New Zealand’s booming film and TV industry in a ‘golden era’ thanks to Covid safe haven

by Stuff.co.nz — October 24, 2020

 

In special effects studios in Miramar and on sets in Lower Hutt, behind shipping container shields in Auckland and in the surrounds of Queenstown, screen workers are busy filming or finishing a slew of new movies and dramas.

The acclaimed director James Cameron is hard at work on the Avatar sequels at Weta Digital. At an old abattoir at the bottom of Ngāūranga Gorge, crews have been busy with Lowdown Dirty Criminals, while The Māori Sidesteps recently wrapped up production at Avalon Studios.

Up in Auckland, Amazon is cracking on with its huge The Lord of the Rings series, while Jane Campion’s locally-shot The Power of the Dog is now in post-production.

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