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Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is mourning the loss of an industry stalwart, long-time New Zealand International Film Festival director, Bill Gosden, and pleased to confirm on behalf of his whānau that Bill’s memorial...

This Town will have its international premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, one of Northern Europe’s largest film festivals.  The film will screen In Competition in the ‘Rebels with a Cause’ section which features films from...

On Wednesday 28 October the NZFC, NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho held a live webinar to give an update on the Premium Production for International Audience Fund (PKA the $50M premium drama fund). The Fund is designed to support the production of...

Fans will have the chance to buy exclusive tickets to join New Zealand’s biggest band at the Auckland and Dunedin premieres, before its nationwide release. To celebrate the release of the feature film Till the Lights Go Out, SIX60 are giving fans the...

387 Distribution is excited to release the first trailer for local feature film Dawn Raid ahead of its nationwide release on January 21, 2021. Directed by Oscar Kightley and from the producers of McLaren and The Dead Lands, Dawn Raid is the...

Please join the New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand On Air and Te Māngai Pāho for a live webinar on Wednesday 28 October at 5pm for an update on the Premium Production for International Audience Fund (PKA the $50M premium drama fund). The Fund is...

Jake Mahaffy’s Reunion will have its world premiere in the newly formed Nightstream Film Festival, an online collaboration between major US genre festivals Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook, and Popcorn Frights Festivals. ...

Still have questions about Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts Stage One applications? Then this webinar is for you!  Join us for our second live webinar on Thursday 08 October at 5:30pm to ask all your last-minute questions about Whiringa...

Savage has taken over one million dollars at the New Zealand box office in its third weekend of release and remains in the number one position on the charts.  Only thirty-one New Zealand films have previously hit this box office milestone. Savage...

Sam Kelly’s debut feature, Savage, has taken the top spot at the New Zealand box office, from Christopher Nolan’s big-budget Tenet. Since being released by Madman Entertainment on 97 screens on Thursday, Savage has taken over $450,...

The 2020 Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts round is now open. KEY DATES: Whiringa Tuatahi - Stage One Applications open now (Apply via Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts Portal) Applications close: 1pm, Monday 19 October 2020 Announcement of shortlisted...

The 2020 Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts application round will open on Thursday 10 September. This year the application process for Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts has been changed, making it simpler for teams to apply. Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts is now a two-stage...

Walt Disney’s Mulan, New Zealand Director Niki Caro’s latest masterpiece, will release globally tonight (7pm Friday 4 September 2020). Filmed on location around New Zealand, Mulan tells the epic tale of China’s legendary female warrior...

Karanga mai i tēnei wā a Rangitukia parihā Ki tēnei maunga Hikurangi tangata Ki tēnei uri o Maui nukurau Kaikinikini te ngakau mou E te tuhi mareikura, Kōkā Keri Haere atu rā, Moe mai rā The NZFC and the screen industry sadly bid farewell to writer...

On Thursday 20 August the NZFC hosted its 4th live Q & A event on the recently launched Screen Production Recovery Fund and the four key areas of support to be offered by the new Capability funding. NZFC CEO Annabelle Sheehan, Head of...

Join the New Zealand Film Commission's Head of Development and Production Leanne Saunders and Head of Talent Development Dale Corlett with other key Leadership Team members for a live webinar on Thursday 20 August at 5pm. The panel will detail the ...

We are delighted that this year the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto has turned its international spotlight on Māori artists. imagineNATIVE is arguably the world’s largest festival of indigenous films and media arts.  This year...

We are pleased to announce He Ara (Māori and Pasifika film pathways). He Ara is aimed at assisting established New Zealand writers, producers and directors of Māori and/or Pasifika heritage to express authentic Māori and Pasifika film...

The New Zealand Film Commission  (NZFC) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Ramai Hayward Directors' Scholarship for wahine Māori. Congratulations to Briar Grace Smith and Rachel House who will each receive $50,000 to develop their film...

Kia hiwa rā! Kia hiwa rā! Kia tū, kia oho, kia mataara ki a tātou te hunga waihanga kiriata Māori.  Nau mai, piki mai ki tā tātou hui kōkiri i ngā kaupapa here Māori a Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga. The New Zealand Film Commission acknowledges the...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission , launched today the organisation’s Te Rautaki Māori, and announced new funding initiatives to support the strategy. NZFC Board Chair, Kerry Prendergast, hosted guests at the National Library of New...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) today announces the appointment of Karen Te O Kahurangi Waaka-Tibble to the newly-created senior executive position of Pou Whakahaere. Waaka-Tibble is a producer with extensive experience in...

Two funds for Māori filmmakers are closing next week. Applications for the Te Rautaki Feature Film Initiative will close at 9am on Monday 4 February.  This initiative is for the production financing of dramatic feature films where a...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) congratulates filmmakers who received awards at the Ngā Aho Whakaari Hui-a-tau on Saturday 16 March. At the event NZFC CEO, Annabelle Sheehan and Pou Whakahaere, Karen Waaka-Tibble presented the NZFC’s Te Aupounamu...

Sundance Institute today announced director and producer Leya Hale as the 2020 recipient of the Sundance Institute Merata Mita Fellowship, an annual fellowship named in honor of the late Māori filmmaker Merata Mita (1942-2010). The announcement...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) has launched a new talent development fund under its Te Rautaki Māori strategy which was introduced in 2018 to champion Māori film and filmmakers in partnership with the Māori film industry. The...

Based on industry feedback, we have extended the deadline for applications for He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Initiative by two weeks. The new deadline for He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Initiative is Monday 20 April,...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission is pleased to announce writer/director Michael Bennett is this year’s recipient of Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence award grant of $50,000 to support his professional development and...

The NZFC has up to 30 scholarships available to attend the Big Screen Symposium in Auckland on 9 -10 October 2020. Ten of these scholarships are available directly through the NZFC's Talent Development Team (please see below for details), and 20...

The guidelines for the $13.4M Screen Production Recovery Fund are available now. You will find them here. Applications will be accepted through the NZFC's online funding portal from mid-week onwards. If you have any questions regarding the fund...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is looking to recruit an experienced co-ordinator on a fixed term contract to the end of 2021.   This position is full time and will be based in our Wellington office. What will...

This Town, which opened in 114 New Zealand cinemas on Thursday 6 August, is number one at the box office following its opening weekend. The film, distributed by Madman Entertainment, is the first New Zealand film to release since the COVID-19 lockdown...

Temporary provisions have been added to the NZSPG Criteria for New Zealand Productions to assist applicants whose productions have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. These provisions recognise that domestic productions have been...

Kiel McNaughton’s debut feature, The Legend of Baron To’a, has been acquired by US distributor, Gravitas Ventures who will release the film in North American cinemas and on demand from November 2020. Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company,...

Fifteen filmmakers have been matched with experienced New Zealand filmmakers in the inaugural round of Hunga Taunaki ā Rorohiko, the New Zealand Film Commission’s (NZFC) new online mentorship programme.  Hunga Taunaki ā Rorohiko refers to working...

The trailer for new local feature film Savage has been released today ahead of its nationwide general release on August 27. The film stars Australian actor Jake Ryan (Home and Away, Wolf Creek, Underbelly) alongside local faces John Tui (The Legend of...