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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...

The American Film Market is a pivotal destination for independent film companies and businesspeople from all over the world. It is held each year in Santa Monica at the beginning of November. The American Film Market runs six months after Cannes. This...

Creative filmmaking is a practical business. On this page you can find some practical advice for producing a successful film. Finance and budget Once you have a script ready for production, and a producer and director attached, you need to create a...

Clemont-Ferrand in France is one of the world's leading short film festivals. Who goes? The event attracts more than 100,000 visitors for its annual film festival and marketplace.The festival's top prize, the Grand Prix, carries an award of 4,000...

The annual Cannes Cinéfondation Résidence du Festival  welcomes 12 young filmmakers from around the world who are working on their first or second feature film. A jury selects six filmmakers for each of the two four-and-a-half-month sessions per...

The MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival) Accelerator programme is an intensive director development programme aimed at short film directors who are seeking to transition to feature filmmaking. It takes place each August, alongside the Melbourne...

The Film Commission encourages private investment being made available to New Zealand productions. This information sheet outlines the terms of private investment that we find acceptable. When seeking investment from the Film Commission...

What are the latest trends in media content? Find out in the Film Commission's report on Cinema and Media Trends.  Changing media landscape We are living in a constantly changing world of media and connectivity. Filmmakers are challenged to...

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...

San Diego Comic-Con is back for 2015 and this year there is an impressive number of high-profile film and television productions with a New Zealand involvement in attendance. The convention, which runs from 9-12 July, attracts over 130,000 fans each...

New Zealand has topped a list of must-visit places in a study commissioned by HBO Entertainment. New Zealand came in at number one in the study of holiday destinations made famous by film and television, largely due to its lead role in The Lord of the...

A new teaser trailer for Ash vs Evil Dead, a major new US television series being produced in New Zealand, has been released.Ash vs Evil Dead started production in Auckland in April and is the long-awaited follow-up to the classic horror film...

The first official trailer for Z for Zachariah has been released today. Z for Zachariah Official Trailer #1 (2015) The film, which was filmed in Banks Peninsula in New Zealand's South Island, is a post-apocalyptic thriller starring Chiwetel...

Slow West, the award-winning Western shot in New Zealand’s South Island, is being released in New Zealand cinemas today.Slow West is a western adventure set in late 19th Century Colorado, centered on a young man’s epic search for the love of...

The much anticipated countdown for the brand new Thunderbirds Are Go TV series is over after the show premiered in the UK, Australia and New Zealand to enthusiastic reviews. The revival has been re-imagined for modern audiences by Britain's ITV...

Results for the 2013/14 Screen Industry Survey just released by Statistics New Zealand show revenue for the year remained solid at $3.2 billion, in line with industry expectations. Screen NZ, the virtual screen sector agency of the New Zealand Film...

Principal photography is set to begin in Wellington, New Zealand on Legendary Pictures’ Krampus, a horror-comedy feature film that reveals an irreverently twisted side to the Christmas holiday.This darkly festive tale of a yuletide ghoul is co-...

New Zealand is taking a leading role in the new season of Saban’s Power Rangers franchise, Power Rangers Dino Charge, and will be featured prominently in an episode airing in the US this weekend. Followed by millions of fans in more than 150...

Slow West, John Maclean’s western shot in New Zealand’s South Island last year, has won a top accolade at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The film has been awarded the World Cinema Drama Grand Jury Prize.Starring Michael Fassbender...

Here’s hoping hard work and talent pays off as New Zealanders nominated for BAFTAs, Oscars and Visual Effects Society awards wait in anticipation.Expat Anthony McCarten (Death of a Superhero, Show of Hands) is up for a BAFTA and an Oscar for his...

Confirmation today that MTV Networks and Sonar Entertainment are to base production of a television series adaptation of the fantasy adventure book series Shannara at Auckland Film Studios is further great news for the region’s screen sector.It is...

The Film New Zealand office will be closed over the summer break from 24 December 2014 to 5 January 2015.Enquiries manager Laurie Wright will be on hand to help during this time. Please email her at [email protected] or leave a message on our main...