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.
We are the Wellington region’s film office. If you’re interested in filming in Wellington, we can help.
Wellington UNESCO City of Film offers a diverse range of unique locations and local expertise, all within easy reach of award-winning production facilities.
Wellington, New Zealand has a diverse range of filming locations due to the compact geography and unique urban and rural landscapes.
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 region.
You’ll find all the production facilities you need to film in Wellington. From film studios and post-production to industry infrastructure and crew.
Screen Wellington is the Wellington region’s film office. We can help you with all things screen if you’re interested in filming in Wellington.
Wellington has embraced its coveted title as a UNESCO City of Film. This title acknowledges Wellington as the best place in Aotearoa to learn about, create, and engage with film and the screen industry.
About UNESCO City of FilmCharlie Faulks is a self-taught Wellington animator and has received $500,000 in funding to produce his own web series.
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.
As part of Wellington’s Screen Accelerator Project, ‘Extreme Cake Sports’ producer Bevin Linkhorn has interest from a Hollywood producer.
New Zealand’s latest drama ‘After The Party’ is the very first series leading Australian producer Helen Bowden has made in Wellington.
Supernatural comedy ‘Little Apocalypse’ is New Zealand’s first scripted children’s series by, for and about rainbow young people.
Wellingtonian Allan Henry is the man behind the 79kg drug-addicted bear in ‘Cocaine Bear’, a film inspired by a true story.
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.
Actress Ana Scotney is a proud Wellingtonian, and prouder still since the release of feature film ‘Millie Lies Low’.
The release of the latest ‘Avatar’ movie has catapulted Matt Houghton’s skillset globally.