Queenstown Film Industry Update
AGM Week, so firstly thanks to Branch Chair Wayne Allan for once again steering the QT members along the Guild pathway, to Jane Mccurdy who keeps everyone informed and connected, and to all members who make up our vibrant and engaged community.
In Review: The last few months seem to have been dominated by a soup of Covid lockdown memes, and postponed or cancelled jobs... big sigh.
Winter 2021 did not really serve its usual spread of snow jobs, but we did however deliver several outstanding TVCs all currently screening: Westpac's fantastical "Stand By Me" advert; Lotto's beautiful "Imagine On Ice"; and Subway’s giant floating sandwich (bigger than Texas!). There is a great BTS link for this kooky advert at this link:
Happening now: Blossom, Lambs, Daffodils! And faint whispers of jobs in the air with potentially two dramas looking to shoot in the region over summer. I have fingers-crossed that those productions keep tracking in this direction, and that we are kept occupied (if not busy) in the meantime with more fun and varied TVCs.
And still lots of talk about studios...
Looking forwards: The Power of the Dog is coming to a cinema near you, scheduled for a limited theatre release in November 2021, prior to streaming on Netflix on 1 December. It goes on show in Dunedin on November 5th. Congrats to Dame Jane Campion, Chloe Smith, and all other NZ crew on this award-winning film. It is surely a must-watch on a big screen.
Finally: Local Fly Fishing Filmmaker Ayato Otsubo supported by a team of fine folk in our community have crafted the lovely short film "River Talks To Me" that was shortlisted in the Stimmies. If you get this mag before 8 October then head there, watch, and vote, otherwise, I hope they leave the shortlist up able to be viewed. Good Luck (and hopefully Congrats!!) to Ayato and his team.
https://www.flyfilmfest.com/stimmies
See you out there,
Nicola MacAllan, Freelance Production Coordinator
