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New Zealand

New Zealand is to make its visual effects incentive more accessible to producers a year after the country’s overall filming incentive package was boosted. As an administrative change, Film New Zealand will be absorbed into the New Zealand Film Commission.

The country boosted its base filming incentive to 20% in mid-2014 as the Large Budget Screen Production Grant to increase New Zealand’s appeal as an international filming location.

The country was able to host production on Ghost in the Shell, after the Producer's decided against filming in China.

There’s incredible opportunity in New Zealand: you go on one stretch of road and you’re in Scotland and you go on another stretch of road and you’re in Ireland, then another and you’re in Devon in the UK.

Iain Canning, Producer on Slow West

Climate

The north of New Zealand is sub-tropical and the south is temperate. The warmest months are December, January and February when average maximum temperatures range between 20C and 30C. The coldest months are June, July and August when average minimum temperatures range between 10C and 15C.

New Zealand experiences four distinct seasons with spring blossoms, golden autumns, serene summers and winter snows. New Zealand seasons are the reverse of those in the northern hemisphere. Crop harvests are generally between December and March.

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    Highlights

    Snow-covered mountain ranges
    Dramatic coastlines
    Geothermal, geysers & fantasy locations
    Modern cityscapes & heritage sites
    Rainforests & lush vegetation

    Incentives

    New Zealand Screen Production Grant

    Equipment

    Local
    Several generations of production experience and extensive investment have resulted in state-of- the-art facilities and an enviable post/digital/visual effects infrastructure to support filmmakers at world-class levels.

    Digital post-production, film laboratory, sound and visual effects facilities in New Zealand are on par with the best anywhere in the world. One of the world’s largest digital and VFX post-production facilities is in New Zealand.

    Complementing facilities at this level is world-class film equipment for hire at very competitive prices.

    Entry requirements
    New Zealand obviously has a massive industry with an abundance of filming equipment on hand. However, if you are planning on bringing equipment in at one of its many points of entry, the ATA carnet system would be the best approach.
    The ATA carnet, also known as the merchandise passport, is an internationally-recognised customs document that allows goods to move into foreign markets free of duty and tax.
    It also waives the need for Temporary Importation Under Bond documentation and removes the need to register with New Zealand Customs.

     

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