New Zealand Film : An Illustrated History

New Zealand Film is an essential reference tool for film buffs and students alike. It features contributions from 24 top film professionals and historians, and covers developments from the times of pioneer Rudall Hayward to Peter Jackson. It is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of images from the Film Archive and beyond, many of them never seen before, and includes a DVD of important films from our history. New Zealand Film is proudly published in association with the New Zealand Film Archive Nga Kaitiaki o nga Taonga Whitiahua. Praise from Vincent Ward...

‘Brilliantly illustrated, evocative, and informative, New Zealand Film gives glimpses into the history of movie story telling here, from its bumpy birth to its current vitality, tracing political, commercial, and social strands within this most creative of industries.'