Kiwi shlock flick from Gorilla Pictures, Last of the Living [Official Site] is gaining some traction in North America. Thanks to Peter Jackson and his early work, and the success of Eagle vs Shark, there is an appetite for New Zealand independent productions (that is not blockbusters funded by US film studios).
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Kiwi Software firm Massive Software is getting into the virtual robot business. The key to Massive’s success is their 3D animation rendering software used in Lord of the Rings, Golden Compass and the Pirates of the Caribbean among many others.

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Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh have announced that Guillermo del Toro will be the Director of the next two Hobbit films.
“A true original, Guillermo is a cinematic magician who has never lost his child-like sense of wonder. He understands that the fantastic must be grounded in the real and that all stories are only [...]

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