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Here’s hoping hard work and talent pays off as New Zealanders nominated for BAFTAs, Oscars and Visual Effects Society awards wait in anticipation.Expat Anthony McCarten (Death of a Superhero, Show of Hands) is up for a BAFTA and an Oscar for his...

Confirmation today that MTV Networks and Sonar Entertainment are to base production of a television series adaptation of the fantasy adventure book series Shannara at Auckland Film Studios is further great news for the region’s screen sector.It is...

The Film New Zealand office will be closed over the summer break from 24 December 2014 to 5 January 2015.Enquiries manager Laurie Wright will be on hand to help during this time. Please email her at [email protected] or leave a message on our main...

Film New Zealand confirmed today that Legendary Pictures’ KRAMPUS will commence principal photography in New Zealand in early 2015.Based on the ancient legend of a pagan demon who punishes the wicked during the holidays, the twisted horror comedy,...

New Zealand’s film crews should be taking a bow for the role they have played in helping two international movies make the prestigious Sundance Festival.Slow West will screen alongside 11 films from emerging filmmaking talents around the world and...

To celebrate the third and final film in The Hobbit Trilogy, Tourism New Zealand is transporting a slice of Middle-earth to London in the form of a life-sized Hobbit hole sitting inside London’s luxurious Claridge’s hotel.Up to 200...

Today The Walt Disney Studios announced that it will shoot the upcoming live-action film Pete’s Dragon in New Zealand, with production anticipated to begin in early 2015.The production will be based at Stone Street Studios Wellington and filming...

Libertine Pictures and writer Neil Cross have teamed up with leading international TV producer Carnival Films to develop a major new crime series set in Rotorua. Libertine will develop the contemporary drama series with Carnival, producer of...

The New Zealand Film Commission and Film New Zealand are delighted to announce the upcoming Power Rangers series, Power Rangers Dino Charge, will be returning to shoot in Auckland later this year, and for the first time will be featuring a...

DreamWorks Studios’ The Light Between Oceans will begin filming in New Zealand and Australia next month.Starring Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar winner Rachel Weisz, the film will be directed by Derek Cianfrance, who...

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson today announced the formation of the Screen Advisory Board.The Screen Advisory Board, announced by the Government in December 2013, will help the New...

Entertainment lawyer John McCay is about to take up the reins as the new chair of Film New Zealand’s board of directors from 1 July.A partner in law firm Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, Mr McCay is a specialist in corporate, commercial and entertainment...

The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air and Film New Zealand are pleased to announce they will be working even more closely together in the interests of the New Zealand screen sector.While the agencies already collaborate on a number of projects, this...

One of the creative forces behind successful television sitcoms Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory will soon be winging his way to New Zealand.Film New Zealand has announced that Lee Aronsohn, the eminent US screen writer,...

The annual statistics New Zealand survey has been released for the year to March 2013. Figures show total screen industry revenue remained above $3 billion, although it decreased by 4 per cent compared with record highs in 2012. For more information and...

The introduction of New Zealand’s new screen production incentives was promoted in Los Angeles at a function hosted by Film New Zealand.A Celebration of New Zealand Screen drew more than 120 film and television industry people, including a...

Film New Zealand and the New Zealand Film Commission welcome the New Zealand Screen Production Grant, which comes into effect today.The Government announced changes to the structure and level of support for screen incentives in December last year.The new...

Film New Zealand is delighted to announce Z for Zachariah, a film being produced by Hollywood star Tobey Maguire, and his production company Material Pictures along with Palomar Pictures and Zik Zak Filmworks, is being filmed in New Zealand.The...

The Government today announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Lightstorm Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation that will see the next three Avatar films made in New Zealand.The announcement was made by Prime Minister...

American film crews visited New Zealand and rubbed shoulders with their Kiwi counterparts without even having to leave home when they were guests at a special event at “The Book of New Zealand,” hosted by Film New Zealand. The enormous...

Film New Zealand has just been awarded first prize for its marketing stand at an international screen industry tradeshow in South Korea.Film New Zealand, New Zealand’s national film office, operates its stand in collaboration with New Zealand Trade...

Film New Zealand is enhancing the in-house expertise and services it offers to the international screen industry through the appointment of a new Director of Business Development and Enquiries. Chief Executive Gisella Carr says she is delighted to...

Series of adventures, war, and evil that occur throughout the history of the Four Lands. Format Television Series Production Company MTV, Sonar Entertainment, Farah Films Producer Jenna Santoianni Glazier (producer), Tim Scanlan (producer), Tim...

Format TV Series Production Company Saban Brands Producer Haim Saban (Executive Producer), Chip Lynn (Executive Producer), Brian Casentini (Executive Producer), Sally Campbell (Producer), Jeffrey Newman (Co-Producer), Joel Andryc...

The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon. Format Feature film Production Company Walt Disney Pictures Producer James Whitaker (Producer), Barrie Osborne (Executive Producer), Adam...

In the years following World War I, a lighthouse keeper and his wife are faced with a moral dilemma when a boat washes ashore with a dead man and a two-month-old infant.  When they decide to raise the child as their own, the consequences are...

Format Feature film Production Company Material Pictures Producer Skuli Malmquist, Thorir Sigurjonsson, Joni Sighvatsson, Tobey Maguire, Matthew Plouffe, Sophia Lin, Steve Bannatyne (Executive Producer), Steven Johnson (US Line Producer), Murray...

Format Feature film Production Company See-Saw Films, DMC Film and Rachel Gardner Films Producer Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (See-Saw Films), Conor McCaughan (DMC Film) and Rachel Gardner (Rachel Gardner Films). Director John Maclean

Format TV Series Production Company Saban Brands Producer Haim Saban (Executive Producer), Chip Lynn (Executive Producer), Brian Casentini (Executive Producer), Sally Campbell (Producer), Elie Dekel (Co-Producer), Jeffrey Newman (Co-...

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the Christmas holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas.  Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil...

After having escaped the Maze, the Gladers now face a new set of challenges on the open roads of a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Format Feature film Production Company Gotham Group & Temple Hill Entertainment in...

Format Feature film Production Company Fox 2000 Pictures Producer Ross Bagdasarian Jr - Producer, Janice Karman - Producer, David McKimmie - Associate Producer, Arnon Milchan - Executive Producer, Karen Rosenfelt - Executive Producer, John...

Format Feature film Production Company Lionsgate Films Producer Suzanne Collins - Executive Producer, Christoph Fisser - Co-producer, Jan Foster - Executive Producer, Nina Jacobson - Producer, Jon Kilik - Producer, Cameron MacConomy - Associate...

Format Feature film Production Company Warner Bros Producer Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Zane Weiner Director Peter Jackson New Zealand Production Management Brigitte Yorke New Zealand Key Creatives Peter...

Format Pre-school children's TV channel Production Company NHNZ Ltd, ZooMoo International Producer Ian McGee, Annette Butt New Zealand Key Creatives Ian McGee, Jason Lindsey, David Batson New Zealand Core Cast Matt Wilson, Mark Neilson, Katie...

Format Post/Digital/Visual Effects Production Company Chernin Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox Producer Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver Director Matt Reeves Post, Digital, VFX or Special FX Company Weta Digital