Story First. Spirt Led. Hope Driven.
LATEST NEWS
NEW ENTITY · CO-PRODUCTION
& FINANCING
The Wing Launches at
Cannes 2026
Be Hope Films has co-founded The Wing, a New Zealand post-production and film financing vehicle, with Tom Hern and Nua Finau of Tavake Limited.
The entity delivers integrated access to New Zealand's government-backed production rebate for international co-production partners. Belindalee Hope is Managing Director.
LATEST PRODUCTION · POST PRODUCTION
Shearing the Love - Starring Academy Award Winner
Geoffrey Rush
A feature sports comedy with an ensemble cast including Backstreet Boy AJ McLean and some of New Zealand's finest talent. Tom Hern’s Directorial debut. International sales via Essential Film Group. Theatrical release across Australia and New Zealand through Rialto Distribution.
Read more on Deadline → here
WORLD PREMIERE · FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Royd Tolkien’s There’s A Hole in My Bucket at Doc Edge NZ
Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch. Premiering at Doc Edge, New Zealand's Oscar-qualifying documentary festival. Theatrical release across Australia and New Zealand. Available for international distribution.
Details → here
FEATURED WORK
Deauvillle Closing Night Premiere · 9 Awards from 13 nominations · 97% on Rotten Tomatoes
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ABOUT
Belindalee Hope
Belindalee Hope is the founder of Be Hope Films, a production company dedicated to stories haunt, heal and hit hard, told with integrity and impact.
With a background spanning studio blockbusters, indie breakouts, and international television, she brings scale, precision, and creative instinct to every project she leads.
Currently producing Shearing the Love a competitive sheep shearing sports comedy feature starring Oscar Winner Geoffrey Rush (Shine), Dan Musgrove (Westside) and Dom Hetrakul (The White Lotus) and AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys, alongside some of New Zealand’s finest talent.
Her previous producing work includes the award-winning feature The American (Joika), starring Talia Ryder and Diane Kruger, which premiered as the Closing Night selection at Deauville 2023 and was named Best of Fest at Palm Springs 2024, securing distribution across multiple territories including the U.S. and U.K.
She produced Madam, an internationally acclaimed comedy series starring Rachel Griffiths, which won Best New Comedy Series at Monte Carlo, Content London, the Berlin Series Festival, the Asian Academy Awards, Flickers Rhode Island and sold to Netflix.
As Co-Producer she was part of the team behind TIFF Midnight Madness Award winner on Shadow in the Cloud which secured global release via Hulu.
Belindalee began her career in production management on The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and King Kong, before transitioning into line-producing on genre standouts like What We Do in the Shadows, Guns Akimbo, and Pork Pie.
Her deep well of production knowledge, international partnerships, and track record of delivering at scale, positions her to anchor even the most ambitious creative visions.
IN DEVELOPMENT
