Film businesses in the New Zealand capital of Wellington were brought to a standstill on Monday after a major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the South Island of the country in ...

In New Zealand, the film sector generates NZ$3.5 billion ($2 billion) annually, with around a third of revenue coming from the U.S., its foreign ministry said in a March 2025 report.

Annie Murray, CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission, praising the U.S. release, called TINĀ “a powerful film that’s attracting record audiences here at home and drawing unprecedented ...