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Fast Facts 100+ New Zealand crew 33 New Zealand cast 21 shoot days in Makarora and Cardrona 8 shoot days in Auckland Nude Tuesday stars Jackie van Beek (What We Do In...

Jane Campion, Academy Award®-winning Best Director for her latest film The Power of the Dog, has announced a new project, A Wave in the Ocean, a popup intensive course for New Zealand’s emerging film directing talent. The independent...

In an effort to rekindle the spark in their troubled marriage, 40-somethings Laura and Bruno head to a three day couples’ retreat run by relationship and sexual healing guru Bjorg Rasmussen. Upon arrival, the path to their reconnection is met with...

We're excited to announce the finalists for Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival’s (NZIFF) New Zealand’s Best short film competition, as selected by this year’s Guest Selector, celebrated filmmaker Florian Habicht....

The world will soon be seeing more of New Zealand on screen. A total of nine film and television projects have been offered funding in the final round of Te Puna Kairangi – Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund, which is administered by...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga I New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is strengthening its commitment to a diverse and inclusive screen sector with the introduction of its He Ara Whakaurunga Kanorau | Diversity and Inclusion Strategy. The Strategy will support...

Nine New Zealand feature films have been revealed to screen at NZIFF 2022. NZIFF has a long history of supporting New Zealand filmmakers and we're delighted to be able to present four world premiere screenings as part of this year's selection of...

Brightening up the nation's Easter Tuesday, the hilarious and eye opening trailer for new Kiwi film Nude Tuesday has been unveiled, ahead of its nationwide cinema release on 16 June. Described by The Hollywood Reporter as “one of the most...

Five screen storytellers have been matched with experienced New Zealand mentors in the 2022 round of Hunga Taunaki ā Rorohiko, the New Zealand Film Commission’s online mentorship programme.  Hunga Taunaki ā Rorohiko refers to working with others and...

Two New Zealand feature films and one short film have been selected to screen at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival (TiFF).  Nic Gorman’s debut feature, Human Traces and anthology film, Waru, written and directed by nine Māori women will...

We are excited to announce the successful applicants for this year’s piloted Interactive Development Fund. The programme supports concept development of original narrative-focused interactive and games content delivered on any platform (including mobile...

The Rialto Channel NZ Film Awards (nicknamed Moas) were presented on Saturday 18 February in a glittering yet irreverent ceremony at Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds. At times it was a roller-coaster of emotions for nominees as popular favourites cemented...

Seven films have been offered funding in the June Fresh Shorts round, four at the $10,000 level, and three at the $30,000. This is the first round of Fresh Shorts Funding in which the shortlisted teams were required to attend a three-day residential...

Following is a transcript of NZFC CEO Dave Gibson's 25 September presentation at the 2016 Big Screen Symposium. Today I want to talk about and pose some questions around In amongst this I want to talk about some things we are doing...

Poi E will debut as part of the NZ International Film Festival. It's a song turned into a movie and the world premiere of Poi E: The Story of Our Song will open the NZ International Film Festival on July 14 in Auckland. The documentary about the ...

Following is a transcript of NZFC CEO Dave Gibson's presentation to industry in Auckland on 26 April 2016. Approximately 12 months ago we launched the NZFC gender policy as part of developing a wider diversity policy. I don’t think we need to spend any...

New Zealand films will be in the spotlight at the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC) which runs 7-10 December. Five documentaries directed by New Zealand women will be showcased at the festival which hosts screenings in both...

Now in its fourth week of release, Tammy Davis' feature film Born to Dance has taken one million dollars at the New Zealand box office and remains in the top ten chart of films currently in theatrical release. Written by Steve Barr, Casey Whelan and...

Three New Zealand films have been included in the programme of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival (TiFF).  Tammy Davis’ Born To Dance and Leanne Pooley’s 25 April will have their World Premieres at...

