The New Zealand screen industry has broken the NZ$3 billion barrier for the primary time due to earnings from an increased collection of feature films made within the country over the past financial year. At a time when the movie world is concentrating on New Zealand as Middle-earth with the making of The Hobbit Trilogy, Statistics New Zealand reports that the screen industry has grown 10% to succeed in revenue of $3.29 billion. A total of 40 feature films were completed in New Zealand last year and revenue from these rose almost 50% to top $1 billion for the primary time. Film New Zealand Chief Executive Gisella Carr says the newest results could never were dreamed of some years ago and to attain such figures within the face of intense...
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