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===International breakthrough: 1990β2000=== The early 1990s saw New Zealand film gain international recognition, most obviously with [[Jane Campion]]'s ''[[The Piano]]'' (1993), which won three [[Academy Awards]]. [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[Heavenly Creatures]]'' (1994) and [[Lee Tamahori]]'s ''[[Once Were Warriors (film)|Once Were Warriors]]'' also received international acclaim and high grosses in a number of countries.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} ''The Piano'' and ''Heavenly Creatures'' showed an increasing tendency for New Zealand films to be partially or completely funded by overseas production companies, and star non-local actors (for example, [[Holly Hunter]] and [[Harvey Keitel]] in ''The Piano'', and [[Kate Winslet]] in ''Heavenly Creatures''). This did not stop the migration of New Zealanders to the United States: Tamahori, [[Melanie Lynskey]] of ''Heavenly Creatures'' and Canadian-born ''Piano'' star [[Anna Paquin]] are now all primarily based in America. A notable exception to the migration tendency is [[Peter Jackson]], who continued to make films in New Zealand. Jackson's career began with low-budget comedies such as ''[[Bad Taste]]'' (1987) and ''[[Meet the Feebles]]'' (1989). He was eventually noticed by Hollywood, and in the 2000s directed ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' series. Although made with mainly foreign funding (helped by a tax break from the New Zealand government) and featuring a primarily international cast, Jackson filmed the films in New Zealand, using a largely local production crew, helping create an enormous skill base in the New Zealand film industry.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} This has led to a number of prominent Hollywood films being made in New Zealand, with major international productions not only filming there but also using the country's various post-production facilities and special effects companies. Among these films are ''[[The Last Samurai]]'' and ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} While the funding for these movies has come largely from the United States, the trend has helped New Zealand film studios and filmmakers develop skills and improve facilities.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} [[File:Hobbiton.jpg|thumb|A farm near the town of [[Matamata]] in the Waikato stood in for Hobbiton in the ''Lord of the Rings'' series.|alt=Image shows rolling green hills with dwellings built in to them. These formed the town of "Hobbiton" in the Lord of the Rings films. These and other sets were constructed near the town of Matamata, in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.]] However, some industry figures{{Who|date=July 2017}} claim that having large international productions employ New Zealand crews has its downside. One New Zealand filmmaker recently complained that it has become difficult to employ [[Cinematographer|cameramen]] on a low-budget New Zealand film, as cameramen are now used to large wages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/|title=Breaking News, World News & Multimedia|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=4 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108144641/http://www.nytimes.com/|archive-date=8 January 2014}}</ref> Other filmmakers{{Who|date=July 2017}} find that the opposite is true, and argue that the greater number of local professionals may have driven wages down from the relative heights of the 1980s.
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