Wellywood
Wellywood is an informal name for the city of Wellington, New Zealand. The name - a conflation of Wellington and Hollywood - is a reference to the film production business established in the city by The Lord of the Rings film director Sir Peter Jackson, and Wellington-based special effects companies Weta Workshop and Weta Digital. The businesses operate a number of film-related facilities in the Wellington suburb of Miramar.
In March 2010, the Wellington Airport company announced plans to erect a Hollywood-style sign Wellywood on a hillside next to the Miramar cutting.[1] After the airport considered a range of alternatives, it was announced in May 2011 that the Wellywood sign would be going ahead.[2] However this was met with mounting criticism, and on June 1, 2011 it was announced that a panel would be convened to consider alternative sign options.[3][4]
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[edit] References
- ^ Burgess, Dave (March 10, 2010). "Public split on Wellywood". The Dominion Post. http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/3426826/Public-split-on-Wellywood. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ Burgess, Dave (May 21, 2011). "Wellywood sign to go ahead". The Dominion Post. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5035147/Wellywood-sign-to-go-ahead. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ McKewen, Tamar (May 22, 2011). "Wellywood sign rage on Facebook page". Stuff.co.nz. NZPA. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5038308/Wellywood-sign-rage-on-Facebook-page. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
- ^ "Wellingtonians rejoice at Wellywood U-turn". One News. June 1, 2011. http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/wellingtonians-rejoice-wellywood-u-turn-4202654. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Joint Wellington regional initiative to support Wellywood
- Holding back Wellywood Massey University news article
- Welcome to Wellywood Article on the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Original Anti-Wellywood Facebook page
- Wellywood Sign Generator
- Wellingtonians Against the Wellywood Sign Facebook page created May 2011
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