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British filmmaker Peter Webber (Girl with a Pearl Earring) came to New Zealand in 2012 to film the epic feature Emperor starring Tommy Lee Jones and Matthew Fox. The film takes place during the precarious days after the close of World War II, and...

Z for Zachariah is the post-apocalyptic thriller set after the fall of humanity and shot on location in New Zealand’s South Island. The film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, was shot against the hauntingly beautiful landscapes of...

The Shannara Chronicles is an epic television series based on the best-selling fantasy books by Terry Brooks. The series, which wrapped in June 2015, was shot on location around Auckland, New Zealand and at Auckland Film Studios. The Shannara Chronicles...

Under The Vines follows Rebecca Gibney and Charles Edwards as two unlikely city slickers who inherit a failing vineyard in rural New Zealand. Australian TV star Gibney features as Sydney socialite Daisy Munroe, who heads to New Zealand for a...

The NZFC has identified the following groups as underrepresented: Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian communities, MELAA (Middle Eastern, Latin American and African), women, gender diverse, LGBTQIA+ communities, people with a disability,...

This information sheet outlines the minimum detail required in your Audience Engagement Plan. Every project is different, and will have different audience appeal. However, we expect everyone seeking our investment to have a clear understanding of who...

“When you travel to go make a movie, it’s not just about location, it’s about who is there to make the movie with you and New Zealand has this extraordinarily large and talented pool of filmmakers and equipment.” Jon Turteltaub, director...

Directed by three-time Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, They Shall Not Grow Old), The Beatles: Get Back takes audiences back in time to the band’s January 1969 recording sessions, which became a pivotal...

Finding herself back home in Aotearoa (NZ) for the first time in years, Alexa can’t help herself when she is asked to look into a bizarre unsolved murder. And then – like an itch she can’t help scratching – Alexa quickly finds herself investigating other...

On returning home from boarding school, a self-destructive teenager discovers his gin-soaked grandmother has moved in.  A battle of wills ensues which enables him to embrace life again, and her to face her own mortality. Format  Feature Film...

The following is a selection of annual film festivals in New Zealand that screen New Zealand films. Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival is a national event featuring a programme...

In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller Black Widow, Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her...

The owner of a quaint New Zealand yarn shop, Sophie Markham, gets her world flipped upside down after learning her top supplier of yarn, King Farms, is stopping production. Much to her surprise, the charming yet stuck-in-his-ways Samuel King has traveled...

Marketing whiz Lara Thompson is living a fast-paced life in the big city when she's summoned to the sleepy town of Kissing Falls to settle the affairs of her late Aunt Vivienne who owned a tea shop. Screen Incentives  New Zealand Screen Production...

The deliverables, by format, for the Premium Fund Interim Production Round.

The submission checklist for the Premium Fund Interim Production Round.

Fast facts 47% New Zealand cast 46 New Zealand cast members 88% New Zealand crew 208 New Zealand crew 16 New Zealand HoDs Approx 200 New Zealand vendors...

From writer, director, executive producer, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer, Inception, Don Jon), Mr. Corman follows the days and nights of Josh Corman, an artist at heart but not by trade. Things haven’t been going his way...

The CE's expenses 1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021

Bunny King is a mother of two, a rough cut diamond with a sketchy past. While battling the system to reunite with her children, a confrontation leads her to take her niece Tonyah under her wing. With the world against her and Tonyah, Bunny’s battle has...

The submission checklist for Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi – The Premium Development Fund.

This is the Film Commission's Statement of Performance Expectations for the year ending June 30 2022.

Years after "The Great Crumble" changed everything, a hybrid deer-boy forms an unlikely bond with a wandering loner. They embark on an extraordinary adventure through the lush, dangerous world left behind, searching for the meaning of home. Sweet Tooth...

The South Island is very well equipped with aircraft and extremely experienced pilots because there is a considerable helicopter tourist industry.  Jake Myers, producer Mission: Impossible - Fallout qualified for the 20% New Zealand...

The rise, fall and spiritual rebirth of the most iconic and influential music label in Pacific history, Dawn Raid Entertainment. Screen Incentives  NZSPG - NZ Format  Documentary  Production companies  GFC Producers ...

Inspired by the true stories of New Zealand's street gangs across 30 years, Savage follows Danny at three critical moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang. Screen Incentives  NZSPG - NZ Format...

Fritz, a young Tongan man grappling with his wrestling superstar father Baron To'a's legacy, both metaphorically and literally, follows in his deceased father's footsteps by fighting for the return of his dad's stolen championship belt. Screen...

Maggie and Tom Cabbott move to the town of Pelorus to escape the oppressive influence of Tom's family. But when he disappears, unsettling facts about Tom soon come to light and the search brings long-buried wounds to the surface. Screen Incentives...

Once thought to exist purely in the realms of science fiction, the creation of a Super Intelligence is becoming more and more likely every day and, should it come to pass, would be the single biggest threat to humanity that has ever existed. From the...

The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another - the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong - with humanity caught in the balance.  PDV supplier  Weta...

A detective’s personal and professional life start to unravel when she is involved in a fatal car accident and begins to lose her memory.  Format  TV Series  Production companies  Screentime NZ, Lippy Pictures, Letterbox...

Connected by blood but separated by circumstances, three cousins spend a lifetime in search of each other. Based on the 1992 novel by Patricia Grace.  Screen Incentives  New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG) New Zealand  Format...

Kiri and Lou follows the adventures of Kiri, a feisty little dinosaur with overpowering emotions and Lou, a gentle but thoughtful creature. Each story is about the friendship of two prehistoric creatures and their adventures in the forest a...

In the throes of World War II, on a rainy morning in Auckland, New Zealand, a group of Allied soldiers prepare to take to the air in a B-17 Flying Fortress dubbed Fool’s Errand. The all-male crew is caught off guard by Flight Officer Maude Garrett...

A document with answers to frequently asked questions about the Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund (Te Puna Kairangi Premium Fund).

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is considered one of the the most important documentary festivals in the world. It is also, in terms of visitors, the largest.  Who goes? The project market "Forum" is an...