Film & Television

Hollywood leading man, Martin Henderson spends most of his time away from home but the Auckland-born New Zealander is still very much a Kiwi at heart.

Set-jetting movie buffs on the trail of favourite characters will find plenty to do in the iconic New Zealand landscapes that have supported many Hollywood blockbusters and international hits.

Avatar’s phenomenal win at the 2010 Academy Awards cemented a strong start to the year for the Kiwi film industry.

New Zealander Jane Campion is one of only four female film-makers to have ever been nominated for an Academy Award as best director.

New Zealand is the homeland of star Hollywood actors, including Russell Crowe, Sam Neill, Anna Paquin, Temuera Morrison, Cliff Curtis and Keisha Castle-Hughes.

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

A young New Zealand artist who produced her first national masterpiece at the age of eight, is a costume maker behind the hugely successful 3D blockbuster, Avatar - now the world’s #2 movie of all time.

2009 wraps up a positive year for film in New Zealand with the movers and shakers of the movie world shining the spotlight on everything the country has to offer from location to expertise.

Barrie Osborne is an internationally renowned US film-maker who moved to New Zealand while working on major film projects.

Tolkien fans fascinated by the world Peter Jackson captured on film during his 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy continue to travel New Zealand searching for the real Middle-earth.