The Regions: Central Otago
Wellington film-maker South Vineyard is looking to revive its biblical epic Kingdom Come, which it wants to film on the shores of Lake Benmore and near Duntroon.
The company, which has been experiencing difficulties financing the project, has applied to the Waitaki District Council to extend for a year resource consents it was granted in August last year to build expansive film sets at Lake Benmore's Falstone camping reserve and Elephant Rocks, Duntroon.
No decision has yet been made on whether to grant the extension.
Kingdom Come had been on hold because of difficulties raising money during the global economic crisis, and problems confirming actors and actresses and distribution rights.
Director-producer Dean Wright said yesterday the project was "currently in hiatus" while the principal backers continued negotiations for funding with several key sources.
"While a worldwide distribution deal with a major studio has been secured, a confirmed production shooting schedule cannot be locked in until the overall film financing has been finalised," he said.
The Waitaki District Council yesterday confirmed it had received applications to extend resource consents for the two film sets for another year.
A decision on extending the consents would be made once payment had been received for the applications.
The extension was likely to be non-notified - not advertised for public submissions - because written approval had been received from affected parties.
The Elephant Rocks consent expired in September and the Falstone consent was due to expire next month.
Details of the film emerged in August last year when South Vineyard received consents for the sets from the council.
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