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Cowboys of culture

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Cowboys of culture (1991) was director and writer Geoff Steven’s take on mid-20th-century film-making in New Zealand. His documentary ends with 1981 – the year when five feature films were released and, arguably, New Zealand’s screen industry was established.

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Reference: Cowboys of culture. Producer, Carole Nicholson; executive producer, Geoff Steven. Vidcom, 1990

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Megan Cook, Screen industry – Screen industry growth, 1970s to 1990s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/44155/cowboys-of-culture (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Megan Cook, i tāngia i te 11 February 2014.