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February Board Meeting 19 & 20 February

Applications for the February Board meeting are due at 9am

New Zealand’s premier international short film festival, Show Me Shorts, has announced the nominees for their 2018 awards last week. The winners were announced at the Auckland Opening Night and Awards Ceremony on Saturday 6 October at The Civic and...

The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has achieved a record year of attendance around New Zealand, breaking the national attendance record set in 2004. There were 263,017 admissions to NZIFF in 2018 superseding the previous record of 262,...

BBC Two has announced that leading actresses Eva Green (Casino Royale, Penny  Dreadful,  Sin City, A Dame to Kill For) and Eve Hewson (Robin Hood, The Knick, Bridge of Spies) will join the cast of six-part drama series, The Luminaries. Eva...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lloyd Meiklejohn as Investment Executive, working in the Development and Production team headed by Leanne Saunders. Born and educated in New Zealand, Lloyd moved to London...

The NZFC has scholarships available to attend the Big Screen Symposium (Tuning into the Zeitgeist) in Auckland on 26 - 27 October. Each scholarship will include a ticket to the two-day event and if you live outside the Auckland region, a...

The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has broken records with the biggest ever total attendances for Auckland, in its 50th year. NZIFF have exceeded the previous record set in 2015 by more than 4,000 admissions. Auckland audiences attended...

Two Wellington film makers have won a trip to Seoul, South Korea, to develop a science fiction TV drama series in the city’s capital. Their entry was one of only six projects selected globally to receive support from the Seoul Film Commission’s Seoul...

The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has broken records with 84,218 attendances, the biggest ever total for Wellington. NZIFF has exceeded the previous record set in 2017 by more than 5,000 admissions. Wellington audiences attended 605...

Over 2000 people gathered at The Civic Theatre in Auckland on Monday 13th August for a special screening of the science action thriller The Meg.  Warner Bros. Pictures, New Zealand Film Commission and Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic...

The New Zealand Film Commission is pleased to announce a three year programme, commencing in 2013/14, to help new and existing screen sector businesses grow to the next stage. The NZFC is allocating a million dollars each year to the scheme over the...

Local screenwriters are being sought for a two-month residency in Shanghai as part of a new joint initiative of the Dunedin City Council (DCC), New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and the New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG). The Dunedin Shanghai...

Congratulations to the winners of the seventh annual New Zealand’s Best short film competition. The winning shorts were announced on stage at the Civic Theatre in Auckland on Saturday. The Madman Entertainment Jury Prize for the Best New Zealand Short...

The American Film Market is a pivotal destination for independent film companies and businesspeople from all over the world. It is held each year in Santa Monica at the beginning of November. The American Film Market runs six months after Cannes. This...

Creative filmmaking is a practical business. On this page you can find some practical advice for producing a successful film. Finance and budget Once you have a script ready for production, and a producer and director attached, you need to create a...

Clemont-Ferrand in France is one of the world's leading short film festivals. Who goes? The event attracts more than 100,000 visitors for its annual film festival and marketplace.The festival's top prize, the Grand Prix, carries an award of 4,000...

The annual Cannes Cinéfondation Résidence du Festival  welcomes 12 young filmmakers from around the world who are working on their first or second feature film. A jury selects six filmmakers for each of the two four-and-a-half-month sessions per...

The MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival) Accelerator programme is an intensive director development programme aimed at short film directors who are seeking to transition to feature filmmaking. It takes place each August, alongside the Melbourne...

The Film Commission encourages private investment being made available to New Zealand productions. This information sheet outlines the terms of private investment that we find acceptable. When seeking investment from the Film Commission...

What are the latest trends in media content? Find out in the Film Commission's report on Cinema and Media Trends.  Changing media landscape We are living in a constantly changing world of media and connectivity. Filmmakers are challenged to...

Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures Ghost in the Shell has premiered in New York, showcasing another side of New Zealand’s world renowned screen industry: urban Wellington.  Wellington doubles for a futuristic version of Hong Kong...

In the lead-up to Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures’ Ghost in the Shell U.S. premiere in New York on 29 March, an iconic costume from the film has been unveiled at the Weta Cave on Wellington’s Miramar Peninsula, where it will remain...

The trailer for The Light Between Oceans has been released and showcases some stunning landscapes from New Zealand’s South Island. The Light Between Oceans trailer Written and directed by Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond The...

Audiences got a tantalising first peek at Disney’s Pete’s Dragon with the release of a teaser trailer today.    Pete's Dragon Teaser Trailer A reimagining of Disney’s cherished family film, Pete’s Dragon is...

Auckland takes a starring role in special episodes of Power Rangers Dino Charge, the newest season of Saban’s iconic television series currently airing on Nickelodeon in the U.S. In the 22nd season of the Power Rangers series, Power Rangers Dino Charge...

A new trailer for the Shannara Chronicles was released at New York Comic Con 8-11 October. The series, shot entirely in Auckland, New Zealand, will air from January 2016. The Shannara Chronicles -Official Trailer

MTV has released stunning artwork for upcoming series The Shannara Chronicles ahead of New York’s Comic Con (8-11 October), where author, Terry Brooks, and cast from the series will be taking part. Set to premiere on...

A favorable exchange rate is creating an added incentive for international productions to consider New Zealand. During the past 12 months the Kiwi dollar has steadily weakened against the greenback. On August 24 the Kiwi dollar touched 62.44 US cents,...

MTV has just released a peek behind-the-scenes at its upcoming series The Shannara Chronicles, featuring New Zealand as the magical backdrop for the small-screen adaptation of author Terry Brooks’ post-apocalyptic fantasy. Journey Down Under: A...