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Being so close to sharing Netherwood with people all across the country makes us think back to the incredible time that we had making the film and the amazing local people that got behind us. So we thought it was appropriate to revisit the story of Manahune Farm…

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Now we are excited to announce that the summer tour is all go!

Starting in late January and continuing throughout February, the Netherwood Rural Roadshow will be coming to a town near you so keep checking the site for updated information on where and when screenings are taking place.

In other news, Will and Owen appear in the latest edition of M2 talking about the film. Get yourself a copy for the full story.

Thanks to Bill Gosden, Nick Paris and the NZ Film Festival and the staff at Hoyts Northlands for helping our screenings run smoothly. Also, a big thanks to the Close-Up team for doing such an good story on us, click here for the episode. And of course thanks to Lone Star and Harringtons Brewery for the party!

Here are some pics:

It’s now less than a week to go till our worldwide premiere screening in Christchurch as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival and we have already sold out the two evening sessions! Get along to the cinema early for our matinee session on Wed 17th Aug at 3.45pm as it is door sales only for this session.

We thought we’d celebrate by sharing our director with you.

Cristobal Araus Lobos, in his own words.

I was born in Santiago Chile, I migrated to Waipukurau in New Zealand with my family in 1987. I remember the streets going crazy because the All Blacks had won the world cup.

I started playing with video cameras from a young age, through that I got into photography. I learnt a couple of tricks and then I went back to video. I always kept shooting home videos with my brother, throwing him off the balcony or throwing myself off the balcony. I looked for a course to do when I was in Waipuk and the only place that was offering a course of anything to do with television or film was UNITEC up in Auckland. So I moved up here and I’ve never really looked back.

UNITEC was great because we got to meet all the people from the performing arts course as well, all of the actors. They wanted to be in films and we needed actors so it was a great relationship. They’re all different as well, that’s the great thing about actors. They all bring something new, something different, something odd. You use that to your advantage when you are making a film.

With Netherwood we started with the exploration of a character in the middle of nowhere and I guess it all just kind of came out of that very simple premise. We gave a rough concept to John (Argall) and he came up with something quite different I think, but Owen and I both embraced it. The characters were all working well and there was a mystery there which we liked. Also, the whole Western element which we hadn’t seen prior to John’s involvement, that worked really well and it anchored the whole script.

As far as the look of the film goes, the opening scene was the key for me. Once I knew how I was going to film that I knew how the rest would kind of follow. You try and work out where the tension needs to build in the film and you work to those beats and to that rhythm. We had to shoot fast and once you get into that rhythm of shooting fast, I don’t know, things come quicker. I guess I picked my shots, just seeing who matters in the scene. Sticking to the genre of the Western but trying to keep it Kiwi, trying to keep it a bit local. Even though it’s a Western we should still recognise the people.

I am very happy with the way Netherwood has turned out. I’m quite surprised at the way it looks, we shot it on such a small camera, a little DSLR 7D. The way it holds up on the big screen is really inspiring to see, it makes me want to go shoot some more! Being out in the country and having the luxury to place the camera in front of this great land was incredible. I would love to go back and shoot more there, the local people were just amazing, so supportive. North Canterbury is a very film friendly place and very cinematic.

Tickets are only available on the day via door sales for the 3.45pm screening on Wed 17th August. Unless you would like to book for a group discount (ten or more tickets), in which case you can email us on netherwoodmovie@gmail.com.

We were lucky to have the Hurunui news come to our private screening held recently at the Regent Cinema in Rangiora. Here’s what Jo Booker had to say: