• Short Film International Festival Fund Guidelines

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    The Short Film International Festival Fund provides financial assistance towards the travel costs for the makers of short films invited to significant film festivals.  There is also some funding available to cover post production costs where that...

  • Pause Clause Information Sheet

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    The Pause Clause is an opportunity for filmmakers to get meaningful feedback on their film before committing to a final edit. This is an important part of the production schedule. The three-week pause needs to be planned, budgeted for and scheduled...

  • Acceptable Private Investment Terms Information Sheet

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    The Film Commission encourages an increased level of private investment being made available to New Zealand productions.  This information sheet outlines the private investment terms that the Film Commission views as acceptable.

  • Fresh Shorts Screenwriting Tips

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    How do you write a script for a short film? Here are some tips from successful filmmakers about writing a short film.

  • Israel - NZ Film Co-production Agreement

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    Read the Israel-New Zealand Film Co-production Agreement here.

  • Annual Report 2015/16

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    Issue date: 1 Nov 2016

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2015/16.

  • Briefing to Incoming Ministers November 2017

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    Issue date: 1 Dec 2017

    The is the New Zealand Film Commission's Briefing to Incoming Ministers from November 2017

  • Annual Report 2014/15

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    Issue date: 2 Nov 2015

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2014/15.

  • Annual Report 2013/14

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    Issue date: 3 Nov 2014

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2013/14.

  • Annual Report 2012/13

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    Issue date: 1 Nov 2013

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2012/13.

  • Annual Report 2011/12

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    Issue date: 1 Nov 2012

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2011/12.

  • Annual Report 2010/11

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    Issue date: 1 Nov 2011

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2010/11.

  • Annual Report 2009/10

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    Issue date: 1 Nov 2010

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2009/10.

  • Annual Report 2008/09

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    Issue date: 1 Nov 2009

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2008/09.

  • Annual Report 2007/08

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    Issue date: 1 Dec 2007

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2007/08.

  • Statement of Performance Expectations 2018

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    Issue date: 1 Jun 2017

    This is the Film Commission's Statement of Performance Expectations for the year ending June 30 2018.

  • Statement of Performance Expectations 2017

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    Issue date: 1 Jun 2016

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Statement of Performance Expectations for the year ending June 30  2017.

  • Statement of Performance Expectations 2016

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    Issue date: 1 Jun 2015

    This is the Statement of Performance Expectations for the year ending 2016.

  • Statement of Intent 2017-2021

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    Issue date: 1 Dec 2017

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Statement of Intent from 2017-2021.

  • Statement of Intent 2014-2018

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    Issue date: 15 Dec 2014

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Statement of Intent 2014-2018.

  • Statement of Intent 2012-2015

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    Issue date: 15 Dec 2012

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Statement of Intent for the years 2012-2015.

  • WildBear Entertainment ANZAC shoot

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    Issue date: 24 Apr 2018

    The New Zealand extras and New Zealand in general were great. The level of interest and enthusiasm were consistently high, in part I think due to the shared ANZAC legacy between Australia and New Zealand but also just down to the people involved....

  • Recoupment Schedule Template

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    Issue date: 14 Jun 2018

    A template for creating your recoupment schedule

  • The Meg

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    Issue date: 10 Aug 2018

    The Meg is a large-scale science fiction action thriller starring English actor Jason Statham (Spy, Furious 7, The Expendables films) and award-winning Chinese actress Li Bingbing (Transformer: Age of Extinction, Forbidden Kingdom, The Message), and also...

  • Mortal Engines

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    Issue date: 13 Dec 2018

    Mortal Engines is set thousands of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, humankind has adapted and a new way of living has evolved.  Gigantic moving cities now roam the Earth, ruthlessly preying upon smaller traction...

  • Mission Impossible: Fallout

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    Issue date: 27 Jul 2018

    Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. Format Feature Film  Production Company Paramount Pictures Producers Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, Dana Goldberg, J...

  • A Wrinkle in Time

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    Issue date: 9 Mar 2018

    From visionary director Ava DuVernay comes Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time, an epic adventure based on Madeleine L’Engle’s timeless classic which takes audiences across dimensions of time and space, examining the nature of darkness versus light and,...

  • Statement of Performance Expectations 2019

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    Issue date: 29 Jun 2018

    This is the Film Commission's Statement of Performance Expectations for the year ending June 30 2019.

  • CE Expenses 2013/14

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    Issue date: 2 Jul 2018

    The CE's expenses from 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014

  • CE Expenses 2014/15

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    Issue date: 2 Jul 2018

    The CE's expenses 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015

  • CE Expenses 2015/16

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    Issue date: 2 Jul 2018

    The CE's expenses 1 July 2105 to 30 June 2016

  • CE Expenses 2016/17

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    Issue date: 2 Jul 2018

    The CE's expenses 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017