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The answers to additional questions asked during the live webinar on 28 October 2020 relating to the $50M Premium Production for International Audience Fund.

We support filmmakers to participate in international workshops, labs and training opportunities in order to progress their careers and forge useful working relationships. We have a number of partnerships with organisations offering such...

Fans will have the chance to buy exclusive tickets to join New Zealand’s biggest band at the Auckland and Dunedin premieres, before its nationwide release. To celebrate the release of the feature film Till the Lights Go Out, SIX60 are giving fans the...

387 Distribution is excited to release the first trailer for local feature film Dawn Raid ahead of its nationwide release on January 21, 2021. Directed by Oscar Kightley and from the producers of McLaren and The Dead Lands, Dawn Raid is the...

A discussion document relating to the Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund which is part of the Screen Sector Recovery Package announced on 1 July 2020.

Please join the New Zealand Film Commission, New Zealand On Air and Te Māngai Pāho for a live webinar on Wednesday 28 October at 5pm for an update on the Premium Production for International Audience Fund (PKA the $50M premium drama fund). The Fund is...

The Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts Stage One applicants who will be invited to apply for Whiringa Tuarua - Stage Two will be announced the week beginning 16 November 2020.

Director’s Statement: Sima Urale “On reading Coffee & Allah, I was immediately attracted to the main character Abeba, a Muslim Ethiopian woman, and her journey in a strange new land. Beingan immigrant myself, I could easily relate to the...

Gerry is young and restless and unemployed. He lives in an isolated small town in the far north of New Zealand, so when the car gives him the chance to head to a big city, he moves fast and starts looking for excitement. John is older and slightly...

The following Terms and Conditions form the basis upon which you agree to use the NZ Film VOD Service and purchase NZ Film Products. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully.  By using the NZ Film VOD Service you indicate that you accept...

Partnering for Success will tell you more about China-New Zealand screen collaboration. In Chinese 

Partnering for Success will tell you more about China-New Zealand screen collaboration. In both English and Chinese.

Partnering for Success will tell you more about China-New Zealand screen collaboration. This version is in English only.

These guidelines are aimed at supporting filmmakers to develop interactive content with strong original story aspects and significant New Zealand creative and cultural outcomes.

Want to apply for funding to make a short film? Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts is open to applications for short narrative films, which may be live action, animation or documentary. Read these guidelines carefully as they will help you deliver the strongest...

Here are the criteria for productions applying for the New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG) - International 1 July 2017. 

Pete's Dragon Uplift Statement.

Kia ora! The He Ara fund aims to support New Zealand filmmakers of Māori and/or Pasifika heritage to create a diverse range of quality films. These guidelines will help you make a strong application. 

This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Statement of Intent for the years 2013-2016

The document outlining Te Rautaki Māori in Te Reo

The document outlining Te Rautaki Māori in English

This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2017/18

A guide to working with the Māori screen industry.

A guide to working with Māori in the screen industry.

Ngā Aho Whakaari's document on Working with Māori in Screen Production

The guidelines for structuring a co-production.

Ngā Mihi Ka rere tonu ngā mihi a Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga ki ngā rangatira me ngā kaumātua o te ao whakaata, nā rātou i whakatū ngā pou taketake o tō mātou ahumahi. Ko mātou kei te whai i ō rātou tapuwae, ā, hei tūtohu tō rātou whakaaro nui me ā rātou...

If you have finished your film and need some help to get it across the finish line, you can apply for post production funding. Depending on the scale of the work needed to finish your film, there are several options. If you need more than $60,000,...

You will be able to apply for funding from the New Zealand Film Commission if you are a New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or a business registered in New Zealand. Read before applying For most funds, you apply online via the NZFC's funding portal...

A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military’s newest agency – Space Force – ready for lift-off. Starring Steve Carell, John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz.   PDV supplier Weta Digital Format TV Series...

Jake Mahaffy’s Reunion will have its world premiere in the newly formed Nightstream Film Festival, an online collaboration between major US genre festivals Boston Underground, Brooklyn Horror, North Bend, Overlook, and Popcorn Frights Festivals. ...

Are you a business or film industry organisation that wants to develop talent and deliver training for the New Zealand film industry?  The Film Commission has a number of initiatives that can help businesses effectively deliver training and develop...

New Zealand is a place of the imagination. Hobbits roam the magnificent landscape, dragons come to life and the Na’vi live in harmony with nature on Pandora. Known for stunning scenery, Academy Award-winning excellence and an insatiable appetite...

We want New Zealand films to be seen both here and overseas. We expect all the films that we fund to be seen in New Zealand cinemas but we understand that in a competitive market your film might need help to reach its audience. We...

March 2021 Board Meeting 

May 2021 Board Meeting