New Holland in New Zealand

New Holland Pictures is providing local production services to IdtV Film on their Dutch feature Bride Flight. The seven week shoot has commenced in several locations around the south island of New Zealand, including Dunedin and Christchurch.

A bittersweet tale of love, hope and expectations, the story involves three young Dutch women - Marjorie, Ada and Esther - eager to escape the damp and suffocating atmosphere in post-war Holland, and looking forward to a brighter life in New Zealand.

Inspired by on the true story of the Last Great Air Race from London to Christchurch in October 1953, Bride Flight was the name given to the winning aircraft by the press at the time. The plane carried 40 Dutch immigrants to New Zealand, most of whom were young women on their way to join their fiancés already settled in their new country.