s international awareness of New Zealand as an ideal film making location gathers momentum the demand for a facility such as the Kelly Park Film Village has become abundantly apparent. Kelly Park Film Village will include studios, workshops and offices as well as the Creative Precinct housing a cluster of small to medium sized businesses offering their innovative services and products to all film makers.
A unique opportunity exists for an interested movie production or investment company to have their own studio and sound stage purpose designed and built at Kelly Park to meet their specific needs. Kelly Park Film Village welcomes approaches with regard to this opportunity.
One of the key features of the Kelly Park Film Village is that it has been purposely established as a permanent facility. This will encourage the building of beneficial sustainable relationships, not only with international film companies, but also domestic filmmakers and educational providers.
Filmmakers and production companies will be able, upon negotiation with Kelly Park management, to leave sets standing and to store equipment at Kelly Park Film Village thus enabling quick and easy access for future use. A substantial cost saving will also be achieved, as dismantling sets may not be necessary. Companies that leave sets standing may also be able to receive an income stream from subsequent companies wishing to assist with lease requirements of the above standing sets.
There exists a future potential for certain parts of the Kelly Park Studios and facilites and the Kelly Park Backlot to be opened for public tours similar to those at other international film studios.
The Film Village area is to be the site of future Kelly Park Studio Three and Kelly Park Studio Four.
Studio Three will be constructed with a sealed concrete floor for smoothness with camera dollies and other equipment.
Studio Four will have a sealed floor and also be the site of Kelly Parks inside water set.
The Film Village will contain several large workshops, office space, hotel and crew accommodation, a film school, animation studio, post production facilities, shops and service centre. The Film Village will be connected to all other facilities by internal and external road access making easy the movement of crew, cast and others as well as props, materials and vehicles within the Kelly Park Film Village zone.
