• Ad Astra

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    Issue date: 20 Sep 2019

    Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.  Screen Incentives  New Zealand Screen...

  • Falling Inn Love

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    Issue date: 29 Aug 2019

    After losing her job and her boyfriend, city girl Gabriela (Christina Milian) spontaneously enters a contest and wins a rustic New Zealand inn. Thousands of airline miles later, she discovers that The Bellbird Valley Farm boasts a crumbling facade, a...

  • Game of Thrones: Season Eight

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    Issue date: 15 Apr 2019

    The final season of Game of Thrones depicts the culmination of the series' two primary conflicts: the Great War against the Army of the Dead, and the Last War for control of the Iron Throne.  Screen Incentives  New Zealand Screen Production...

  • Breckman Rodeo (Pilot)

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    Issue date: 7 May 2019

    An ensemble drama about a group of young rodeo riders in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The show centers on Ashley, a rodeo-as-hell sparkplug who refuses to stay within the lines that have been drawn for her, and her boyfriend Brant, a rodeo prodigy torn between a...

  • Umbrella Academy: Season One

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    Issue date: 15 Feb 2019

    Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets - and a looming threat to humanity.  Screen Incentives  New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG) International Post,...

  • Sherwood

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    Issue date: 19 Mar 2019

    Teen hacker Robin of Sherwood joins forces with a group of renegades to battle the mad Sheriff of Nottingham through the flooded storm-lashed streets of 23rd century London.  Screen Incentives  New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG)...

  • Mosley

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    Issue date: 24 Oct 2019

    To save his family, Mosley, must embark on an epic journey to find the legendary Uprights…but what he unexpectedly finds will unlock a secret revealing his true nature. With large and layered themes, Mosley tells a timeless adventurous tale of family,...

  • Avengers: Endgame

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    Issue date: 26 Apr 2019

    After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.   Screen...

  • Avengers: Infinity War

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    Issue date: 27 Apr 2018

    The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.   Screen Incentives New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG)...

  • The Dead Lands TV Series

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    Issue date: 22 Jan 2020

    About The Dead Lands TV series The Dead Lands is an eight-part supernatural adventure that is set in a mythic Māori past. The series features a murdered Māori warrior, Waka Nuku Rau (Te Kohe Tuhaka), who’s sent back to the world of the living to redeem...

  • The Power of Inclusion Summit

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    Issue date: 15 Oct 2019

    The Power of Inclusion Summit was held in Auckland's Aotea Centre 3-4 October.  Over 700 people, including 160 who received scholarships, attended the event, hosted by the NZFC and Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI),...

  • Fantastic Four

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    Issue date: 7 Feb 2015

    Format Feature Film Production Company Twentieth Century Fox in association with Marvel Entertainment, TSG Entertainment, Marv Films, Constantin Films, Genre Films and The Moving Picture Company Producer Gregory Goodman (producer), Simon...

  • Ash vs Evil Dead

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    Issue date: 31 Oct 2015

    Ash is baaaack! Bruce Campbell reprises his "Evil Dead" film role as heroic, chainsaw-handed monster fighter Ash Williams, now an aging lothario who has successfully avoided responsibility, maturity and heinous villains for the past 30 years. Constantly...

  • Ghost in the Shell

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    Issue date: 29 Mar 2017

    Based on the internationally acclaimed Japanese Manga, Ghost in the Shell stars Scarlett Johansson as Major:  A human, saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to become a perfect soldier, devoted to stopping the world’s most...

  • Alien: Covenant

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    Issue date: 11 May 2017

    In space, no one can hear you scream. After nearly four decades, those words remain synonymous with the sheer, relentless intensity of Sir Ridley Scott’s masterpiece of futuristic horror, Alien. Now, the father of the iconic franchise returns once...

  • War for the Planet of the Apes

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    Issue date: 10 Jul 2017

    In War for the Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses...

  • Murder on the Orient Express

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    Issue date: 9 Nov 2017

    What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told.  From the novel by best-selling author Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express tells...

  • Shooting in the Snow

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    Issue date: 1 Jan 2013

    New Zealand’s spectacular mountains and glaciers, accessible locations, and highly skilled mountain film industry make New Zealand the ideal location for shooting snow. With a production track-record in drama, documentary, TVCs and snowsports; and...

