Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Among Projects Granted COVID-19 Exemption by New Zealand

New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment announced this weekend that five more international film and TV productions, including Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” adaptation, have been granted exemptions from the country’s COVID-19 travel ban, allowing crew members from outside the country to work there pending COVID testing and a quarantine period. The MBIE has already granted exemptions to James Cameron’s ongoing production of…