For the first time in twenty years, two New Zealand films are included in the programme for the Venice Film Festival announced today. Jake Mahaffy’s Free In Deed will screen in the Orizzonti Section of the festival and Pietra Brettkelly’s...

For Anzac Day and to remember those who gave their lives for our country, we're sharing some films about New Zealanders and their unique experiences of war on our VOD site, New Zealand Film on Demand. There are two features and two short films. War...

POI E: THE STORY BEHIND OUR SONG is now shooting in Auckland and Patea, Taranaki, the home of origin for the iconic New Zealand anthem. Written and directed by Tearepa Kahi (Mt Zion) and starring Maaka Pohatu (The Modern Māori Quartet, Two Little Boys)...

Following is NZFC CEO Dave Gibson's speech delivered on Sunday 28 September 2014 at the Big Screen Symposium in Auckland. Challenges and Changes:  The challenges facing the film industry today and introducing changes the NZFC is planning Earlier...

Kia hiwa ra! Kia hiwa ra! Kia hiwa rā ki tēnēi tuku, kia hiwa rā ki tērā tuku, kia tū kia mātara! Congratulations to the three teams selected to receive funding from the inaugural He Ara development scheme: Blacklands - $50,000 Blacklands...

Producer Desray Armstrong is this year’s recipient of Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission’s Te Aupounamu  Māori Screen Excellence Award.   Awarded by nominations from their peers,...

Havana Rose Liu as Darby in No Exit. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved. Fast Facts 300+ New Zealand crew 40 shooting days 700+ Weta Digital VFX 20+ New Zealand extras...

(L-R) Owen Campbell, Brittany Snow, Mia Goth, Scott Mescudi, Jenna Ortega. Photo Credit: Christopher Moss. 200+ New Zealand crew 6 New Zealand cast Shot on location in Whanganui, Otaki, Foxton and...

With its diverse landscape and being home to a talented group of filmmakers and storytellers, Rotorua is today celebrating its role as the lead location in Kiwi film Cousins. The film releases in nationwide cinemas today, following the world premiere in...

Gaysorn Thavat’s debut feature, The Justice of Bunny King, will have its World Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in the Viewpoints section where it will compete for the Nora Ephron Award for Best Female Filmmaker, and for the Best New Narrative...

Severe, pale-eyed, handsome, Phil Burbank is brutally beguiling. All of Phil’s romance, power and fragility is trapped in the past and in the land: He can castrate a bull calf with two swift slashes of his knife; he swims naked in the river, smearing his...

Cowboy Bebop is an action-packed space Western about three bounty hunters, aka “cowboys,” all trying to outrun the past. As different as they are deadly, Spike Spiegel (John Cho), Jet Black (Mustafa Shakir), and Faye Valentine (Daniella Pineda) form a...

COWBOY BEBOP (L to R) JOHN CHO as SPIKE SPIEGEL, MUSTAFA SHAKIR as JET BLACK, DANIELLA PINEDA as FAYE VALENTINE and EIN in Cowboy Bebop Cr. GEOFFREY SHORT/NETFLIX © 2021 Filmed entirely in New Zealand, Cowboy Bebop is a live action...

(L-R) Laura Marano as Izzy, Mena Massoud as Prince Thomas in The Royal Treatment.  Cr. Kirsty Griffin/Netflix © 2021 Fast Facts 28 New Zealand cast (94%) 199 New Zealand crew (94%) 14 New...

Isabella (Laura Marano) runs her own salon and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, while Prince Thomas (Mena Massoud) runs his own country and is about to marry for duty rather than love. When Izzy and her fellow stylists get the opportunity of a lifetime to...

Epic Games today announced the return of the Unreal Engine Short Film Challenge in Australia and New Zealand, providing the opportunity for rising animators to have their work seen by some of the industry’s top experts. Following the success of the...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga I The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) says Dame Jane Campion’s Oscar success will ultimately benefit all of Aotearoa New Zealand. Dame Jane has picked up the Academy Award for Best Director for The Power of the Dog ...