• Destination Love

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    Issue date: 1 Jan 2022

    Madison has the chance to pursue her love of event management when her two best friends announce their engagement. Finding a pre-planned wedding package on a remote island vineyard in New Zealand, Madison teams up with David, the handsome vineyard owner...

  • Love Knots

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    Issue date: 2 Feb 2022

    Jodie fears that her family's sail-making company will be torn down after a luxury developer looks to expand their port. When she meets Will, the architect behind the expansion, she hopes she can harmonize his plans with local businesses. Format ...

  • Written in the Stars

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    Issue date: 1 Mar 2022

    Kelsey's magazine approves her article about a sceptic's take on horoscopes and love. She's teamed up with astrology guru, Carter, to write about a local meteor shower festival, and through fate they discover that love can be written in the stars....

  • Prehistoric Planet

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    Issue date: 5 Aug 2022

    Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas and skies. Format  Mini series Production companies Apple TV+, BBC Studios Series Producer Tim Walker Directors Andrew R. Jones, Adam...

  • CE Expenses 2021/22

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    Issue date: 29 Jul 2022

    The CE's expenses 1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022

  • Don't Make Me Go

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    Issue date: 12 Jul 2022

    20 New Zealand cast 350+ New Zealand crew 800+ Extras Shot June – August 2021 31 Shoot days: 9 days South Island, 22 days Auckland...

  • Olsberg SPI Report on the Economic Impact of the New Zealand Screen Production Sector

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    Issue date: 8 Jul 2022

    A report on the economic impact of the screen sector commissioned by the NZFC from Olsberg SPI, one of the leading international consultancies specialising in the global screen sector.    

  • Statement of Performance Expectations 2023

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    Issue date: 1 Jul 2022

    This is the Film Commission's Statement of Performance Expectations for the year ending June 30 2023.

  • Whina

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    Issue date: 22 Jun 2022

    100+ New Zealand cast and crew 200+ locals hired as background talent 7 weeks filming in Hokianga and Waitangi, Northland    New Zealand Open set so community members...

  • Don't Make Me Go

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    Issue date: 20 Jun 2022

    When single father Max (John Cho) discovers he has a terminal disease, he decides to try and cram all the years of love and support he will miss with his teenage daughter Wally (Mia Isaac) into the time he has left with her. With the promise of long-...

  • Nude Tuesday

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    Issue date: 15 Jun 2022

    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...

  • Nude Tuesday

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    Issue date: 16 Jun 2022

    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...

  • He Ara Whakaurunga Kanorau I NZFC Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

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    Issue date: 30 May 2022

    The NZFC's diversity and inclusion strategy document

  • Early Development Fund Submission Checklist

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    Issue date: 26 Apr 2022

    The submission checklist for the Early Develoment Fund.

  • Documentary Development Submission Checklist

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    Issue date: 26 Apr 2022

    The submission checklist for the Documentary Development Fund.

  • Scriptwriting

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    “I have a great idea for a film – where do I go from here?” This is one of the most common questions we get asked. Starting out as a writer in the film industry is tough and advice can be hard to find. We hope to shed some light on the process...

  • No Exit

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    Issue date: 22 Feb 2022

    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...

  • NZFC Diversity and Inclusion Committee Terms of Reference

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    Issue date: 6 Apr 2022

    The terms of reference for the NZFC's Diversity and Inclusion Committee

  • X

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    Issue date: 23 Mar 2022

    (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...

  • The Power of the Dog

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    Issue date: 11 Nov 2021

    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

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    Issue date: 19 Nov 2021

    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

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    Issue date: 19 Nov 2021

    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...

  • The Royal Treatment

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    Issue date: 20 Jan 2022

    (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...

  • The Royal Treatment

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    Issue date: 20 Jan 2022

    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...

  • X

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    Issue date: 23 Mar 2022

    In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives. Format  Film Production company A24 Producers...

  • The Power of the Dog

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    Issue date: 5 Nov 2021

    THE POWER OF THE DOG (L to R): BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH as PHIL BURBANK, JESSE PLEMONS as GEORGE BURBANK in THE POWER OF THE DOG. Cr. KIRSTY GRIFFIN/NETFLIX © 2021 Fast Facts 62% NZ cast 27 New Zealand cast...

  • No Exit

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    Issue date: 25 Feb 2022

    In No Exit, Havana Rose Liu (Mayday) makes her feature film leading role debut as Darby, a young woman en route to a family emergency who is stranded by a blizzard and forced to find shelter at a highway rest area with a group of strangers...

  • One of Us is Lying

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    Issue date: 18 Feb 2022

    Detention brings together five disparate high schoolers, but a killing — and secrets — keep them together as a cat-and-mouse murder mystery unfolds.  Format  Series Production companies Universal Content Productions Executive...

  • Mulan

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    Issue date: 4 Sep 2020

    “Movies are made everywhere and we rely on all sorts of different locations to tell a story. While many iconic sequences and landscapes were shot in China, we found a number of critical locations in New Zealand, which augmented our story. One of those...

  • Alita: Battle Angel

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    Issue date: 14 Feb 2019

    The Post, Digital and Visual Effects grant aims to foster capacity and new business development for large budget PDV Production in New Zealand. Eligible productions can access a cash grant equivalent to 20% of Qualifying New Zealand Production...

  • I Am Mother

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    Issue date: 25 Jan 2019

    “It’s terrific to see that physical effects are alive and well in filmmaking. By combining artistry with technology, our crew were able to push the limits of their capabilities to design and build this incredible specialty costume.”  Richard...

  • PDV Showcase

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    Issue date: 28 Nov 2017

    The Post, Digital and Visual Effects grant aims to foster capacity and new business development for large budget PDV Production in New Zealand. Eligible productions can access a cash grant equivalent to 20% of Qualifying New Zealand Production...

  • War for the Planet of the Apes

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    Issue date: 12 Jul 2017

    While the story centers around an epic battle of the species, the heart of the film lies with the ape leader Caesar as he battles with his inner demons and quest for revenge. As the apes' level of sentience has developed over three installments, so too...

  • Alien Covenant

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    Issue date: 12 May 2017

    We took inspiration from the actual weather in Milford Sound, it’s very cloudy, soft light. Sometimes the sun comes through, but basically, it’s dramatic clouds, mountains that appear and disappear in the clouds. Dariusz Wolski - Cinematographer...

  • Krampus

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    Issue date: 3 Dec 2015

    The ancient legend of the iconic Christmas demon Krampus, whose notoriety grows yearly around the world, is brought to the big screen by writer/director Michael Dougherty (writer/director of Trick 'R Treat; writer of X-Men 2, Superman Returns). The...

  • Slow West

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    Issue date: 21 May 2015

    Slow West is the Sundance award-winning western adventure set in 19th Century Colorado and shot on location in New Zealand's South Island. Starring Michael Fassbender, Slow West is a 19th century American frontier story about a teenager on a journey to...