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A research paper released today by the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) outlines the way in which young people engage with film and cinemas and offers suggestions for ways exhibitors could better meet the needs of this young audience. Born between the...

Eight feature-length New Zealand films have been announced to screen at the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) in 2018. Five documentaries will have their world premieres in the programme. New Zealand stories are represented on screen with...

The latest trailer for Mortal Engines has revealed another world created in New Zealand.  Mortal Engines is set thousands of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, humankind has adapted and a new way of...

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Six films have been offered funding in the January Fresh Shorts round, two at the $10,000 level,  three at the $30,000 level and one at $15,000. At the $10,000 level: The Sauna Writer/director: Lucy Knox, Producer: Evie Mackay At an idyllic spa...

We are excited to announce the successful applicants for this year’s Interactive Development Fund. The programme supports concept development of original, narrative-focused, interactive and games content delivered on any platform (including mobile,...

The deadline  for 125 Fund applications is 9am

The Meg is a large-scale science fiction action thriller starring English actor Jason Statham (Spy, Furious 7, The Expendables films) and award-winning Chinese actress Li Bingbing (Transformer: Age of Extinction, Forbidden Kingdom, The Message), and also...

Mortal Engines is set thousands of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, humankind has adapted and a new way of living has evolved.  Gigantic moving cities now roam the Earth, ruthlessly preying upon smaller traction...

Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. Format Feature Film  Production Company Paramount Pictures Producers Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, Dana Goldberg, J...

The 125 Fund opened to applicants today. The fund, which will make an investment of up to $1.25 million into up to two dramatic feature films, led by women, is open to dramatic features in any genre (not documentaries). The deadline for...

From visionary director Ava DuVernay comes Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time, an epic adventure based on Madeleine L’Engle’s timeless classic which takes audiences across dimensions of time and space, examining the nature of darkness versus light and,...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and Taipei Film Commission (TFC) have launched a Professional Screenwriters Exchange. Under the exchange one professional screenwriter from Taiwan will travel to New Zealand and one professional screenwriter...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) led a delegation of leading New Zealand producers, post-production companies and specialist service providers from throughout New Zealand to Shanghai, Qingdao and Taipei from 15-25 June. On the first day NZFC...

This is the Film Commission's Statement of Performance Expectations for the year ending June 30 2019.

The CE's expenses from 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014

The CE's expenses 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015

The CE's expenses 1 July 2105 to 30 June 2016

The CE's expenses 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017

Applications for Documentary Development Funding (DDF) are due at 9am. Applications must be sent to development@nzfilm.co.nz

Applications for Documentary Development Funding (DDF) are due at 9am. Applications must be sent to development@nzfilm.co.nz