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Alien Covenant
ShowcaseIssue date: 12 May 2017We took inspiration from the actual weather in Milford Sound, it’s very cloudy, soft light. Sometimes the sun comes through, but basically, it’s dramatic clouds, mountains that appear and disappear in the clouds. Dariusz Wolski - Cinematographer...
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Krampus
ShowcaseIssue date: 3 Dec 2015The ancient legend of the iconic Christmas demon Krampus, whose notoriety grows yearly around the world, is brought to the big screen by writer/director Michael Dougherty (writer/director of Trick 'R Treat; writer of X-Men 2, Superman Returns). The...
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Slow West
ShowcaseIssue date: 21 May 2015Slow West is the Sundance award-winning western adventure set in 19th Century Colorado and shot on location in New Zealand's South Island. Starring Michael Fassbender, Slow West is a 19th century American frontier story about a teenager on a journey to...
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Emperor
ShowcaseIssue date: 23 Jul 2013British filmmaker Peter Webber (Girl with a Pearl Earring) came to New Zealand in 2012 to film the epic feature Emperor starring Tommy Lee Jones and Matthew Fox. The film takes place during the precarious days after the close of World War II, and...
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Z for Zachariah
ShowcaseIssue date: 28 Aug 2015Z for Zachariah is the post-apocalyptic thriller set after the fall of humanity and shot on location in New Zealand’s South Island. The film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, was shot against the hauntingly beautiful landscapes of...
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The Shannara Chronicles
ShowcaseIssue date: 29 Jan 2016The Shannara Chronicles is an epic television series based on the best-selling fantasy books by Terry Brooks. The series, which wrapped in June 2015, was shot on location around Auckland, New Zealand and at Auckland Film Studios. The Shannara Chronicles...
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Under the Vines
ShowcaseIssue date: 19 Jan 2022Under The Vines follows Rebecca Gibney and Charles Edwards as two unlikely city slickers who inherit a failing vineyard in rural New Zealand. Australian TV star Gibney features as Sydney socialite Daisy Munroe, who heads to New Zealand for a...
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The Meg
ShowcaseIssue date: 10 Aug 2018“When you travel to go make a movie, it’s not just about location, it’s about who is there to make the movie with you and New Zealand has this extraordinarily large and talented pool of filmmakers and equipment.” Jon Turteltaub, director...
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The Beatles: Get Back
ShowcaseIssue date: 26 Nov 2021Directed by three-time Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, They Shall Not Grow Old), The Beatles: Get Back takes audiences back in time to the band’s January 1969 recording sessions, which became a pivotal...
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My Life is Murder - Season One
ShowcaseIssue date: 30 Aug 2021Finding herself back home in Aotearoa (NZ) for the first time in years, Alexa can’t help herself when she is asked to look into a bizarre unsolved murder. And then – like an itch she can’t help scratching – Alexa quickly finds herself investigating other...
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Juniper
ShowcaseIssue date: 28 Oct 2021On returning home from boarding school, a self-destructive teenager discovers his gin-soaked grandmother has moved in. A battle of wills ensues which enables him to embrace life again, and her to face her own mortality. Format Feature Film...
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Black Widow
ShowcaseIssue date: 8 Jul 2021In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her...
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A Love Yarn
ShowcaseIssue date: 3 May 2021The owner of a quaint New Zealand yarn shop, Sophie Markham, gets her world flipped upside down after learning her top supplier of yarn, King Farms, is stopping production. Much to her surprise, the charming yet stuck-in-his-ways Samuel King has traveled...
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Together Forever Tea
ShowcaseIssue date: 9 Jul 2021Marketing whiz Lara Thompson is living a fast-paced life in the big city when she's summoned to the sleepy town of Kissing Falls to settle the affairs of her late Aunt Vivienne who owned a tea shop. Screen Incentives New Zealand Screen Production...
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Mr. Corman
ShowcaseIssue date: 5 Aug 2021Fast facts 47% New Zealand cast 46 New Zealand cast members 88% New Zealand crew 208 New Zealand crew 16 New Zealand HoDs Approx 200 New Zealand vendors...
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Mr. Corman
ShowcaseIssue date: 6 Aug 2021From writer, director, executive producer, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer, Inception, Don Jon), Mr. Corman follows the days and nights of Josh Corman, an artist at heart but not by trade. Things haven’t been going his way...
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The Justice of Bunny King
ShowcaseIssue date: 29 Jul 2021Bunny King is a mother of two, a rough cut diamond with a sketchy past. While battling the system to reunite with her children, a confrontation leads her to take her niece Tonyah under her wing. With the world against her and Tonyah, Bunny’s battle has...
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Sweet Tooth
ShowcaseIssue date: 4 Jun 2021Years after "The Great Crumble" changed everything, a hybrid deer-boy forms an unlikely bond with a wandering loner. They embark on an extraordinary adventure through the lush, dangerous world left behind, searching for the meaning of home. Sweet Tooth...
