The US mid-term elections have shaken the American political landscape, rattled Donald Trump and his supporters, and rolled the balance of power in the Senate and House of Representatives. Now we await the outcome of our own elections this Saturday. I recently attended Labour’s The Future of Arts and the Creative Sector event, along with […]
The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand (DEGANZ) has declined a Letter of Non-Objection (LONO) requested by Fish Entertainment for American director Ben Conrad to direct The Hospital, a production seeking certification as a New Zealand film to access the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate (NZSPR) – Domestic, at 40%. DEGANZ believes the […]
I attended the opening night of Show Me Shorts the other night. As always, there was a lot of joy in the air with the latest batch of New Zealand and international shorts going up on screen, and many of the filmmakers, cast, crew, friends and family there to share the occasion. All of the […]
Film researcher Stephen Follows’ latest piece of work examines the endings of films to see if the ‘Hollywood Ending’ still rules the day. What he found is that there are three types of ending: Happy, Sad and Bittersweet. It got me thinking about the current New Zealand Film Commission review of core funding for guilds […]
Electioneering is in full swing as we head towards November. It was just eight weeks ago that Reuben Davidson, Labour Spokesperson for Broadcasting, Media and Creative Economy, stood in front of the New Zealand screen industry at the Big Screen Symposium and said he was fully supportive of a streamer levy. As recently as the […]