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We are pleased to announce the successful applicants for this year’s Interactive Development Fund. The Interactive Development Fund supports concept development of original, narrative-focused, interactive and games content delivered on any platform (...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is a Crown Agency governed by an eight-member board appointed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage. We support a diverse range of New Zealand and international stories to be...

Te Māngai Pāho welcomes its inclusion in the Screen Production Recovery Fund NGĀ WHAKAPUTANGA PĀPĀHOMEDIA RELEASES 27 January 2023 Te Māngai Pāho is pleased that the COVID-19 Screen Production Recovery Fund will be expanded to include Te Māngai Pāho...

He Kauahi Catalyst supports New Zealand filmmakers to progress their talents to the next stage and make exceptional, high end narrative short films that will ignite the flame and be the catalyst for change in their career. Three teams have been offered...

Thirteen years after Director James Cameron brought the world the ground-breaking Avatar, we return to Pandora for “Avatar: The Way of Water”. Live Action shooting for the much-anticipated sequel was performed in New Zealand with...

Screen sector urged to have a say  Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission is urging the screen sector to engage in the future funding of the screen industry in New Zealand.     The Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) would like to pay tribute to film industry trailblazer Judith McCann who passed away on the 4th of October in Canada.    New Zealand born McCann was raised and educated in Canada.  She spent eight...

An independent review commissioned by the Board of the New Zealand Film Commission on its conflict of interest management policy and processes, has found that nothing improper occurred but said disclosure and management of interests and potential...

We would like to acknowledge and thank Dame Kerry Prendergast as she finishes a remarkable six year tenure as NZFC Chair. It’s been an extraordinary time in the film sector throughout Dame Kerry’s two terms, marked by significant successes and huge...

New Zealand’s screen industry is continuing to grow at an unprecedented rate and it is the job of Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga I The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) to support our creative and talented filmmakers.    We have an exciting...

tēnā koutou i tēnei ahiahi  Ko Mladen Ivancic ahau, acting CEO at Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission. It’s a great pleasure to be here, at an industry event, after so long. Thank you to Jackie Dennis and the team at Script to...

Four New Zealand feature films and a New Zealand short have been selected to screen at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.  Whina and Nude Tuesday will have their European premieres at the festival while Juniper and Millie Lies Low will...

The trailer for this year’s opening night film of the Sydney Film Festival, We Are Still Here, released today ahead of its New Zealand premiere at the Whānau Mārama, the New Zealand International Film Festival. The film will also screen in the state of...

Now in it’s fifth week of release, Whina has taken over one million dollars at the New Zealand box office and remains in the top ten chart of films currently in theatrical release. Written by Paula Whetu Jones, James Napier Robertson and James Lucas,...

Four wāhine Māori drama producers and one Takatāpui have been announced as this year’s New Zealand Film Commission 2022 Gender Scholarship recipients. Under the patronage of Producers Ainsley Gardiner and Desray Armstrong, five...

Aotearoa New Zealand has a globally competitive and thriving screen sector.  We are renowned for our creativity and innovation, our diverse and accessible landscapes, and our highly skilled and experienced crew. We produce world class productions...

Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly is set to star with Ben Whishaw in Bad Behaviour, Australian/New Zealand actress and filmmaker Alice Englert’s directorial debut. The film is a dark comedy about Lucy (Connelly), a former child actress who...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission sadly acknowledges the passing of director Luit Bieringa (10 September 1942 - 21 June 2022). Originally from The Netherlands, Luitjen Hendrik Bieringa spent most of his life in Aotearoa New Zealand and...

From writer and director Tearepa Kahi, Muru will release in nationwide cinemas on 1 September. On the eve of Matariki, the trailer for new action-drama film Muru has today been unveiled ahead of its nationwide general release on 1 September, 2022...

Jane Campion, Academy Award®-winning Best Director for her latest film The Power of the Dog, has announced a new project, A Wave in the Ocean, a popup intensive course for New Zealand’s emerging film directing talent. The independent...

We're excited to announce the finalists for Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival’s (NZIFF) New Zealand’s Best short film competition, as selected by this year’s Guest Selector, celebrated filmmaker Florian Habicht....

The world will soon be seeing more of New Zealand on screen. A total of nine film and television projects have been offered funding in the final round of Te Puna Kairangi – Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund, which is administered by...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga I New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is strengthening its commitment to a diverse and inclusive screen sector with the introduction of its He Ara Whakaurunga Kanorau | Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. The Strategy will support...

Nine New Zealand feature films have been revealed to screen at NZIFF 2022. NZIFF has a long history of supporting New Zealand filmmakers and we're delighted to be able to present four world premiere screenings as part of this year's selection of...

Brightening up the nation's Easter Tuesday, the hilarious and eye opening trailer for new Kiwi film Nude Tuesday has been unveiled, ahead of its nationwide cinema release on 16 June. Described by The Hollywood Reporter as “one of the most...

Five screen storytellers have been matched with experienced New Zealand mentors in the 2022 round of Hunga Taunaki ā Rorohiko, the New Zealand Film Commission’s online mentorship programme.  Hunga Taunaki ā Rorohiko refers to working with others and...

Two New Zealand feature films and one short film have been selected to screen at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (TiFF).  Nic Gorman’s debut feature, Human Traces and anthology film, Waru, written and directed by nine Māori women will...

We are excited to announce the successful applicants for this year’s piloted Interactive Development Fund. The programme supports concept development of original narrative-focused interactive and games content delivered on any platform (including mobile...

The Rialto Channel NZ Film Awards (nicknamed Moas) were presented on Saturday 18 February in a glittering yet irreverent ceremony at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds. At times it was a roller-coaster of emotions for nominees as popular favourites cemented...

Seven films have been offered funding in the June Fresh Shorts round, four at the $10,000 level, and three at the $30,000. This is the first round of Fresh Shorts Funding in which the shortlisted teams were required to attend a three-day residential...

Following is a transcript of NZFC CEO Dave Gibson's 25 September presentation at the 2016 Big Screen Symposium. Today I want to talk about and pose some questions around In amongst this I want to talk about some things we are doing...

Poi E will debut as part of the NZ International Film Festival. It's a song turned into a movie and the world premiere of Poi E: The Story of Our Song will open the NZ International Film Festival on July 14 in Auckland. The documentary about the ...

Following is a transcript of NZFC CEO Dave Gibson's presentation to industry in Auckland on 26 April 2016. Approximately 12 months ago we launched the NZFC gender policy as part of developing a wider diversity policy. I don’t think we need to spend any...

New Zealand films will be in the spotlight at the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC) which runs 7-10 December. Five documentaries directed by New Zealand women will be showcased at the festival which hosts screenings in both...

Now in its fourth week of release, Tammy Davis' feature film Born to Dance has taken one million dollars at the New Zealand box office and remains in the top ten chart of films currently in theatrical release. Written by Steve Barr, Casey Whelan and...

Three New Zealand films have been included in the programme of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival (TiFF).  Tammy Davis’ Born To Dance and Leanne Pooley’s 25 April will have their World Premieres at...