▁industry ▁friends , ▁family ▁and ▁local ▁far mers ▁where ▁they ▁shot ▁on ▁location ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁South ▁Island ▁and ▁North ▁Island ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Good ▁for ▁Nothing ▁had ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁to ▁positive ▁reviews ▁and ▁sell ▁out ▁screen ings . ▁R ade me yer ▁and ▁Wall is ▁sold ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁a ▁US ▁distrib utor ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁release ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁R ade me yer ▁was ▁l abeled ▁a ▁“ lov ely ▁new com er ” ▁by ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁ ▁and ▁“ in tr igu ingly ▁beautiful ” ▁by ▁Vari ety ▁amongst ▁other ▁positive ▁reviews ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁including ▁Leonard ▁M alt in , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁and ▁Ain ’ t ▁It ▁C ool ▁News . ▁ ▁Leonard ▁M alt in ▁subsequently ▁included ▁Good ▁for ▁Nothing ▁and ▁Mike ▁Wall is ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁best s eller ▁book ▁Leonard ▁M alt in ' s ▁Movie ▁Guide ▁( 2 0 1 3 ▁edition ) ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁“ F if ty ▁Notable ▁Deb ut ▁Fe atures ▁of ▁the ▁Past ▁Tw enty ▁Years ”. ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁release ▁Good ▁for ▁Nothing ▁the ▁film ▁received ▁ 7 ▁nomin ations ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Film ▁Awards ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁including ▁Best ▁Picture ▁and ▁a ▁Best ▁Act ress ▁nom ination ▁for ▁R ade me yer . ▁ ▁R ade me yer ▁has ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁W eta ▁Work shop ▁and ▁Greg ▁Broad more ’ s