New Zealand

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New Zealand is a British Commonwealth country of four million people in the South Pacific Ocean. It has been producing films almost as long as any other country has, with the occasional Oscar win, culminating in the record-equalling eleven Oscars awarded to Peter Jackson's third film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Practically all of each of the three films in the trilogy was shot in New Zealand, with most of the cast being New Zealanders.

Peter grew up and remains based in the region around the capital city, Wellington, which provided a number of locations for the trilogy, and his associated Weta Workshop (in eastern suburb Miramar) produced many of the props and effects and did much of the post-production. The effects company then turned their attention to a live-action movie version of King Kong, also directed by Peter Jackson.

External links

• Wikipedia article about the country
• Wikipedia article about the country's film history
• New Zealand Edge archive of worldwide news items related to LOTR

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