Jackson says lack of funding is thwarting emerging young film-makers from following in his footsteps.
Blockbuster movie-maker Sir Peter Jackson wants the Government to stump up more money for feature film production in this country - but he's not expecting any to come his way.
Jackson plans to use his seat on the newly-created Screen Advisory Board to fight for a funding increase for the
Film Commission, to help lower-profile film-makers to break through.
The mastermind of some of the highest-grossing movies in cinema history says the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is distributing roughly the same amount for feature films as it did in the late-1980s when he made his feature debut Bad Taste.
Jackson, who last night was awarded the Blake Medal for Leadership, says lack of funding is thwarting emerging young film-makers from following in his footsteps.
"In the late-1980s the Film Commission had about $12 million a year to spend on New Zealand feature films," he told the Weekend Herald. "Twenty-five years later it's still [about] $12 million and, with movies carrying 2014 costs, the ability to find talent and get careers going is severely affected."
