Editing Canterbury Region (section)

==Film location==
Canterbury has been a [[filming location]] for a range of international and national TV shows and films. Most notable are the locations used in the filming of  ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' with the fictional city of Edoras, [[Rohan (Middle-earth)|Rohan]], being set on [[Mount Sunday]], as well as Helm's deep backdrop, several miles down the valley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/lord-of-the-rings-locations/#edoras |title=Lord of the Rings locations |publisher = New Zealand Department of Conservation |website=[[Department of Conservation (New Zealand)|Department of Conservation]]}}</ref>  For [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Return of the King]] the [[battle of the Pelennor Fields]] private farmland near Twizel was used.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Lord of the Rings filming locations {{!}} 100% Pure New Zealand |url=https://www.newzealand.com/nz/feature/the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-filming-locations/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250502213842/https://www.newzealand.com/nz/feature/the-lord-of-the-rings-trilogy-filming-locations/ |archive-date=2025-05-02 |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=www.newzealand.com |language=en-NZ}}</ref> Canterbury also appeared in [[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit trilogy]] with [[Lake Pukaki]] being the setting for Laketown.

Other productions have been ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'' with [[Flock Hill, New Zealand|Flock Hill]] being used for the battle of Beruna. [[Slow West]], [[Bookworm (film)|Bookworm]] and [[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]] used locations in the Mackenzie basin, with Mulan also using [[Omarama Clay Cliffs|Omarama's Clay Cliffs]] in a scene. Plates from the [[TranzAlpine|Tranz Alpine]] were used for the [[Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)]] to double as the [[Swiss Alps]] on a sound stage in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PDV Showcase |url=https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/international/showcase/pdv-showcase |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=New Zealand Film Commission |language=en}}</ref> And Christchurch itself has featured in productions like [[Heavenly Creatures]], [[The Frighteners]], [[Z for Zachariah (film)]] and [[Dark City: The Cleaner]].