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Paradise Forest

Queenstown Lakes

Paradise forest is only a 45-min drive from Queenstown. It played home to the Lothlorien Forest in the Lord of the Rings films, offering mossy glades and a light-filled canopy.

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When I first talked with Oprah about this film and said I wanted to film in New Zealand, before she was even cast, she said, 'If you shoot in NZ, I'll come and visit because I love New Zealand'...That's how we got her. - Ava DuVernay, on filming A WRINKLE IN TIME

Film Otago Southland is funded and endorsed by

Central Otago District Council
Dunedin
Queenstown Lates District Council
Southern Institute of Technology
Great South
Waitaki District Council

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