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Applications to the Board for production financing are due at 1pm.

Applications to the Board for production financing are due at 1pm.

Topic, the streaming service from First Look Media, announced today that they have acquired North American rights to the New Zealand quirky comedy This Town for a May 20th streaming release as well as a Day & Date option to order the film via Vimeo...

Five successful screen projects have been selected in the first round of the $50 million Te Puna Kairangi Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund. Te Puna Kairangi Premium Fund supports the Aotearoa New Zealand production sector recovery...

The Black List New Zealand Project funding decisions will be announced no later than 5pm on 10 May.

The deadline for Hunga Taunaki ā Rorohko - Online Mentorship 2021 is 1pm.

Each chapter is set in a defining time for New Zealand street gangs: from the tough state-run boys' homes of the sixties where many gang members grew up; to the emerging urban gang scene in the seventies where teenagers created their own gang...

The rise, fall and spiritual rebirth of the most iconic and influential music label in Pacific history, Dawn Raid Entertainment. Screen Incentives  NZSPG - NZ Format  Documentary  Production companies  GFC Producers ...

Inspired by the true stories of New Zealand's street gangs across 30 years, Savage follows Danny at three critical moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang. Screen Incentives  NZSPG - NZ Format...

Fritz, a young Tongan man grappling with his wrestling superstar father Baron To'a's legacy, both metaphorically and literally, follows in his deceased father's footsteps by fighting for the return of his dad's stolen championship belt. Screen...

Maggie and Tom Cabbott move to the town of Pelorus to escape the oppressive influence of Tom's family. But when he disappears, unsettling facts about Tom soon come to light and the search brings long-buried wounds to the surface. Screen Incentives...

Once thought to exist purely in the realms of science fiction, the creation of a Super Intelligence is becoming more and more likely every day and, should it come to pass, would be the single biggest threat to humanity that has ever existed. From the...

Harnessing the fighting spirit of the rugby field, SIX60 transformed a desire to win into musical domination previously unseen in Aotearoa. This feature documentary, by Julia Parnell, captures the band as they’ve never been seen before. From...

Michael Jones (MJ) is the ridicule of his high school peers. His obsessive compulsive need to fingertap doorframes before entering and avoid cracks in the pavement make him a target for relentless bullying. Chief among his tormentors is Selena. When MJ...

Fifteen year old refugee Tarek, and his older brother Nizar, have been re-settled in the sleepy provincial town of Alexandra, New Zealand. But settling Tarek’s emotional geography is a much harder task, and he cannot reconcile this well-meaning but...

When a sickly-thin man with a thick wrap of bandages over his face arrives home, Alex is terrified and can identify him only as a stranger. His father, Bradley, is ashamed of his injuries; remembering what a 'hero' he used to be to his son. He...

"I chose to tell this story from the point of view of the Neighbour, not only because I find his perspective interesting when it comes to this issue, but also because the issue of domestic violence is so heavy and everyone has their own connotations...

Kevin once had a dream that a wild storm would carry him away to live a heroic life sailing the seven seas. That was when he was a kid. Now he is an adult who works in the local sardine factory, and all of his dreams are locked away in a suitcase under...

The film is set over a single day in suburban New Zealand and explores what most would consider an ‘unhinged mind’. Though on a more abstract level the story also questions mankind’s relationship with technology. It’s a dialogue...

One evening Alisi (17) climbs a huge  tree and won't come down. As evening turns to night, her sanctuary becomes her prison - and her secret is out. Alisi is pregnant to her gay best friend, Mikaele (17), and it's all over Facebook. Mikaele...

Still reeling from the aftermath of her father’s unexpected death, Jenya struggles at home and with her mother. In a effort to escape Jenya wanders through Auckland’s suburban landscape, eventually finding herself drawn into the bosom of a...

Isabelle is downsizing in retirement to a row of identical townhouses.  It’s her 65th birthday and her first day in her new home but all her neighbours are too consumed in their semi detached bubbles to engage with the eager new resident....

8 year old Jesse lives in a twilight world of sadness and silence, squeezed into a tiny caravan with his grief stricken father. They're in limbo, existing more than living. The child intuitively understands that looking forward is harder than looking...

Sarah and Daniel are breaking up. Sarah’s moving out. Daniel’s moving downstairs. Jess is moving upstairs with her girlfriend Morgan, who’s moving in. Fia’s not moving anywhere. He’s more concerned with who gets custody of...

Jamie Wright fled her hometown 15 years ago. But when her father suffers a debilitating stroke she has to return home to care for him - to nurse the person she despises most in the world. As she rediscovers the people and places of her past, as well as...

Stevo is an observational documentary about a charismatic Māori security guard who lives between two worlds.   Rooted firmly in his culture, Stevo Winiata divides his time between a tiny mid-city apartment and his family home on the shores...

The deadline for the Screen Production Recovery Fund is 1pm.

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce appointments to four roles in the Development and Production team headed by Leanne Saunders. Two of the roles are in the investment area, where Angela Littlejohn will...

The decisions for Screen Sector Capability Funding will be made by 5pm on the 1st of each month (or the closest Monday) for applications of up to $50,000.

Martin Phillipps came tantalizingly close to conquering the international musical world with his band The Chills, but instead fell into decades of debt and addiction in his hometown of Dunedin, New Zealand. At 54, he’s been given a dire medical...

This Town follows one man’s attempt to return to normality, and one woman’s utter determination to prevent it. Through the contradictions, intensity and absurdity of their ambitions, an extraordinary comedy emerges. Five years ago, Sean...

Deathgasm was funded by Make My Horror Movie, a contest in which would be horror movie makers submitted a synopsis and poster to compete for $200 000 to make their film a reality.  Jason Lei Howden won the contest and his film premiered at the...

This feature is based loosely on a short film that Waititi and Clement made in 2005. Although it has been 8 yrs since they came up with the idea, this certainly proves that good things take time, but vampire mockumentaries take about 8 years.  ...

On Thursday 25 March the NZFC hosted its first live webinar of 2021. Speakers were New Zealand Film Commission CEO Annabelle Sheehan, Joint Heads of Te Puna Kairangi- Premium Fund and Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi -  Premium Development Fund, Kay...

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