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout
ShowcaseIssue date: 12 Jul 2018The South Island is very well equipped with aircraft and extremely experienced pilots because there is a considerable helicopter tourist industry. Jake Myers, producer Mission: Impossible - Fallout qualified for the 20% New Zealand...
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Dawn Raid
ShowcaseIssue date: 21 Jan 2021The rise, fall and spiritual rebirth of the most iconic and influential music label in Pacific history, Dawn Raid Entertainment. Screen Incentives NZSPG - NZ Format Documentary Production companies GFC Producers ...
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Savage
ShowcaseIssue date: 27 Aug 2020Inspired by the true stories of New Zealand's street gangs across 30 years, Savage follows Danny at three critical moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang. Screen Incentives NZSPG - NZ Format...
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The Legend of Baron To'a
ShowcaseIssue date: 20 Feb 2020Fritz, a young Tongan man grappling with his wrestling superstar father Baron To'a's legacy, both metaphorically and literally, follows in his deceased father's footsteps by fighting for the return of his dad's stolen championship belt. Screen...
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The Sounds
ShowcaseIssue date: 20 Sep 2020Maggie and Tom Cabbott move to the town of Pelorus to escape the oppressive influence of Tom's family. But when he disappears, unsettling facts about Tom soon come to light and the search brings long-buried wounds to the surface. Screen Incentives...
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We Need to Talk About A.I.
ShowcaseIssue date: 18 May 2020Once thought to exist purely in the realms of science fiction, the creation of a Super Intelligence is becoming more and more likely every day and, should it come to pass, would be the single biggest threat to humanity that has ever existed. From the...
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Godzilla vs. Kong
ShowcaseIssue date: 25 Mar 2021The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another - the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong - with humanity caught in the balance. PDV supplier Weta...
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The Gulf - Season Two
ShowcaseIssue date: 1 Mar 2021A detective’s personal and professional life start to unravel when she is involved in a fatal car accident and begins to lose her memory. Format TV Series Production companies Screentime NZ, Lippy Pictures, Letterbox...
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Cousins
ShowcaseIssue date: 4 Mar 2021Connected by blood but separated by circumstances, three cousins spend a lifetime in search of each other. Based on the 1992 novel by Patricia Grace. Screen Incentives New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG) New Zealand Format...
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Kiri & Lou - Season One
ShowcaseIssue date: 18 Mar 2019Kiri and Lou follows the adventures of Kiri, a feisty little dinosaur with overpowering emotions and Lou, a gentle but thoughtful creature. Each story is about the friendship of two prehistoric creatures and their adventures in the forest a...
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Shadow in the Cloud
ShowcaseIssue date: 4 Feb 2021In the throes of World War II, on a rainy morning in Auckland, New Zealand, a group of Allied soldiers prepare to take to the air in a B-17 Flying Fortress dubbed Fool’s Errand. The all-male crew is caught off guard by Flight Officer Maude Garrett...
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The Wilds - Season One
ShowcaseIssue date: 11 Dec 2020A group of teen girls from different backgrounds must fight for survival after a plane crash strands them on a deserted island. The castaways both clash and bond as they learn more about each other, the secrets they keep, and the traumas they’ve endured...
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The Green Knight
ShowcaseIssue date: 10 Dec 2020An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain (Dev Patel), King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green...
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Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love
ShowcaseIssue date: 5 Dec 2019Ex on the Beach: Peak of Love brings 10 international celeb-reality singles to the mountains of Queenstown, New Zealand as they search for their true love, only to be unexpectedly confronted by their past relationships. Format TV series...
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The Gulf
ShowcaseIssue date: 26 Aug 2019A six part New Zealand thriller TV series; A detective’s personal and professional life start to unravel when she is involved in a fatal car accident and begins to lose her memory. Format TV series Production companies Screentime NZ, Lippy Pictures,...
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Space Force
ShowcaseIssue date: 29 May 2020A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military’s newest agency – Space Force – ready for lift-off. Starring Steve Carell, John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz. PDV supplier Weta Digital Format TV Series...
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Power Rangers Beast Morphers Season 26
ShowcaseIssue date: 2 Mar 2019Set in the future, a secret agency combines a newly discovered substance called “Morph-X” with animal DNA to create the Power Rangers Beast Morphers team. Format TV series Production companies SCG Power Rangers, Power Rangers Productions Ltd, Toei...
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Power Rangers Beast Morphers Season 27
ShowcaseIssue date: 1 Oct 2020Set in the future, a secret agency combines a newly discovered substance called “Morph-X” with animal DNA to create the Power Rangers Beast Morphers team. Format TV series Production companies SCG Power Rangers, Power Rangers Productions Ltd, Toei...