Tracking Shots
Close Ups on NZ Film History
Film Action
“To open a film in Queen Street or even in Invercargill means to compete with the mighty marketing muscle of Hollywood,” said film director Geoff Murphy.
In the 70s a group of New Zealand film makers did just that. They started with the amateur energy of Tank Busters in 1970, took in the 1977 hit Sleeping Dogs and went on to Goodbye Pork Pie in 1981.
Directors Geoff Murphy and Roger Donaldson dominated, but the essential skills and infrastructure of a film industry were also built up. The industry lobbied for a Film Commission which was set up in 1978. Two years later it was marketing New Zealand films at the Cannes Film Festival.
- Cowboys of Culture (2,300kb)
- Goodbye Pork Pie (2,700kb)
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