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From 1 January 2019 Qualifying New Zealand Production Expenditure (QNZPE) will no longer be assessed as part of  Provisional applications for the New Zealand Screen Production Grant - New Zealand Productions (NZSPG-NZ). Provisional...

The following is a transcript of Annabelle Sheehan's speech given on Saturday, 27 October 2018 at the Big Screen Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand. A mihi for Big Screen Symposium Tēnā koutou katoa Ka nui te mihi / ki a koutou katoa /mo tēnei/ te...

At the recent SPADA Conference, the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and NZ On Air (NZOA) announced a joint venture to co-fund the development of high-end adult drama series that will appeal to the international market as well as New Zealand...

A new film co-production agreement between New Zealand and Canada will build on the strong screen sector relationships linking both countries, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says. New Zealand High Commissioner to Canada, Daniel Mellsop...

It is with much sadness that the New Zealand Film Commission acknowledges the death of Geoff Murphy on Monday, 3 December 2018 in Wellington. Geoff was a producer, director and screenwriter who was one of the leading figures in New Zealand cinema’s...

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen will have its international premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The film had its world premiere at the 2018 New Zealand International Film Festival, and last month, director Heperi Mita was awarded...

The New Zealand Film Commission’s Annual Report 2017/18 was tabled in Parliament. Releasing the report, Film Commission Chair Kerry Prendergast said, "In January we welcomed Annabelle Sheehan to the NZFC as our new CEO. Annabelle comes to us with a...

At the recent Screen Production and Development Association (SPADA) Conference held in Wellington, New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) CEO, Annabelle Sheehan announced funding of three feature films through the NZFC’s 125 Fund. Launched in June this year...

Transmission Films are thrilled to share the brand-new teaser trailer for the highly anticipated New Zealand Film DAFFODILS, offering a first look at this very special big screen experience. Daffodils is a bittersweet love story told with beautiful re-...

Rialto Distribution are excited to announce Scott Dixon and his wife Emma Dixon will be in Auckland, New Zealand to support the release of film Born Racer: The Scott Dixon Story opening in New Zealand cinemas October 25. Scott and Emma Dixon will attend...

She Shears and Maui’s Hook will have their international premieres at the 38th Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) in November. She Shears, directed by Jack Nicol and produced by Ainsley Gardiner and Georgina Conder, ...

The Big Screen Symposium, in its 7th year, once again presents an inspiring and accomplished line-up of speakers to the NZ film and television community. This year’s programme is crafted around the theme Tuning into the Zeitgeist and explores how the...

New Zealand’s premier international short film festival, Show Me Shorts, has announced the nominees for their 2018 awards last week. The winners were announced at the Auckland Opening Night and Awards Ceremony on Saturday 6 October at The Civic and...

The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has achieved a record year of attendance around New Zealand, breaking the national attendance record set in 2004. There were 263,017 admissions to NZIFF in 2018 superseding the previous record of 262,...

BBC Two has announced that leading actresses Eva Green (Casino Royale, Penny  Dreadful,  Sin City, A Dame to Kill For) and Eve Hewson (Robin Hood, The Knick, Bridge of Spies) will join the cast of six-part drama series, The Luminaries. Eva...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lloyd Meiklejohn as Investment Executive, working in the Development and Production team headed by Leanne Saunders. Born and educated in New Zealand, Lloyd moved to London...

The NZFC has scholarships available to attend the Big Screen Symposium (Tuning into the Zeitgeist) in Auckland on 26 - 27 October. Each scholarship will include a ticket to the two-day event and if you live outside the Auckland region, a...

The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has broken records with the biggest ever total attendances for Auckland, in its 50th year. NZIFF have exceeded the previous record set in 2015 by more than 4,000 admissions. Auckland audiences attended...

Two Wellington film makers have won a trip to Seoul, South Korea, to develop a science fiction TV drama series in the city’s capital. Their entry was one of only six projects selected globally to receive support from the Seoul Film Commission’s Seoul...

The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has broken records with 84,218 attendances, the biggest ever total for Wellington. NZIFF has exceeded the previous record set in 2017 by more than 5,000 admissions. Wellington audiences attended 605...

Over 2000 people gathered at The Civic Theatre in Auckland on Monday 13th August for a special screening of the science action thriller The Meg.  Warner Bros. Pictures, New Zealand Film Commission and Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic...

The New Zealand Film Commission is pleased to announce a three year programme, commencing in 2013/14, to help new and existing screen sector businesses grow to the next stage. The NZFC is allocating a million dollars each year to the scheme over the...

Local screenwriters are being sought for a two-month residency in Shanghai as part of a new joint initiative of the Dunedin City Council (DCC), New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and the New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG). The Dunedin Shanghai...

Congratulations to the winners of the seventh annual New Zealand’s Best short film competition. The winning shorts were announced on stage at the Civic Theatre in Auckland on Saturday. The Madman Entertainment Jury Prize for the Best New Zealand Short...

Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures Ghost in the Shell has premiered in New York, showcasing another side of New Zealand’s world renowned screen industry: urban Wellington.  Wellington doubles for a futuristic version of Hong Kong...

In the lead-up to Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures’ Ghost in the Shell U.S. premiere in New York on 29 March, an iconic costume from the film has been unveiled at the Weta Cave on Wellington’s Miramar Peninsula, where it will remain...

The trailer for The Light Between Oceans has been released and showcases some stunning landscapes from New Zealand’s South Island. The Light Between Oceans trailer Written and directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond The...

Audiences got a tantalising first peek at Disney’s Pete’s Dragon with the release of a teaser trailer today.    Pete's Dragon Teaser Trailer A reimagining of Disney’s cherished family film, Pete’s Dragon is...

Auckland takes a starring role in special episodes of Power Rangers Dino Charge, the newest season of Saban’s iconic television series currently airing on Nickelodeon in the U.S. In the 22nd season of the Power Rangers series, Power Rangers Dino Charge...

A new trailer for the Shannara Chronicles was released at New York Comic Con 8-11 October. The series, shot entirely in Auckland, New Zealand, will air from January 2016. The Shannara Chronicles -Official Trailer

MTV has released stunning artwork for upcoming series The Shannara Chronicles ahead of New York’s Comic Con (8-11 October), where author, Terry Brooks, and cast from the series will be taking part. Set to premiere on...

A favorable exchange rate is creating an added incentive for international productions to consider New Zealand. During the past 12 months the Kiwi dollar has steadily weakened against the greenback. On August 24 the Kiwi dollar touched 62.44 US cents,...

MTV has just released a peek behind-the-scenes at its upcoming series The Shannara Chronicles, featuring New Zealand as the magical backdrop for the small-screen adaptation of author Terry Brooks’ post-apocalyptic fantasy. Journey Down Under: A...

Disney has released the first look at Pete’s Dragon at their D23 Expo in California over the weekend. Audience members got a glimpse of footage from the film as well as an interview with the film’s star, Bryce Dallas Howard. The official...

The New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG) introduced in April 2014 has had a successful first year, attracting increased productions and lifting business confidence, Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce said today.The first year’s...

Dame Patsy Reddy, New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Board Chair, welcomes today’s announcement that the Commission and Film New Zealand will join forces from 1 August 2015.“Our two agencies have worked very closely together for many years...