Govt sweetens film incentives, winning 3 more Avatar movies

Govt sweetens film incentives, winning 3 more Avatar movies
By Paul McBeth Dec. 16 (BusinessDesk) – The government has sweetened its incentive scheme for blockbuster movies as a means to win over Lightsource Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp to make the next three instalments of the Avatar series in New Zealand. Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Chris Finlayson today signed a memorandum with 20th Century Fox and Lightstorm ensuring director James Cameron will shoot the next three Avatar films in New Zealand after the government lifted...