How James Cameron And Avatar’s Crew Celebrated 1 Year Since Filming Wrapped On Sequels

by Jamil David — 29.5.2021

The Avatar sequels have been in development for over a decade now, and James Cameron has been hard at work dealing with the pressures of making a sequel to the biggest blockbuster in movie history.

News

Spy: Stars fly in for NZ’s new TV production boom

by Ricardo Simich — 30.5.2021

A number of global TV series shooting in New Zealand are getting the green light for second and third seasons.

News

A different type of veteran: New Zealand film maker John Irwin on the ANZAC trail in Greece

by Dr Martyn Brown — 27.5.2021

In 1989, New Zealand filmmaker John Irwin travelled to Athens and Crete to visit former Greek classmates from the London International Film School. The visit ‘to see a couple of these mates’ changed his life.

News

First New Zealand movie with Down syndrome actor in lead role premieres in Wellington

by Jacob Johnson — 27.5.2021

The first New Zealand movie with a Down syndrome actor in a lead role has premiered in Wellington.

Policy

ISP Teksavvy’s Appeal Against Pirate Site-Blocking Order is dismissed in the Federal Court.

by Hugh Stephens — 1.6.2021

Author Hugh Stephens examines the impact of Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) dismissing the appeal brought by internet service provider Teksavvy, against the first site blocking order for copyright infringement, issued to them on 26 May 2021.

News

Whanganui Confluence cinema and film company bringing together people and documentaries

by Georgie Ormond — 23.5.2021

Melita Farley and Kevin Double are the husband-and-wife team behind Confluence - a cinema, shared office, film-company social enterprise opposite the Davis Theatre in Whanganui.

News

The Justice of Bunny King trailer: First look at Thomasin McKenzie’s next film

by Kate Rodger — 22.5.2021

The first trailer for Kiwi actor Thomasin McKenzie's latest film The Justice of Bunny King has just been released.

News

Annabelle Sheehan on film, cancer and the coronavirus

by Andre Chumko — 29.5.2021

New Zealand Film Commission chief executive Annabelle Sheehan has stepped away from the role, after three and a half years of leading the agency.

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Content Cafe Celebrates World IP Day!

by Marlena

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Piracy as a business: how movie thieves make billions in a post-pandemic world

by Asaf Ashkenazi

The love affair between movie fans and online piracy platforms continues to drive millions of dollars into the hands of sophisticated hackers looking to make an illicit buck – further impacting Hollywood’s post-pandemic business model.

Content

NFTs and Copyright

by Hugh Stephens

The latest to crowd into my consciousness is “NFT”. While the expression NFW (you can look it up and no, it doesn’t stand for Nashville Flower Week) is quite familiar to me, WTF is NFT?

Content

Avatar 2 celebrates the end of production with its photo

by Somag News — December 15, 2020

CINEMA: Avatar 2 boasts its massive set of recordings in new, never-before-seen photos from the film.

Content

Colin Firth, Gemma Arterton to Star in Period Drama ‘Curtain Call’

by Variety — November 13, 2020

Colin Firth, Gemma Arterton, Simon Russell Beale and Pappa Essiedu are attached to star in the period drama “Curtain Call” with Anand Tucker directing for Mark Gordon Pictures and Fearless Minds.

Content

REPORT: Illegal pirate subscription services become a billion dollar industry in the United States

by Digital Citizens Alliance — August 6, 2020

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New Zealand’s Ongoing Copyright Review: What Does the Change in Objectives Signal? ?

by Hugh Stephens

New Zealand’s Copyright Act review, a long time in coming, has been underway now for more than a year. I commented on the review when it was first launched, noting the heavy emphasis on evidence-based economic impact in the request for submissions.

Content

World IP Day: Time to Forge a Global Solution to a Global Problem (Blocking of Pirate Streaming Sites)

by Hugh Stephens — April 20, 2020

Content

One Movie Settled the “Debate” About Climate Change

by David Newhoff, The Illusion of More — April 17, 2020

Content

Small town Thames is the hot new location for film-makers

by Teresa Ramsey

Unique locations, historic buildings and friendly crowds has put the historic Waikato town of Thames firmly on the books for film-makers.

Content

Netflix, Amazon, and Hollywood studios shut down maker of “free TV” box

by Jon Brodkin

Content

Why movie piracy is much more dangerous than you think

by Ben Falk

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Safer Internet Day

by saferinternetday.org

An annual, global campaign, for the past 16 years, Safer Internet Day celebrations aim to raise awareness of both a safer and a better Internet, where everyone is empowered to use technology not just safely but also responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively.

Content

The Breaker Upperers stars explain the New Zealand comedy revolution

by Joanna Robinson

Content

Digital piracy in New Zealand – Summary of research report

by The Navigators

Content

Research shines the spotlight on New Zealand

by The Navigators

Content

Site blocking around the world

by --

A guide to which countries have site blocking and how it is administered. Features a UK case study measuring site blocking efficacy and changes in consumer behaviour.

Content

Standing on the shoulders of giants

by Victoria Kelly

Content

Antipiracy Enforcement in Malaysia and Jakarta

by Brett Danaher

Last week I visited both Jakarta and Malaysia to discuss antipiracy enforcement in general (what works and what doesn’t?) and, in particular, to discuss some of our research on the effectiveness of piracy website blocking.

Content

There is no internet freedom without responsibility

by Neil Turkewitz

The CEO of the Turkewitz Consulting Group contends that content creators have fuelled the digital age while being economically marginalised.

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ISP Teksavvy’s Appeal Against Pirate Site-Blocking Order is dismissed in the Federal Court.

by Hugh Stephens — 1.6.2021

Policy

No Creativity without Creators

by Paula Browning — 26.4.2021

Policy

Site-blocking keeps New Zealand in step with Australia and other countries

by Andrew Brown QC

Policy

The fair use or fair dealing debate continues Down Under

by Hugh Stephens

New Zealand has just launched its long-anticipated Copyright Act review, releasing an Issues Paper on November 23. This paper kick-starts a consultation process that will continue through to until next April. The release of the paper is the first stage of consultation in the review of the Act, and involves “identifying problems with the way the Copyright Act is operating or opportunities to improve its operation”.

Policy

More Unfair Claims about Fair Use This Time in New Zealand

by George Robert Barker

Policy

On the Internet, Everyone Is A ____(fill in the blank)

Lots of words come to mind, none of which I plan to explore here other than to note, in passing, that the likelihood of the blank being filled with a word not generally used in proper company is likely to produce fundamental changes in internet governance.

Policy

New Zealand and Canada seek solutions to offshore piracy

by Hugh Stephens

While site-blocking for copyright infringement is proving effective in 42 countries including Australia, New Zealand and Canada are looking at adopting this remedy.