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An all-star Pasifika and Māori cast whose international credits stretch across Alien: Covenant, Marco Polo, Star Wars, The Matrix Reloaded, Mortal Engines and Battleship have assembled in Tāmaki Makaurau for a brand-new action...

Malo lava to Samoan screenwriter Sima Urale who is the recipient of the New Zealand Film Commission’s (NZFC’s) 2019 Gender Scholarship.  She will receive a grant of $50,000 to help progress her filmmaking career. Application assessors said of Urale...

The New Zealand Film Commission invites you to join us at industry gatherings in Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown in June and July 2019. Come meet the leadership team who will be doing a presentation followed by a Q & A. SAVE THE...

The New Zealand Advertising Producers Group (NZAPG), in association with the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC), is delighted to announce a Director Mentorship Programme to support talented female directors. NZAPG Commercial Film Mentorship Programme:...

The NZFC is pleased to announce a partnership with Script to Screen to deliver the Fresh Shorts programme. The Fresh Shorts programme offers grants of up to $15,000 to six new or emerging filmmaker teams to make a short film.  More experienced...

Catalyst He Kauahi 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...

The NZFC, in partnership with Script to Screen, are pleased to announce that Fresh Shorts is now open to applications.  The Fresh Shorts programme offers grants of up to $15,000 to six new or emerging filmmaker teams to make a short...

A schedule template to use when applying for Catalyst He Kauahi or Fresh Shorts funding.

A budget template to use when applying for Catalyst He Kauahi or Fresh Shorts funding.

  Senior executives, producers, showrunners and writers of internationally acclaimed shows, including American Horror Story, Better Call Saul, Bloodline, Glee, Glitch, Marcella, Please Like Me, Succession and Supergirl, will arrive in New Zealand...

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 (...

Jane Campion, a Cannes and New Zealand film veteran, will be gracing the NZIFF as Guest Selector for the New Zealand’s Best short film competition. Six shorts from Aotearoa will premiere in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and Christchurch, with...

If you are a user of the NZFC's online application portal, we have made an update to the filmmaker signup process.  You may go to the portal and update your details now. Click here to update your filmmaker details What you need to know: We...

New Zealand funding agencies, NZ On Air and the New Zealand Film Commission have partnered on the development of ten series ideas with international and domestic appeal. The initiative, Raupapa Whakaari Drama to the World, will support each writer/...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and Screen Australia are pleased to announce the eight indigenous teams from New Zealand and Australia who will work on a joint anthology feature, entitled Ngā Pouwhenua in New Zealand and...

The programme for the 66th Sydney Film Festival has been released with New Zealand featuring prominently as the Festival's country of focus with eight feature films and six shorts selected this year. Bellbird, the feature debut for writer/director...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to join the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) in welcoming Marten Rabarts as the new Film Festival Director – Kaiurungi to lead the New Zealand International Film Festival from 2020. Marten...

Catalyst He Kauahi aims to support 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...

Following on from the box office and festival success of Waru, the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to confirm production funding of Vai, from Waru producers Kerry Warkia and Kiel McNaughton of Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions. ...

Kiwi musical Daffodils has taken over one million dollars at the New Zealand box office and, now in its fourth week of release, remains in the top ten chart of films currently in theatrical release.  Of the 150 films released in New...

Tackling the topics of representation, inclusion and belonging in today’s screen, entertainment and technology landscape, the summit will include local and international heavyweights as guests and speakers The Power of Inclusion will be hosted by New...

Award-winning filmmaker Leanne Pooley's feature film Beyond The Edge, about Sir Edmund Hillary’s legendary ascent of Mt. Everest, will have its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.  Pooley’s The Topp Twins: Untouchable...

Congratulations to the team behind Beyond The Edge, which was named runner-up in the People's Choice Award for Documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival.  The People's Choice Award nod comes after a successful Toronto world premiere for...

Berlinale Talents (formerly Berlinale Talent Campus) is an annual six-day creative summit for up-and-coming filmmakers. It runs alongside the Berlin International Film Festival. The summit consists of lectures, discussions, workshops and excursions for...

Pietra Brettkelly’s A Flickering Truth is New Zealand’s submission for the best foreign language film category of the 89th Academy Awards. Each year the Academy invites countries to select and submit their best foreign language film for...

Tusi Tamasese’s One Thousand Ropes and Toa Fraser’s 6 Days will screen in October’s BFI London Film Festival. One Thousand Ropes, written and directed by Tusi Tamasese and produced by Catherine Fitzgerald is the story of a father re-connecting with his...

Los Angeles, March 13, 2017 – Toa Fraser’s thriller 6 Days, starring Jamie Bell, Abbie Cornish, and Mark Strong, has been acquired by Vertical Entertainment for North American rights with a target U.S. theatrical date in Fall 2017.  Additionally,...

The animated documentary 25 April about the WWI Gallipoli campaign is the first New Zealand movie to qualify for a Best Animated Feature Academy Award.    25 April was produced by Matthew Metcalfe, directed by Leanne Pooley and animated by...

The annual Statistics New Zealand screen industry survey was released today and shows that screen revenue eased since the record high level it saw in the 2016-17 financial year. Total screen industry revenue in the 2017-18 period was $3.3 billion. “...

The NZFC and the New Zealand screen industry sadly bid farewell to actor Anzac Wallace. Best known for his role as Te Wheke in Geoff Murphy’s Utu, Wallace’s first on-screen appearance was in The Bridge, a documentary by Merata Mita and Gerd Pohlmann...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is looking for an experienced Māori producer to collaborate with an Australian Indigenous Producer (appointed by Screen Australia) on Ngā Pouwhenua, a one-off joint indigenous initiative. Two overarching...

A report outlining the aggregated results of the 2018 survey of the New Zealand Film Commission's Stakeholders 

A successful commercial film release can be as much about commerce as it is about art. What is Your Product and Who is the Consumer? Route to Market Communicating your Film to the Target Audience Release Goals and Budget Marketing Campaign...

Guidelines for the expression of interest  - New Zealand producer for Ngā Pouwhenua Joint Indigenous initiative.

Fresh from a sell-out world premiere at the prestigious SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas, the debut trailer for The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy of Martin Phillipps has been released. In cinemas nationwide on 2 May, the film is...

Based on industry feedback, the New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air and Script to Screen have extended the deadline for applications for Raupapa Whakaari: Drama to the World by two weeks. NEW DEADLINE for RAUPAPA WHAKAARI: DRAMA TO THE WORLD -...