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Hawke’s Bay wants a slice of New Zealand’s lucrative film industry
by 1 News — July 31, 2020
It’s dubbed the fruit bowl of New Zealand, and now Hawke’s Bay wants to be the peach of the country’s lucrative film industry.
Work is underway to establish a regional film office to capitalise on growing demand for film production in New Zealand in a Covid-19-hit world.
But, an industry legend warns a lot more work is required to make the dream a reality.Patrick Sherratt from the Eastern Screen Alliance wants to entice big budget productions to picture-perfect Hawke’s Bay.
“We have from our coasts to our mountains we have within a few hours easy access to a huge variety of different types of locations.”
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