Kiwis Short on Acting Gigs?

"Film buffs and tourist operators are overjoyed at the attention generated by projects like The Last Samurai and Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, a run that could stretch to seven Narnia movies if The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is a success.
"But groups representing production staff, technicians and actors are concerned too many jobs are being lost to overseas workers, while the big budget efforts are pushing up costs for other local productions..."

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The New Zealand Herald, 01.10.04