Explainer – For a little country at the bottom of the world, New Zealand has a blockbuster impact on the film industry.
Everything from hit Minecraft and Avatar movies to Marvel superhero epics to Oscar-winning drama like The Power of the Dog has ties to New Zealand, as well as streaming television successes like Chief of War and Sweet Tooth. Tourists from all over the world still flock to Hobbiton decades after Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings saga hit cinemas.
But could that all be in danger after the US president announced a massive crackdown on “foreign movies”? Here’s what you need to know.
