The world in one country!
New Zealand has an incredible range of locations within a very small country, about the size of the United Kingdom or Japan. The proximity of these diverse locations means you can shoot a vast variety in a tight time frame.
Snow-capped mountains, volcanoes, glaciers, and beaches. Farmland to forests, lakes, and rivers. New Zealand is also a car commercial paradise, and here at PSN NZ we’ve shot more than our fair share. Stunning rural and city backdrops and even a winter car testing track on top of a mountain.
There’s an added bonus for clients from the Northern Hemisphere with reverse seasonality. Summer runs from December to March, with long daylight hours and world-famous light. Winter scenes with snow on the mountains can be shot between June and September; sometimes even October.
We are not just a location destination. Our creative talent and highly skilled and flexible crews are another reason to shoot here. We also have the equipment you would expect from the country where Lord of the Rings, Avatar and Pete’s Dragon were shot.
And because we are a multicultural country, there’s a diversity of talent in front of camera…Caucasian, Maori / Polynesian, and Asian.
It’s a safe country with no corruption. English is the first language. Location permissions are relatively quick and straight-forward.
With so many reasons to shoot in New Zealand, it’s no surprise we’ve had the privilege of working with top-tier directors and DoPs. While we focus mainly on commercials, stills, and related content production, New Zealand does have very competitive incentives for feature films and TV shows that we can access for our clients.
Kia Ora - We are looking forward to welcoming you. Contact us.
PSN New Zealand delivers experience working with
- Production houses like RSA, Markenfilm, Smuggler, Supply & Demand, Tempomedia, Eagle Media, Tesauro, Group.ie, Cartel, Pretty Bird, Rebel, C3, Neue Sentimental Film, Stink, In Case of Fire, Radical Media, Caviar, Hochkant, Like Communication, Shooting Gallery, Stories, Pulse Films, Iconoclast, P.I.G, Chased by Cowboys, Velvet, Believe Media, BLM, CBC, Paranoid, Element P, Rogue, Partizan, Lucie...
- Studios/Streamers like Paramount...
- Directors like Tony Kaye, Jake Scott, Carl Rinsch, Bruce St. Clair, Steve Ayson, Reynald Gresset, Pep Bosch, Sam Brown, Pucho, Laszlo Kadar, Pleix, Rick Lenzing, Robert Stromberg, Paul Dektor, Rodrigo Valdes, Camille Marotte, Stuart Douglas, Benjamin Brettschneider, Greg Popp, Lance Acord, Roman Kuhn, Nico Beyer, Mathias Zentner, Angel Gracia, Matthias Hoene, Juergen Bollmeyer, Viktor Dittrich, Randall Stowell, Henning Winkelmann...
- DOPs like Andrew Lesnie, Trent Opaloch, Alex Barber, Ekkehart Pollack, Antonio Paladino, Reed Morano, Ottar Gudnason, Guillermo Garza, Paul Cameron, Chris Soos, Emmanuel 'Chivo' Lubezki, Simon Duggan, Jim Frohna, Shane Hurlbut, Steve Walker, Checco Varese, Sean Paul Seresin...
New Zealand is also home to
- Directors like Taika Waititi, Jane Campion, Niki Caro, Peter Jackson, James Cameron...
- DOPs like John Toon, Nigel Bluck, Crighton Bone, Marty Williams, Ginny Loane, Renaud Maire, Jac Fitzgerald, John Mahaffie, Denson Baker, Richard Bluck, Stuart Dryburgh, Aaron Morton, Kieran Fowler, John Cavill, Lachlan Milne...
Iris Weber
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Iris started out as a professional photographer before moving into the world of cinematography, where she has thrived for many years.
She was pulled, kicking and screaming, into the evil land of production because of her uncanny ability to get the job done.
[cont.] Her Austrian DNA gives her ruthless efficiency and professionalism partnered with the adaptability, friendliness, and easy-going nature of a kiwi.
She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the NZAPG (Advertising Producers’ Group) and is a board member of Film Otago Southland.
The founder of PSN New Zealand, Iris is a solution-driven, accomplished pro who has been in the game for a long time working with many of the world’s best directors and production companies. And it’s second nature for her to juggle her work with horse riding and the outdoors.
Dave Gibson
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Dave has producer or executive producer credits on over 100 projects that include a range of television dramas, documentaries, comedies, and feature films. His films and television programmes have sold in over eighty countries worldwide.
Dave has travelled regularly to overseas film and TV markets, raised finance from many countries, and completed a number of official coproductions (Canada, Britain, Australia, Germany and Sweden). His credits include TV dramas The Strip, The Insiders Guide to Happiness, and the films The Irrefutable Truth about Demons and Fresh Meat.
[cont.] In 2013 he sold his shares in his production company Gibson Group to three senior producers and took up a four-year contract as the CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission. In his time there, the number and range of films improved substantially, and new box office records were set. He was also heavily involved in the oversight of the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate, which is available for both domestic and international screen productions.
From 2018 he has been a screen consultant and executive producer on a variety of projects.
Dave was awarded the honour of SPADA Industry Champion in 2005. In 2012 he was appointed an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for his service to the New Zealand film and television industry.
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