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film incentives, NZ government, feature films, Auckland, crew shortage, skilled crew, Step Dave, When We Go to War, The Kick, Deadlands, Project L, Wellington, commercial market, crew retention, showreel, portfolio, CV, IMDb, industry recovery, seasonal work, Guild vice president, Sioux Macdonald.