100% Pure New Zealand. DOC plans massive 30,000ha drop of 1080.

New Zealand’s 100% pure image took another hit today with the news that the Dept. of Conservation is applying for consent to expand the range of its aerial 1080 drop to 30,000 hectares of countryside. Hardly the sort of thing you’d expect in a country that calls itself 100% Pure middle earth and prides itself…

Wellywood So Last Century. Update – The Lawyers Circle.

The future of New Zealand’s film industry is becoming more niche and high tech as the digital and 3D revolution takes over Wellinton’s production suites. There is less and less emphasis based on celluloid scenes of mountains and green pastures. Recent data released by Statistics New Zealand shows New Zealand’s film production industry is declining…

The Oscars. Avatar, Precious Or Hurt Locker?

And the nominees for Best Picture are: Avatar” James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers “The Blind Side” Gil Netter, Andrew A. Kosove and Broderick Johnson, Producers “District 9” Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers “An Education” Finola Dwyer and Amanda Posey, Producers “The Hurt Locker” Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro, Producers…