  • Spartacus

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    Issue date: 1 Jan 2010

    Spartacus was shot over four seasons in a studio in Auckland, with not one frame shot on location. The production used 788 local suppliers, leased 6 warehouses (which were converted for production), and provided 20,000 extras' workdays. The series...

  • Rob Tapert

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    Rob Tapert has been working in New Zealand since he was commissioned by Universal Pictures in 1994 to film five Hercules movies here. About to leave on the location scout, he heard about the "undiscovered production treasure" of New Zealand and came...

  • Power Rangers

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    Issue date: 22 Dec 2016

    Made in Auckland for more than a decade, Power Rangers is one of the top rated and longest running kids' live-action television shows. It airs in over 150 markets worldwide. The series was originally produced in New Zealand by The Walt Disney Studios....

  • Mortal Engines

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    Issue date: 3 Dec 2018

    “It’s a testament to the skill, talent and imagination of New Zealand crews that they are able to completely fabricate these other worlds that have never been seen before. Our crews are extraordinary. They are all professional, they are all...

  • New Zealand Content Information Sheet

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    This information sheet will help you find out what we mean by 'significant New Zealand content'.

  • Terms of Trade

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    This document sets out the terms under which the New Zealand Film Commission does business with feature film producers. It is important you read and understand this document before you apply for feature film production financing.

  • Wolf Warrior 2

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    Issue date: 27 Jul 2017

    China's deadliest special forces operative settles into a quiet life on the sea, but when sadistic mercenaries begin targeting nearby civilians, he must leave his newfound peace behind and return to his duties as a soldier and protector. Screen...

  • Animal World

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    Issue date: 29 Jun 2018

    Drifting aimlessly through life, Kaisi (Li Yi Feng: Hundred Flowers Winner Mr. Six, Guilty of Mind) has racked up debts of several million having borrowed money from his friends. Lured with the promise of writing it all off, Kaisi leaves his ailing...

  • Statement of Intent 2019 -2023

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    Issue date: 31 Jul 2019

    The NZFC's Statement of Intent for the years 2019 - 2023

  • CE Expenses 2018/19

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    Issue date: 30 Jul 2019

    The CE's expenses from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019

  • They Shall Not Grow Old

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    Issue date: 16 Oct 2018

    On the centenary of the end of First World War, Academy Award-winner Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) presents an extraordinary new work showing the Great War as you have never seen it. This unique film brings into high definition the human...

  • Cleverman- season 2

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    Issue date: 29 Jun 2017

    Koen, still learning to truly harness his powers as the Cleverman, is the only one who can stop the bloodshed between human and Hairy. Ranged against him is the full force of government, spearheaded by his brother Waruu, who is now empowered by Hairy...

  • I Am Mother

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    Issue date: 25 Jan 2019

    I Am Mother is a sci fi thriller about a teenage girl (Clara Rugaard), who is the first of a new generation of humans to be raised by Mother (Rose Byrne), a robot designed to repopulate the earth fafter the extinction of humankind. But the pair's unique...

  • Straight Forward

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    Issue date: 24 Jun 2019

    Straight Forward is an eight-part family crime drama: an unexpected love story, as well as a tale of revenge, danger and redemption. It is a sexy, dangerous ride that jumps across the entire planet coming to a bloody end at the bottom of the world in one...

  • The New Legends of Monkey

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    Issue date: 28 Jan 2018

    A motley trio of fallen gods with magical superpowers and incredible martial arts skills escort a young girl disguised as a monk on a perilous quest to bring an end to demonic rule and restore balance to the world. Screen Incentives New Zealand Screen...

  • 800 Words- series 2

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    Issue date: 23 Aug 2016

    This, the second series of 800 Words, continues the saga of George Turner, a man looking to make a new home for himself and his family, in the strangely beautiful town that is Weld, New Zealand. Screen Incentives New Zealand Screen Production Grant (...

  • Wanted- season 2

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    Issue date: 9 Feb 2016

    We pick up right after we left Lola reeling from the news that the man who has turned their lives upside down now has her son hostage. All he wants in exchange for his release is the key tag that was attached to their bag of cash. But he’s holding David...

  • 6 Days

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    Issue date: 7 Sep 2017

    6 Days is a taut thriller telling the incredible true story of six days of terror after six heavily-armed gunmen invaded the Iranian Embassy in Londons Princes Gate on April 30, 1980, taking 26 people hostage. Negotiators, police, politicians and...