Photo: Supplied / NZ Film Commission
Just yesterday Finance Minister Nicola Willis pledged $577 million dollars to support film and TV production.
That will boost funding of the rebate scheme to just over $9 billion.
Under the scheme eligible productions can access a 20 percent cash rebate.
It'll be good news to those Kiwis at the 78th Cannes Film Festival - where there is plenty of wheeling and dealing alongside the glitz of the red carpet.
And of course, it's set against the backdrop of President Trump's announcement of a 100 percent levy on "foreign-made" movies, including our own.
Mihi speaks to NZ Film Commission CEO Annie Murray.
