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Visitors to film locations want an on-site experience which engages their emotions and tells them a story. It is the creation of this experience, from the idea to its realisation, that we are expert in providing.
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| Upcoming Conferences, Festivals and Events 2008 |
Ischia Film Festival
22 to 29 June 2008, Island of Ischia, Italy
www.ischiafilmfestival.it
Art&Tur Film Tourism Festival
24 to 27 September 2008, Porto, Portugal
www.tourfilm-festival.com
Cine Tirol's 2nd Seminar on film tourism
September 2008, Innsbruck, Austria
www.cinetirol.at
RingCon 2008 (Lord of the Rings Convention)
3 to 5 October 2008, Bonn, Germany
www.ringcon.de
Tourfilm (Tourism Film Festival)
8 to 9 October 2008 , Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
www.tourfilm.cz
AFCI Cineposium 2008
19 to 23 November 2008, Wellington, New Zealand
www.afci.org/events/cineposium.htm
3rd International Tourism & Media Conference
25 to 28 November, Melbourne, Australia
Call for Papers
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Wellington: Special Effects Company "Weta Workshop" has recently announced the opening of its "Weta Cave" which will allow film fans to buy memorabilia from movies such as The Lord of the Rings, the world of Narnia and King Kong. Several movie tour operators in the area have already included a visit to the " Weta Cave" in their tour itinerary which will be open to the public starting around the end of May. The Cave will also feature a behind-the-scenes movie of Weta Workshop and will host regurarly changing exhibitions of film props and costumes.
Red Carpet Tours will offer a special film location tour in October with LOTR calligrapher Daniel Reeves. Daniel Reeves has worked on the film production and will join the tour as resident artist, giving demonstrations at sites, lead sketching groups and run four evening workshops.
The stunning South Canterbury farm used as the backdrop for the city of Edoras in The Lord of the Rings has been purchased by the New Zealand Government to be protected in perpuitity and opened for access to all.
