Rotorua is set to host the New Zealand premiere of Epic this weekend.
Readings Cinemas Rotorua complex manager Adam Morrison said he was excited that Rotorua had been selected for the film's first showing in New Zealand.
Saturday afternoon's premier will see special guests turning out for a "green carpet" premier with an after-party also planned for later in the day.
The kids' movie tells the story of a teenager who finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world - and ours.
Mr Morrison believed Rotorua was the perfect place for the premiere because the film centred around forests and had an environmental message - and Rotorua was well renowned for its clean, green image.