Film in New Zealand - Kia Ora - Welcome. Film South is an AFCI member and is the regional film commission providing crew, location, permit and business advice to assist your filming in New Zealand's South Island regions of Canterbury and the West Coast.

Find out why Directors like Peter Jackson chose our locations for 'Heavenly Creatures', 'The Frighteners' and 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, or the mountain film locations that inspired Andrew Adamson to shoot the first in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' series. Learn about the advantages of filming in New Zealand, ease of permitting and the film friendliness that attracts global brand TVC's and stills photographers here. For more advice please contact us. If you're a keen film fan with memorabilia to trade check out www.thefilmshrine.com.