Wellington Film Scene

Sometimes it feels like a very small town down here. There is Miramar, which some years is hosting thousands of crew and working on films that are among the largest productions happening anywhere in the world, and then there is that odd and eclectic collection of people and jobs that we call the Wellington film industry.

There are a couple of telefeatures rolling around town, a small bunch of TVCs, and those ever swirling rumours of big jobs coming. We believe that at least one long run/high budget series is coming to Avalon and we know that sometime soon Avatar will begin crewing up too. But for now, Wellington hunkers down to what it is all too good at... being between gigs.

We are happy though, to have set up shop with our latte swilling friends in the north and started Crew Auckland, to run as a sister ship to Crew Wellington. If you are a member of Crew Welly then your membership of Crew Aucks is free. Nice eh?

And apart from that, the sun is shining, the gulls are fishing, and it is good to be around to see it. Sometimes, it is good to be reminded of that.

Graeme Tuckett, Wellington branch member