Regional Wrap

Canterbury's Film Surge

A summer packed with diverse productions, from family adventures to crime thrillers, in Canterbury’s vibrant scene.

Well, it seems Canterbury is the place to shoot this summer! Crew is in hot demand to help on a slate of long form dramas. Last month the Piki Productions feature Te Motu wrapped up filming in Lyttelton Harbour, setting the stage for another NZ feature Head South starting in November shooting around the CBD. And then it’s all go in January with animatronic troll lead, family-romp, Trolga & Me in Methven; dystopian future feature, The Letting Go, in city central; and the six-part crime-thriller TV series The Cleaner all starting production. It's lovely to have so many productions coming to town (with more in the pipeline), and it seems like all the noise the region has been making over the last few years is starting to pay off. But at this rate, we most likely won’t get our Christmas break until May…

Catch you on set,

Zac Beckett-Knight

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