I’ve been at three screen events in the last week where people close by are sniffing, coughing and doing it without masks. Why are they even there?! At our events and many others, organisers ask for people who have COVID-like symptoms, which include those of colds and flu, to stay home. They absolutely should. Nearly […]
Undoubtedly obvious to many of you who read this column regularly, but for those who don’t, I’ll point out that I monitor the happenings in the screen industry in Australia as one possible bellwether for New Zealand’s screen sector. A trend there that has become blindingly clear from doing so is the incredible volume of […]
It’s a shook-up screen world out there: TVNZ – RNZ merger Screen Sector Investment Review Screen Industry Worker Bill Reform of Vocational Education Throw in: Netflix losing 200k subscribers, forcing a change in direction. European film funding bodies reviewing their roles as guardians of national culture and identity, whether or not film has a place […]
The biggest change ever to happen to the New Zealand screen industry is fast approaching. No, it’s not the merger of TVNZ and Radio NZ. It’s the Screen Industry Workers Bill (SIWB). Before the end of the year, the SIWB is almost certain to become legislation. Representative bodies for all workers in the screen industry, […]
I’ve been around on this planet for quite a while now and I’ve never experienced a crazier time. Uncertainty seems to be the biggest challenge, at a personal, work and global level, whether it’s war, climate change, the future of the New Zealand screen industry, or just being able to connect with family and friends […]