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Balance of the Five Elements
FilmEverything in the universe is in a state of constant change; dynamic and infinite. Time, the seasons, nature itself; all are part of an eternal cycle. This is the basis of the ancient Chinese teachings of the Five Elements or “Wu Xing”; a...
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Guns Akimbo
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Come to Daddy
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
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Wayne
FilmWayne is the near improbable true story of 1987 World Motorcycle Champion Wayne Gardner’s triumphant journey from riding a $5 dirt bike to the summit of his global sport. At its heart Wayne is also a love story, with girlfriend, Donna-Lee...
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6 Days
FilmToa Fraser's second English-set film (following 2008's quirky drama Dean Spanley) dramatises a real life siege at the Iranian Embassy in London, when gunmen held 26 people hostage in April 1980. Fraser and Dead Lands writer Glenn...
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Atomic Falafel
FilmIt’s hard enough being a teenager, working in the family falafel truck with her mother, who’s in the ninth year of grieving the loss of her husband, but fifteen-year-old Nofar Azrian sells falafel to soldiers perpetually ready for war,...
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Turbo Kid
FilmA Canadian/New Zealand co-production, Turbo Kid is the world’s first post-apocalyptic coming-of-age splatter actioner with a dash of romance. A bloody but sweet-natured love letter to 80s nostalgia and the tale of an orphaned outcast...
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Slow West
FilmThe story centres on 17 year old Jay who has travelled from Scotland to Colorado to be reunited with the woman with whom he is infatuated. He is quickly confronted by the dangers of the frontier and so teams up with a mysterious traveller named Silas (...
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The Vintner's Luck
FilmThe Vintner’s Luck is a story of love, wine and angels; recounting the life of Sobran Jodeau, a peasant winemaker and his life-long ambition to produce a great wine - a wine that has never before been tasted. Set in Burgundy in the years spanning...
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The Strength of Water
FilmReleased in Kiwi cinemas in August 2009 - after winning praise at festivals in Berlin and Rotterdam - The Strength of Water marks the big-screen debut of Māori playwright Briar Grace-Smith, and Pākehā director Armagan Ballantyne. The film centres on a 10...
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The Ferryman
FilmThe Ferryman, a classic horror film set in the South Pacific, commenced principal photography on March 31 and wrapped on May 13, 2006. Filming took place on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, Waiheke Island, Birkenhead Point and Kelly Park in Wainui north...
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Perfect Creature
FilmPerfect Creature is a highly original retelling of the vampire myth, set in an alternate version of the 1960’s. Science fiction and horror coalesce in a suspenseful, elegant, action film about race, serial killings and the capacity of human beings...
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In My Father's Den
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Nemesis Game
FilmA co-production between New Zealand, Canada and the UK, Nemesis Game began as an idea by director Jesse Warn to write a screenplay around the idea that riddles are a metaphor for life. Warn and his producing partner Matthew Metcalfe teamed up with...
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The Beatles: Get Back
ShowcaseIssue date: 26 Nov 2021Directed by three-time Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, They Shall Not Grow Old), The Beatles: Get Back takes audiences back in time to the band’s January 1969 recording sessions, which became a pivotal...
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Bonjour Timothy
FilmBonjour Timothy is a comedic teenage love story from director Wayne Tourell. Timothy Taylor is your average teenage whose life is disrupted by the arrival of a French Canadian exchange student. Because of a simple spelling mistake on a fax, the...
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Cops and Robbers
FilmJohn is having trouble with his ex-wife. He's also bankrupt. And he can't find buyers for his warehouse full of parrots. Because of all these troubles, he decides to blow his brains out. But his suicide attempt is interrupted by a cute young cop...
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Alex
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The Navigator
FilmA young boy is afflicted by apocalyptic visions in medieval Cumbria. Believing he is divinely inspired to save his village from the Black Death, he persuades a group of men to follow him into a tunnel. They dig deep into the earth and emerge ... in...
