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The International Film Festival Rotterdam has finished for another year with the New Zealand contingent having racked up a number of successful screenings.  The filmmakers also attended networking and professional development opportunities including...

Congratulations to Housebound, What We Do in the Shadows, PULP and short film Queenie (pictured), which have all been selected for the prestigious South By Southwest festival. New Zealand is building something of a stellar history with the Austin....

Six new Premiere short films with production budgets of $90 thousand each have been green-lit for production in 2014. Premiere Shorts is our highest level of short film funding targeted at launching New Zealand talent on the international stage. “The...

A movie described as a "hell-bent hybrid of horror, black comedy and heavy metal" has won this year's Make My Horror Movie competition and will go into production this year. Congratulations to Deathgasm, by Weta Digital's Jason Lei Howden, which beat...

Production Funding February Board Meeting 25 April (animated docudrama) GFC (Gallipoli) Ltd Producer: Matthew Metcalfe Writer: Leanne Pooley Director: Leanne Pooley The Space Between NZ-Italy co-production  Producers: James Dean,...

Congratulations to all the finalists and winners of the WIFT NZ 2014 Awards. A special award was presented to our Chair Patsy Reddy for her leadership in achieving the changes necessary to secure a future for filmmaking in New Zealand. Announcing the...

Looking towards CANNES 2014 We are currently confirming details of a series of initiatives aimed at New Zealand producers during Cannes 2014, focusing on building person-to-person and industry-to-industry connections and market knowledge.  These...

CHANGES TO FRESH SHORTS AND PREMIERE SHORTS  We are looking to make changes to our Short Film programme.  Our CEO Dave Gibson recently announced these proposed changes at industry meetings throughout the country. You can read more about these...

Dave Gibson’s speech, delivered in key centres around New Zealand in late February/early March 2014, included information about the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) repositioning its sales agency function. The NZFC will no longer take on sales...

New Zealand-born prolific producer David Hannay has passed away aged 74.  David Hannay worked as an independent producer since 1977 and completed the bulk of his work in Australia.  He was a friend of a number of New Zealand filmmakers. David...

Industry Feedback Pathways to Features Industry Consultation Update Thanks to everyone who called, visited us or provided constructive written feedback on our Pathways to Features Industry Consultation paper.  Four collectives/organisations and...

The creative team behind Beyond the Edge has re-united to bring another story of enormous importance to New Zealanders, to the big screen. Production has commenced on 25 April, an animated docu/drama that retells the incredible Gallipolli story -...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) has launched its new online on-demand platform, Films On Demand. New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) CEO, Dave Gibson, announced today the launch of the NZFC Films On Demand platform, an online streaming service...

New Zealand Film Commission Chief Executive Dave Gibson and Danish Film Institute Chief Executive Henrik Bo Nielsen signed the co-production agreement on 19 May at the Cannes Film Festival. The agreement has been announced here by Christopher Finlayson...

Production Funding May Board Meeting Atomic Falafel (arthouse – political satire) Proposed NZ – German – Israel co-production Producers: Matthew Metcalfe, Chilik Michaeli (Israel) and Andro Steinborn (Germany) Writer / Director: Dror Shaul Beyond...

Producer International Travel Assistance (PITA) Travel assistance is available for producers with feature film projects in advanced development to attend key international markets to advance the packaging and financing of these projects. Cannes Marché...

The 2014 Cannes Film Market wrapped up on 23 May, bringing to a close an incredibly busy and productive events schedule for the largest ever delegation of New Zealand producers to Cannes.  A brief wrap-up follows—more detailed information...

We are establishing an annual fund of $200,000 from 1 July 2014 to support New Zealand filmmakers working to develop feature films as official co-productions with China. Up to $50,000 will be available to defray intended actual and reasonable costs...

Queen’s Honour for NZFC Chair Patsy Reddy The New Zealand Film Commission wishes to congratulate Dame Patsy Reddy on her recognition in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Dame Patsy has been appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of...

The New Zealand Film Commission wishes to congratulate Catherine Fitzgerald and Frank Stark on thier recognition in today's Queen's Honours. Producer Catherine Fitzgerald has a long list of filmmaking credits including The Orator, Turangawaewae/A Place...

The first documentary project supported by NZ On Air and the New Zealand Film Commission under the Joint Documentary Fund has gone into production, while funding for two more projects has just been finalised. The Joint Documentary Fund, established by...

Outstanding Conditional Offers for Production Funding Poi E Producers: Alexander Behse, Reikura Kahi and Te Arepa Kahi Writer/Director: Te Arepa Kahi (Offer made at May 2014 Board meeting) Atomic Falafel Proposed NZ/German/Israel co-production...

We’re keen to support the growth of a vibrant domestic production sector, one with feature production at a range of budget levels – from large-budget official co-productions through to innovative lower-budget films with realistic budgets and...

Māori action epic The Dead Lands will have its world premiere with a Special Presentation at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The prestigious festival annually launches several key international and North American films and is...

The Dark Horse and What We Do In The Shadows will screen in the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival – joining previously announced Māori action epic The Dead Lands. Written and directed by James Napier Robertson and produced by Tom Hern...

It is with much sadness that we acknowledge the death of Caterina De Nave on Sunday the 17th of August in Sydney. Caterina was a driving force in the New Zealand film and television industry and worked as a writer, director, producer, commissioner and...

Short Film Manager Whetu Fala recently visited Blackfella Films and the Indigenous Units of Screen Australia and ABC in Sydney as part of the ongoing work for the recently developed  He Ara – Māori & Pasifika Development fund. Sally Riley, ABC...

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 New Zealand...

Tēnā tātou katoa We are pleased to announce the 14 short films green-lit for the 2014 Fresh Shorts round. At $10,000: Dove Tailing Thomas Burton (director), Melinda Jackson (producer)Nathan learns the true meaning of ‘clean up...

A new collaboration between NZ On Air and the NZ Film Commission will produce three feature-length documentaries for cinema, television and online release. The two agencies launched Doc Connect earlier this year – as a way to encourage documentary-...

HanWay Film’s London-based specialist film division HanWay Select has been appointed to sell a collection of over 50 films that feature the best of New Zealand cinema. The New Zealand Film Commission films represent the most eclectic antipodean...

The New Zealand Film Commission Announces Major Support for China-New Zealand Screen CollaborationThe New Zealand Film Commission Announces Major Support for China-New Zealand Screen CollaborationChina-New Zealand Screen Collaboration...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Annual Report 2013/14, tabled in parliament today, outlines changes and developments that will set the scene for future cultural and economic success for the New Zealand screen industry. Releasing the report NZFC...

WORLD PREMIERES FOR THREE NEW ZEALAND FILMS AT SUNDANCE 2015 New Zealand co-production feature films, Turbo Kid and Slow West and short film A.D. 1363, The End of Chivalry will all have their world premiere at next year’s Sundance Film Festival,...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Bates as International Relations Manager (Incentives). “We are delighted to have attracted someone with Catherine’s international marketing and brand development...

New Zealand films were in the spotlight over the weekend with The Dark Horse, Slow West and Turbo Kid all making a splash at international festivals. The Dark Horse beat 159 other films to win the Audience Award at the prestigious International Film...