The objective of this research was to examine the future of the cultural diversity of cinema through the GATS and the TRIPS Agreement.

This thesis is concerned with the New Zealand film industry and its historical and ongoing relationship with the Hollywood film industry. It will critically evaluate the notion that New Zealand now has more autonomy and independence in the international film industry and the analysis will examine the realities for both the New Zealand and Hollywood film industries by unravelling the hype and rhetoric at both core and periphery.There has been a huge amount of activity, discussion and 'hype' surrounding feature film production in New Zealand in the last few years, particularly in the wake of The Lord of the Rings production and its international success. There is also optimism that changes in the dominant US mode of production and the rise of a global entertainment industry is diminishing the centralised power of Hollywood and creating new opportunities for international filmmaking outside the US.The New Zealand industry (like many other 'national' cinemas) has always struggled between commercial and cultural imperatives for filmmaking. Using a political economy approach, this thesis examines these two imperatives as threads through the development of a national film culture in New Zealand and the constant struggle against the dominant power of Hollywood film. It works to uncover the false and often contradictory dichotomy between the two polarities, cultural and commercial.Recent policy initiatives and the activities of the New Zealand Government in terms of feature filmmaking are also examined. The initiatives of the New Zealand Government are embodied in the 'Brand NZ' slogan that has been employed in order to promote New Zealand as a location for global production capital. The central argument is that a third, hybrid model has become increasingly visible as a complex 'partnership' has developed between a Hollywood studio, New Line Cinema and a national government, New Zealand's.A slogan such as 'Brand NZ' indicates that this third model is primarily a commercial construct. What is not made clear in the New Zealand context and is in fact, obscured by the hype and rhetoric, is that this third model is also a core-periphery model. Therefore, the much vaunted independent and more autonomous national film industry in New Zealand is largely illusory.

Thesis (M.M.) Florida State University, 2007. / Advisor: Charles E. Brewer, Florida State University, College of Music. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed 3-14-2008). Document formatted into pages; contains 57 pages ; appendices contained in separate PDF documents. Includes biographical sketch. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Discipline of Economics, University of Sydney, [2006?]. / Title from title screen (viewed 27th June, 2007). Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Discipline of Economics, University of Sydney. Degree awarded 2006?; thesis submitted 2005. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued in print.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on January 7, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

Exegesis (MA--Communication Studies) -- Auckland University of Technology, 2004. / Title page and table of contents missing from e-thesis. Also held in print (14 p., 30 cm.) in Wellesley Theses Collection (T 791.4372 MEL)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Iowa, 1976. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 315-322).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Michigan, 1973. / Typescript. Filmography: leaves 188-189. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 190-194). Also issued in print.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--York University, 2006. Graduate Programme in Film. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-128). Filmography: p. 129-131. Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR29572

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2008. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.