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NZFC Supported Productions Make the Finals of the New Zealand Television Awards
NewsIssue date: 25 Nov 2021Image: Macey Chipping (playing Issie Brown) and Blaze the horse in Mystic Nine productions which have received support from Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) have made the finals of the New Zealand Television Awards. All...
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Congratulations to the Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts 2021/22 Shortlisted Teams
NewsIssue date: 24 Nov 2021Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission and Script to Screen would like to thank all the filmmakers who applied for Whiringa Tuatahi – Stage One. There was a wealth of great ideas and some extremely strong talent to select from. From a...
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NZFC Feature Film Deliverables
ResourceIssue date: 16 Nov 2021A list of the investor materials required by the NZFC.
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Whakawhanake Te Ao Niko - Interactive Development Fund Deadline
EventThe deadline foir Whakawhanake Te Ao Niko - Interactive Development Fund is 1pm.
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Whakawhanake Te Ao Niko - Interactive Development Fund Budget Template
ResourceIssue date: 19 Nov 2021Use this budget template when applying for Whakawhanake Te Ao Niko - Interactive Development Fund.
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Screen Sector COVID-19 Capability Funding Deadline
EventThe deadline for Screen Sector COVID-19 Capability Funding is 1pm.
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My Life is Murder - Season One
ShowcaseIssue date: 30 Aug 2021Finding herself back home in Aotearoa (NZ) for the first time in years, Alexa can’t help herself when she is asked to look into a bizarre unsolved murder. And then – like an itch she can’t help scratching – Alexa quickly finds herself investigating other...
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When We Were Kids
FilmJade has joined her best friend Michelle for a day at the pools. She is in the throws of puberty, and she desperately wants to be older than her young thirteen years. Jade talks to a reluctant Michelle about sex, revealing she has heard her neighbours...
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Work For us: Business Change Analyst
NewsIssue date: 9 Nov 2021We have an exciting contract opportunity for a Business Change Analyst to support us in delivering portal implementation. This is a full-time contract role for up to 6 months. The role will be Wellington based. As a Business...
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Te Puna Kairangi Premium Productions Fund Final Production Round Opens Monday 6 December
NewsIssue date: 5 Nov 2021The final production funding round for Te Puna Kairangi will open on Monday 6 December 2021 with a deadline of Tuesday 22 February 2022. Updated Premium Production Fund Guidelines, Terms of Trade and Submission checklists are available...
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Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund (Te Puna Kairangi Premium Fund) Submission Checklist
ResourceIssue date: 11 Dec 2020A checklist for applicants to the Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund (Te Puna Kairangi Premium Fund)
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Juniper
ShowcaseIssue date: 28 Oct 2021On returning home from boarding school, a self-destructive teenager discovers his gin-soaked grandmother has moved in. A battle of wills ensues which enables him to embrace life again, and her to face her own mortality. Format Feature Film...
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Film Festivals in New Zealand
ResourceIssue date: 19 Oct 2018The following is a selection of annual film festivals in New Zealand that screen New Zealand films. Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival is a national event featuring a programme...
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Partner Organisations
PageThe Film Commission has a number of strong partnerships with funding bodies and film-related organisations both in New Zealand and overseas. New Zealand Funding Bodies Creative New Zealand NZ On Air Te Māngai Pāho Film-Related...
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Flip
FilmWhen we meet Flip she is living in a cycle of abuse with a beastlike soldier, Helmet. She has managed to keep her daughter Plug relatively safe, fed, alive and so far Helmet has not turned his attentions towards her. Plug is the light in her life, the...
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New Action-Drama Film Muru, a Response to the Tūhoe Raids, Announced for Nationwide Release on 3 February, 2022
NewsIssue date: 15 Oct 2021On 15 October in 2007, with new anti-terrorism powers, the New Zealand Police swooped on the people of Tūhoe, raiding homes in the small town of Rūātoki in the Bay of Plenty, Aotearoa. Among the many arrested under suspicion of domestic terrorism...