New Zealand Film Commission News

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.

Industry Feedback

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.

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.

The introduction of New Zealand’s new screen production incentives was promoted in Los Angeles at a function hosted by Film New Zealand.

Film New Zealand and the New Zealand Film Commission welcome the New Zealand Screen Production Grant, which comes into effect today.

We are pleased to announce He Ara (Māori and Pasifika film pathways).

Production Funding February Board Meeting

Congratulations to all the finalists and winners of the WIFT NZ 2014 Awards.

The NZFC in partnership with SPADA were pleased to support Carthew Neal and David White to attend the Entrepreneurial Producing for the Creative Industries course held at the National Film & Television School, United Kingdom.

Looking towards CANNES 2014

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.

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.

Six new Premiere short films with production budgets of $90 thousand each have been green-lit for production in 2014.

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.

The International Film Festival Rotterdam has finished for another year with the New Zealand contingent having racked up a number of successful screenings.

Congratulations to all the finalists in this years WIFT NZ 2014 Awards

What We Do In The Shadows finished its reign of Sundance and Berlin, winning over audiences and critics alike and has now moved on to South By Southwest

NZFC POSITIVELY PASIFIKA IN WELLINGTON

Important New Zealand film UTU Redux (pictured), new short Eleven and the highly anticipated What We Do In The Shadows have all been selected to screen in the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.  The

The New Zealand Film Commission is pleased to announce the first recipients of the Professional Development Services Programme.

We'd like to congratulate the following filmmaking teams shortlisted for Premiere Shorts 2013 by the Executive Producer groups.

PRODUCTION FUNDING

We are pleased to be able to support individual filmmakers as well as work alongside industry organisations to provide valuable training opportunities.  

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 be

The New Zealand Film Commission and Film New Zealand welcome changes to the structure and level of support for New Zealand screen incentives bringing more financial assistance for mid-budget level New Zealand productions and encouraging more internation

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 New Zealand Film Commission is pleased to release its Annual Report 2012/13.

This year the NZFC supported a record 13 feature films, 22 short films and administered grants for a further 25 film and television productions.

Congratulations to all the nominees, finalists and winners at the Rialto New Zealand Film Awards.

Here is the list of those who took home Moas:

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. 

Congratulations to the team behind New Zealand film Tatarakihi: The Children of Parihaka, which has won the Special Recognition Award at the 2013 Balinale Film Festival.