Sir Peter Jackson has spent nearly a year interviewing film industry experts and stakeholders to determine the effects of the NZFC legislation and its impact on local filmmaking.

The Lovely Bones fills the dubious position of being a film that centres on the act of a child s brutal murder, directed by Peter Lord of the Rings Jackson.

The Your Big Break finalists will shoot and direct their own short films on location in New Zealand, with the assistance of The Lord of the Rings executive producer Barrie Osborne and world class post-production facility Park Road Post. The five finalists will then have their completed films personally viewed and judged by Peter Jackson.