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We seek training and professional development opportunities that progress careers and help to grow our overall industry.  We are pleased to be able to support individual filmmakers as well as work alongside industry organisations to provide...

New Zealand will have three films screening at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival with the announcement that Dana Rotberg’s WHITE LIES and Toa Fraser’s GISELLE have been selected to screen in the Contemporary World Cinema programme of the...

Here are the latest funding decisions for July and August 2013 PRODUCTION FUNDING: The Dead Lands General Film Corporation Ltd Producer:  Matthew Metcalfe Co-producer:  Tainui Stephens Writer: Glenn Standring Director:  Toa Fraser...

It was yet another success story for the New Zealand contingent at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival. Melbourne is an integral festival on the international calendar, allowing more New Zealand filmmakers to connect with their...

We are pleased to announce the 16 short films green-lit for the 2013 round of Fresh Shorts. Fresh Shorts is a competitive low budget short film funding scheme for new directorial voices, and is a core part of our commitment to talent development and...

Stalker-rom-com How to Meet Girls From a Distance has been selected to screen in the 22nd Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival by the China Film Association. The inaugural winner of the 2012 Make My Movie competition has been well-received by...

We are proud to be supporting Sally Tran to intern at leading indie film production company, Killer Films. Run by Script to Screen since 2009, the Killer Films Internship Scholarship gives up-and-coming filmmakers the chance to work in the development...

We are pleased to introduce our new Development Executive Sean Carley. Sean has a varied background that spans script development, screenwriting and production for both film and television.   Sean is a New Zealand/Canadian who completed his Master...

White Lies (Tuakiri Huna), the New Zealand Film Commission funded Māori language feature film written and directed by Dana Rotberg, has been submitted as the official New Zealand entry for consideration for Best Foreign Language film for the 86th...

We were thrilled to support three feature films screening in Toronto International Film Festival this year; Giselle, White Lies and Beyond The Edge.   Beyond The Edge, written and directed by Leanne Pooley and produced by Matthew Metcalfe,...

As you know, my term as Chief Executive at the NZFC will come to an end at the start of November, when I leave to take up the role heading Screen Australia.  The Board has a recruitment process for my replacement underway and I understand that they...

We seek training and professional development opportunities that progress careers and help to grow our overall industry.  We are pleased to be able to support individual filmmakers as well as work alongside industry organisations to provide...

ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT FUND Amchitka Stellafilm Ltd, Principia & Cinefinance Italia NZ Producer: Robin Laing Writer: Aubrey Nealon Director: Christine Jeffs $12,000 Born To Dance Producers: Daniel Story & Jill Macnab Writer: Hone Kouka...

The New Zealand Film Commission congratulates filmmakers Jane Campion and Dean Parker, winners at the 2013 Macquaurie Private Wealth New Zealand Arts Awards. The Laureate Awards recognise the excellence achieved in their fields and support their...

Sir Edmund Hillary epic Beyond The Edge has knocked off a record of its own, achieving the highest grossing opening weekend for any documentary in New Zealand. Written and directed by Leanne Pooley and produced by Matthew Metcalfe, Beyond The Edge opened...

We are pleased to announce our Digitisation Project. The aim of this project is to provide digital access to New Zealand short and feature films through newer technologies including digital theatrical formats (DCP) and also High Definition (HD) files...

The New Zealand Film Commission is proudly supporting a new collaboration with the New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG) for early script development. The NZWG will offer 10 x $10,000 grants (a total fund of $100,000) to help projects progress to the stage...

New Zealand feature documentary Antarctica: A Year On Ice by Anthony Powell is gaining acclaim at festivals across North America. So far the film has won a string of awards, including: - Grand Jury Selection Best Film, Laughlin International Film...

Congratulations to the Mr Pip team on the film taking more than a million dollars at the NZ box office. Mr Pip, based on the Lloyd Jones novel, was written, directed and produced by Andrew Adamson and produced by Robin Scholes, Leslie Urdang and Dean...

Congratulations to all the nominees in this year's Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards. The nominees are: FEATURE FILM  Rialto Channel Best Film The Weight of Elephants - Katja Adomeit and Leanne Saunders Shopping - Mark...

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival held in Toronto celebrates the latest works by indigenous artists at the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio and new media and this year the focus was on New Zealand. The Māori Spotlight was the...

Patsy Reddy, NZFC Chair, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dave Gibson as the next Chief Executive of the Film Commission.  He replaces Graeme Mason who recently left the Commission to become CEO of Screen Australia. “Dave Gibson is one...

Congratulations to the team behind New Zealand film Tatarakihi: The Children of Parihaka, which has won the Special Recognition Award at the 2013 Balinale Film Festival.   Tatarakihi: The Children of Parihaka is a documentary...

The New Zealand Film Commission is pleased to release its Annual Report 2012/13. This year the NZFC supported a record 13 feature films, 22 short films and administered grants for a further 25 film and television productions. Ten NZFC supported films...

Congratulations to all the nominees, finalists and winners at the Rialto New Zealand Film Awards. Here is the list of those who took home Moas: Best Film: ShoppingBest Director: Shopping - Louis Sutherland and Mark AlbistonBest Screenplay:...

The New Zealand Film Commission and Film New Zealand welcome changes to the structure and level of support for New Zealand screen incentives bringing more financial assistance for mid-budget level New Zealand productions and encouraging more...

PREMIERE SHORTS  We'd like to congratulate the following filmmaking teams shortlisted for Premiere Shorts 2013 by the Executive Producer groups. BLUE HARVEST - (Paul Swadel, Dan Story, Steve Barr) has shortlisted:  Ink Alex Clark (producer...

PRODUCTION FUNDING Rosa Deep Pond Ltd Producers:  Emma Slade, Barrie Osborne, Dan Hennah Director:  Ray Lawrence Writers:  Graeme Tetley, Beatrix Christian Proposed NZ/Aus co-production POST-PRODUCTION FUNDING What We Do in the...

We are pleased to be able to support individual filmmakers as well as work alongside industry organisations to provide valuable training opportunities.   As part of our review of support for professional development earlier in the year, we decided...

Important New Zealand film UTU Redux (pictured), new short Eleven and the highly anticipated What We Do In The Shadows have all been selected to screen in the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.  The New Zealand Film...

The New Zealand Film Commission is pleased to announce the first recipients of the Professional Development Services Programme. The three year programme is aimed at building capacity in the film sector, by ensuring filmmakers, from the emerging to the...

NZFC POSITIVELY PASIFIKA IN WELLINGTON Pasifika short film directors were in the spotlight at the recent Positively Pasifika Festival in the capital's Waitangi Park.  The event was run by Wellington City Council as part of their 2014 summer series...

What We Do In The Shadows finished its reign of Sundance and Berlin, winning over audiences and critics alike and has now moved on to South By Southwest What We Do In The Shadows is a vampire mockumentary written, directed and staring Taika Waititi...

Congratulations to all the finalists in this years WIFT NZ 2014 Awards WIFT NZ announced the finalists for five award categories, as selected by the judging panel of Christina Milligan (Chair), Penelope Borland, Sarah Cull, Debra Kelleher, Robin Laing,...

The International Film Festival Rotterdam has finished for another year with the New Zealand contingent having racked up a number of successful screenings.  The filmmakers also attended networking and professional development opportunities including...

Congratulations to Housebound, What We Do in the Shadows, PULP and short film Queenie (pictured), which have all been selected for the prestigious South By Southwest festival. New Zealand is building something of a stellar history with the Austin....