Sales of New Zealand films have shot up 76% in the past year and have generated a gross income of $5.43m, according to the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC).
In its annual report, NZFC found that local films made commissions of $1.12m, up from $207,698 in 2005/06. NZFC-financed films saw international success with films like The World's Fasted Indian, which was seen by nearly a quarter of a million people in the UK and Japan alone.
And in the past year more than two million New Zealanders watched local feature films such as Out Of The Blue and Black Sheep. This also includes television premieres of In My Father's Den, Perfect Strangers and The World's Fasted Indian.
Both Out Of The Blue and Black Sheep had more than 200,000 admissions in the past year.
'These films represent diverse and impressive examples of our storytelling and make a real contribution to our evolving cultural identity,' says NZFC chair David Cullwick. 'The numbers of New Zealanders who are watching these films is a strong endorsement of our investment decisions.'
In its annual report, NZFC found that local films made commissions of $1.12m, up from $207,698 in 2005/06. NZFC-financed films saw international success with films like The World's Fasted Indian, which was seen by nearly a quarter of a million people in the UK and Japan alone.
And in the past year more than two million New Zealanders watched local feature films such as Out Of The Blue and Black Sheep. This also includes television premieres of In My Father's Den, Perfect Strangers and The World's Fasted Indian.
Both Out Of The Blue and Black Sheep had more than 200,000 admissions in the past year.
'These films represent diverse and impressive examples of our storytelling and make a real contribution to our evolving cultural identity,' says NZFC chair David Cullwick. 'The numbers of New Zealanders who are watching these films is a strong endorsement of our investment decisions.'
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