Our homegrown festival is now in full swing, and in gently darkened cinemas across Aotearoa New Zealand we can sit together and watch films that allow us, however briefly, to immerse ourselves in the lives and experiences of our fellow humans. Films that have been written by humans, produced, directed and filmed by humans. Films with human actors, and animations that have human voices, with “every character, every story and every environment—imagined into life by some of the most imaginative filmmakers in the world”.

So be sure to soak up as much of this filmic goodness as you can over the next few weeks.
And of course, if you are a film society member, every Monday evening from then on.

Here’s what’s coming down the pike…

Netflix’s $900K AI Job Ignores Writers and Actors on Strike

Are you an artificial intelligence expert? Well, it seems like Netflix might have a job for you that pays really, really well. They are offering $900,000 for an AI product manager.

This all is happening as they brush aside the SAG-AFTRA claims about fair pay when 87 percent of SAG-AFTRA members earn less than $26,000 a year…

Read more... Jason Hellerman at nofilmschool