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Somesuch uses New Zealand vistas filming epic running spot for Asics
Somesuch filmed on location in New Zealand for a new spot promoting Asics’ running footwear. Entitled It's a Big World. Go Run It, the spot shows runners responding to a rallying call and jogging across cities, through forests and across…
Auckland plans film fees rise as TV fantasy Shannara starts local shoot
Auckland in northern New Zealand is planning to raise its filming fees to help the city recoup more of the cost of administering shoots. The city has hosted features including the World War Two drama Emperor, and the TV fantasy…
Disney adds Upper Hutt region of New Zealand to Pete’s Dragon filming locations
Disney has added the Upper Hutt region of New Zealand to the list of filming locations to be used in its remake of the 70s fantasy Pete’s Dragon. Production will be based at Stone Street Studios in nearby Wellington. “It…
Peter Jackson considers NZ balance between international filming and local stories
Peter Jackson has said New Zealand needs to find a way to find a better balance between appealing to major international movies and encouraging local shoots. Jackson, director of the Hobbit trilogy, was speaking after the inaugural meeting of New…
TV series of distant-future fantasy Shannara to film at Auckland Film Studios
A TV adaptation of part of Terry Brooks’ distant-future fantasy series Shannara will be shot at Auckland Film Studios in New Zealand by MTV Networks and Sonar Entertainment. Tommy Lee Jones’ historical feature Emperor is among the recent movies to…
The Hobbit: Supervising Location Manager Jared Connon on epic New Zealand filming
Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies closes the filmmaker’s epic fantasy trilogy. Supervising Location Manager Jared Connon discusses the long months of scouting and Middle-earth’s dramatic journey back to the big screen. Scouting across New Zealand…
Disney to film Pete’s Dragon remake partly in New Zealand region of West Otago
Disney is set to film its remake of the 1977 fantasy Pete’s Dragon partly on location in the West Otago region of New Zealand’s South Island. The production was confirmed for New Zealand last month and will be based at…
New Zealand Film Commission promises strong production year for 2015
The New Zealand Film Commission has promised that the country’s production industry will continue to grow in 2015. James Cameron will soon start work on his Avatar sequels and Disney fantasy remake Pete’s Dragon will be based in Wellington. More…
Disney to film Pete’s Dragon fantasy remake at Stone Street Studios in New Zealand
Disney will film a remake of its 1977 fantasy Pete’s Dragon on location in New Zealand. Production will be based at Stone Street Studios in Wellington – home to the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies – and the…
Downton Abbey producers to film BBC crime drama miniseries in New Zealand
Carnival Pictures, the company behind the hit period drama Downton Abbey, is to film a new crime drama miniseries on location in New Zealand for the BBC. The series will shoot in Rotorua on the North Island and has been…

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