New Zealand's film sector is maturing.
“This also serves to limit the number of productions that can come here per annum, and thus the benefits and rebate spend.”
That’s – potentially – a market of untapped billions.
Presently, a global paradigm exists where nations wanting to have a film industry must be part of an incentive environment to attract runaway productions.
New Zealand’s Screen Production Grant, where productions can access a cash rebate equivalent to 40 per cent of their spend, coupled with our ability to produce in-person due to control over Covid-19, have resulted in recent exponential growth for the sector.