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New Zealand hopes The Hobbit will have the same effect on tourism as LOTR

It seems as if the hobbits will be taking part in the New Zealand landscape once more as the CEO of the tourism branch, Kevin Bower, has announced that they are on the verge of a deal with the creators of a new film called “The Hobbit”, in order to further promote NZ as a [...]

New film set to boost Queenstown tourism

Any Questions for Ben? Is a comedy film that features the city of Queenstown in New Zealand and it is expected that many young travellers from Australia will be heading to the city because of it. Queenstown is featured in the film for 10 minutes and there are many adventure activities that take place in [...]

Hobbits attracting people to New Zealand

Thanks to the Rugby World Cup, Hobbits and a sackful of international tourism awards and accolades for 2011, it looks as ifNew Zealandis set to stay in the international spotlight for some time to come. The significant selection of awards for 2011, which designatedNew Zealandas popular, eco-friendly and hot, [...]

Mister Pip movie with Hugh Laurie to be shot in New Zealand

The New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand on Air, TV3 together with other overseas parties are funding the making of a feature film, Mister Pip. The adaption of this novel will take place in New Zealand, on the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

Mister Pip, written by New Zealand author, Lloyd Jones in 2006, is [...]

Movie making in New Zealand

Peter Jackson is the best known New Zealand film director. In 1978 the New Zealand Film Commission Act came into force. In recent years New Zealand has become, not least by the worldwide success of winning 17 Oscars with the trilogy The Lord of the Rings (directed by Peter Jackson) as a well-known movie location.

In [...]

The Hobbit starts shooting in New Zealand

After almost 15 years of gestating, The Hobbit, Peter Jackson’s movie, has finally started filming on Monday March 21st. Stone Street Studios, the same studios in New Zealand where Lord of the Rings was shot, is where production is taking place and shooting is expected to take up to two years to fully complete with [...]

Shooting of The Hobbit begins in New Zealand

The Hobbit will begin production on 21st March, as Peter Jackson, director of Lord of the Rings, takes on the project. Martin Freeman, a British actor, is cast in the lead role.

New Zealand will be transformed into Middle Earth, just as before, so everyone is bracing themselves for the flood of tourists.

The number of tourists [...]

Wellywood New Zealand sees rugby Hobbit tourism boom

New Zealand is the destination of the next Rugby World Cup. This will draw many more to the home of the Hobbits.

The “most brilliant capital on Earth”, Wellington, will be the focus of part of celebrtions, and has aspirations to drive fans into touring the rest of the country. One fan agreed, “It’s a good [...]

Man dies at New Zealand Twilight screening

New Zealand police are looking into the death of a 23 year old man who was found at a screening of Eclipse, the latest movie in the Twilight franchise.

The man’s body was found following the showing of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse at the Reading Courtenay cinema complex by staff members.

Local investigators are looking [...]

Peter Jackson looks at New Zealand film industry

On July 1st Peter Jackson and David Court published a review of the New Zealand Film Commission. Following their press affirmative press release Commission Chair Patsy Reddy stated that they are pleased to have heard how important the Film Commission’s role is in building the film industry.

She added that they were pleased to see how [...]

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