NHNZ Grows Asian Presence

DUNEDIN, March 5: In an
effort to expand its presence and filmmaking opportunities in Asia, New
Zealand-based production outfit NHNZ has bought into the Singaporean production
company Beach House Pictures.

NHNZ and Beach House have
worked together regularly throughout the past two years on a range of projects.
Beach House Pictures will continue to operate from its base in Singapore, using
its established network of local filmmaking specialists. This development is
welcomed by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), which
collaborated with NHNZ and Beach House on projects such as Man Made Marvels.

NHNZ’s managing director,
Michael Stedman, said: "This move reflects our ongoing interest in Asia
which is one of the world's most dynamic areas for broadcast media. Singapore
is the ideal place for NHNZ to continue its successful drive into the region
and Beach House is the perfect partner to achieve that goal.”

He continued:
"Singapore is strategically important for anyone who is serious about
doing business in Asia. It's an easy place to work in and an increasingly
significant filmmaking hub that we believe is pivotal for NHNZ's continued
growth in the region."

MDA’s chief executive, Dr. Christopher Chia, said, “We are delighted that Beach House Pictures
is able to form a long-term partnership with a renowned company like NHNZ. This
is a strong testament to the potential of Singapore’s production industry and
affirms MDA’s efforts in grooming promising Singapore media companies to become
strong international partners and players. We believe this partnership will boost
Singapore’s standing as Asia’s creative loci and spur the development of more
quality projects for the global marketplace.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski