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New Zealander Jane Campion is one of only two female filmmakers to have ever been nominated for an Academy Award.

Director Lee Tamahori, of Once Were Warriors fame, has lead a successful directing career since.

New Zealand has produced a growing number of star film directors recognised on the world stage, including Peter Jackson, Lee Tamahori, Andrew Niccol, Vincent Ward, Geoff Murphy.

Waiheke Island and Nelson are two strongholds for art and artist communities in New Zealand.

List of New Zealand art galleries and museums, from small local collections to the impressive National Museum Te Papa Tongarewa, in Wellington.

New Zealand is the homeland of a number of star Hollywood actors, including Russell Crowe, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Temuera Morrison and up-and-comer Cliff Curtis.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Dame Malvina Major, Janet Frame, Nyree Dawn Porter, Katherine Mansfield.

Summary of organisations and resources important to the New Zealand film industry.

The Lord of the Rings was filmed over 274 days, using 350 purpose-built sets in more than 150 locations all over New Zealand (including 30 Department of Conservation sites).

New Zealander Anna Paquin has been extraordinarily successfully since her Academy Award-winning performance in Jane Campion's The Piano (1993).