Made in Australia/New Zealand/South Korea...The new landscape of international film production

Since the early 1990s, collaborations between Australian, New Zealand and Asian filmmakers have grown in number and visibility. A rising number of Korean, Chinese and Indian films have been shot in Australia or New Zealand, while Korean and Chinese filmmakers in particular have made use of Australian and New Zealand post-production, digital and visual effects firms in recent years. New Zealand and Australian film agencies have sent delegations to recent industry events in Asia including BIFCOM (Busan, South Korea) and Asia-Pacific Producers Network (Tokyo) with the intention of raising awareness in Asia both of Australia and New Zealand as production locations and of the skills and expertise of Australian and New Zealand filmmakers. Collaborations between Australian, New Zealand and Asian filmmakers can be expected to increase in number following the recent signing of official coproduction treaties between New Zealand and South Korea, and Australia and China. In this paper I will explore some of these collaborations and assess their implications for international partnerships and industrial development in the respective countrie