Filming in Queenstown, New Zealand

Film Friendly Queenstown

Our local council is dedicated to making your film production experience successful and hassle free. Council staff will provide information, assistance and liaison with a range of services. They can facilitate your permits and offer location scouting assistance.  The Film Queenstown website contains an industry directory, a complete local production guide, galleries and a section on the latest productions.

Shooting & Filming Permits

Film Queenstown will help facilitate your permits, whether you’re using local roads, facilities or public places. You may require consents for bigger shoots, or if you’re building structures, using pyrotechnics, fire or firearms – it’s best to check it out.

Learn more or download a filming permit form

Government Incentives & Assistance

NZ offers two types of production incentives:

The Large Budget Screen Production (LBSP) & Post/Digital/Visual Effects (PDV) incentive has no cultural test and The Screen Production Incentive Fund (SPIF) is designed to assist domestic film and television productions that contain significant New Zealand content.

Learn more about these incentives here