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Founded in 1932, the Venice Film Festival is the world's oldest film festival.   The festival is widely considered to be a showcase for international auteur cinema and is among the top five in the world in terms of prestige and as an industry event...

The Toronto International Film Festival is a key festival for launching independent productions.  The festival (or TIFF) is often referred to as a test event for American and European independent productions, providing good opportunities for...

Are you studying a New Zealand film at school? We have created school study guides for some films we have funded. These study guides can be used in conjunction with NCEA requirements.

New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG) Seed grants offer an opportunity for writers to develop feature film scripts without a producer attached. NZWG Seed funds supported by New Zealand Film Commission: Assistance for writers with the development of...

This is the Film Commission's Statement of Performance Expectations for the year ending June 30 2024.

The Feature Film Finishing Grant helps independent filmmakers to finish their fims so they are ready to be seen by cinema audiences. Read these helpful guidelines before applying for a Feature Film Finishing Grant. 

The Feature Film Finishing Fund helps independent filmmakers over the final hurdle of post production and into cinemas. What we fund The final stages of post production for feature-length films that require a theatrical digital finish (full HD or...

Use this template to declare non-arm's length expenditure in New Zealand Screen Production Rebate applications.

This document provides an example of the General Ledger requirement for New Zealand Screen Production Rebate applications.

Use this template to log cast & crew travel for your NZSPR Final (or Interim) application.

Promotional materials are required with all Final applications for the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate.

Download the current NZSPG-International Criteria here (Updated 2019).

Use this Expenditure Statement Template for the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate for International Productions.

Expenditure Statements are required with all New Zealand Screen Production Rebate applications.

Download the New Zealand Screen Production Grant Criteria for New Zealand Productions dated 1 July 1 2017:

NZFC Response to 2023/2024 Letter of Expectations.

Minister's Letter of Expectations 2023/24.

The CE's expenses June 2023.  

The Acting CE's expenses 1 July 2022 - 30 June 2023

The Guidelines for the Strategic Training Fund.

To help producers reduce the risk of piracy, we have developed guidelines that must be implemented in the post production of a feature film funded by the Film Commission.   We also strongly recommend these guidelines be implemented...

This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2021/22.

A report on a 2019 survey on gender, diversity and inclusion in the Aotearoa New Zealand screen industry.

Are you a new filmmaker? Here are some tips for scriptwriting, film production, distribution and marketing.  You will also find links to some useful websites and articles . We will regularly update this section but if you find anything...

The submission checklist for the Feature Film Finishing Fund

The Distribution Fund helps distributors of NZFC-funded New Zealand films maximise the domestic theatrical audience. What we fund Financial assistance for domestic distributors of  NZFC-funded New Zealand feature films to help maximise the New...

He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Initiative is an annual fund for the production of narrative feature films in Te Reo Māori. This fund  aims to increase the number of films produced in Te Reo Māori and create a culturally approriate...

This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2020/21