Dame Kerry Prendergast: Film Commission Chair says Avatar sequels have provided 20,000 jobs in past year
The Film Commission's talking up the benefits of multi-million dollar subsidies for the upcoming Avatar movies.
Newstalk ZB has revealed the next four movies have so far received $140 million in production grants.
Film Commission Chair Dame Kerry Prendergast told Mike Hosking it's provided 20,000 jobs in the past year.
She says they've just had a report done which shows for every dollar spent on the screen sector in New Zealand, there's a $6.15 return.
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