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Ghost in the Shell, dim moody lighting with film crew.

Why Wellington

Wellington UNESCO City of Film offers a diverse range of unique locations and local expertise, all within easy reach of award-winning production facilities.

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Locations directory

Wellington has a compact geography and unique urban and rural landscapes. Hills, harbours, and regional forests are all within easy reach.

Film crew filming in a green field for Wellington Paranormal. Actors are police man and farmer.

Before you film in Wellington

Streamline the production process with everything you need to know before filming in the Wellington region. This includes Wellington City, Porirua, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Kāpiti Coast, and the Wairarapa.

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Screen industry directory

Wellington has everything you need to bring your TV, film, gaming or interactive media to fruition, all within easy reach. You’ll find studios, post-production, and world-class industry infrastructure and people.

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Get in touch

Screen Wellington is the Wellington region’s film office. We can help you with all things screen if you’re interested in shooting in Wellington. Whether you’re local, an international production company, or a creative business looking at establishing yourself in the capital — we can help.

Made in Wellington

A still from Awa Puna's short film 'Tūī'. A young woman (Puna) standing in a dark forest.

Screen siren – in front of and behind the camera

The lure of film has been strong since childhood for Awa Puna. Whether editing, directing, or acting it feeds her need to tell stories. One such story is showing at the 2024 Māoriland Film Festival.

Accelerator Project’s Jon Kroll and Melissa Conway are behind the scenes with ‘Extreme Cake Sports’ producer Bevin Linkhorn.

Screen project launches producer onto international stage

Wellington’s Screen Accelerator Project is helping to open doors for screen practitioners.

A production still from the series After the Party filmed in Wellington. Penny (played by Robyn Malcolm), wearing a helmet and a beige blouse, rides a bicycle on a road with a blurry seagull taking flight in the foreground.

Wellington impresses ‘After the Party’ producer

New Zealand’s latest drama ‘After The Party’ is the very first series leading Australian producer Helen Bowden has made in Wellington.

Two preteens sit in a blanket fort in the middle of a wood-panneled room looking at each other and another person sits in a chair cross-legged to the right of the fort.

New Kiwi kids’ series a first for rainbow community

Supernatural comedy ‘Little Apocalypse’ is New Zealand’s first scripted children’s series by, for and about rainbow young people.

A person in a navy blue cap with "Cocaine Bear" in yellow writing smiles and leans on a brown bear statue and another person is peaking out from behind the bear.

Capital claims ‘Cokey’ as its own

Wellingtonian Allan Henry is the man behind the 79kg drug-addicted bear in ‘Cocaine Bear’, a film inspired by a true story.

Twelve people in red and white marching band uniforms stand in formation holing flags and horns.

‘Red, White and Brass’ pays homage to Tongan roots

Born and bred in Porirua, Halaifonua (Nua) Finau’s feature film is an on-screen love letter to his community and an aspirational message to young Pasifika.

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Filming ‘Millie Lies Low’ in home town ‘special’

Actress Ana Scotney is a proud Wellingtonian, and prouder still since the release of feature film ‘Millie Lies Low’.

‘Avatar’ elevates former boatbuilder onto world stage

The release of the latest ‘Avatar’ movie has catapulted Matt Houghton’s skillset globally.