Life after Hobbits: The New Zealand Screen Industry in 2006

Abstract

This article considers the state of the New Zealand TV and film industry, drawing upon the first comprehensive survey by Statistics New Zealand, and discussing a number of notable new productions. It also considers New Zealand film and television on Australian screens and concludes that, while they often dwell upon and magnify differences, such trans-Tasman cultural exchanges have yet to capture the similarities between the two countries.

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