29 June 07 Movie site Premiere.com has just printed a four page essay on the emerging NZ film industry...

The article features a note from Richard Taylor on the growing New Zealand industry, along with interviews from Black Sheep's Jonathon King and Eagle vs Shark's Taika Waititi.

Above: A still from Black Sheep.

Here's a snippet from the article: "Long isolated, New Zealand is rapidly becoming a haven for young, up-and-coming filmmakers...Out of all the hype surrounding The Lord of the Rings trilogy there emerged a quiet, unassuming supporting character ? the peaceful country of New Zealand. Located approximately 1,250 miles off of the Southeast coast of Australia, the country, long isolated, was a land of many sheep and few humans, a country that didn't cause much of a stir in world events. But the success of Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy series created many changes for the 'Kiwis' of New Zealand.

Check out the full article here.