects, working across sound design,…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (114+ words) IF Magazine Box office: "Scary Movie" takes no. 1, "The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act" opens at $2m With the exception of the studio-backed Mortal Kombat II, The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act has delivered the highest opening for an…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (255+ words) Shoshana Mc Callum (Madam) wrote the script and appears alongside Mohebbi, who plays the titular Daisy, in a cast that also includes Alexander Hodge, Vinnie Bennett and Jordan Mooney, as well as an ensemble of New Zealand talent. Produced by…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (112+ words) Sue Seeary, a production creative whose credits spanned feature film, television drama and documentary, has died after a battle with Merkel Cell cancer. She was 64. Seeary produced her first feature, The Crossing starring Russell Crowe, in 1988, and served as associate…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (199+ words) HBO Max will be available as a Prime Video subscription channel in New Zealand from June 16, giving Kiwi audiences access to HBO, Warner Bros. , DC and Discovery content. The catalogue includes HBO originals such as Succession, Euphoria, The White Lotus…...