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Disney has released the first look at Pete’s Dragon at their D23 Expo in California over the weekend. Audience members got a glimpse of footage from the film as well as an interview with the film’s star, Bryce Dallas Howard. The official...

The New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG) introduced in April 2014 has had a successful first year, attracting increased productions and lifting business confidence, Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce said today.The first year’s...

Dame Patsy Reddy, New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Board Chair, welcomes today’s announcement that the Commission and Film New Zealand will join forces from 1 August 2015.“Our two agencies have worked very closely together for many years...

San Diego Comic-Con is back for 2015 and this year there is an impressive number of high-profile film and television productions with a New Zealand involvement in attendance. The convention, which runs from 9-12 July, attracts over 130,000 fans each...

New Zealand has topped a list of must-visit places in a study commissioned by HBO Entertainment. New Zealand came in at number one in the study of holiday destinations made famous by film and television, largely due to its lead role in The Lord of the...

A new teaser trailer for Ash vs Evil Dead, a major new US television series being produced in New Zealand, has been released.Ash vs Evil Dead started production in Auckland in April and is the long-awaited follow-up to the classic horror film...

The first official trailer for Z for Zachariah has been released today. Z for Zachariah Official Trailer #1 (2015) The film, which was filmed in Banks Peninsula in New Zealand's South Island, is a post-apocalyptic thriller starring Chiwetel...

Slow West, the award-winning Western shot in New Zealand’s South Island, is being released in New Zealand cinemas today.Slow West is a western adventure set in late 19th Century Colorado, centered on a young man’s epic search for the love of...

The much anticipated countdown for the brand new Thunderbirds Are Go TV series is over after the show premiered in the UK, Australia and New Zealand to enthusiastic reviews. The revival has been re-imagined for modern audiences by Britain's ITV...

Results for the 2013/14 Screen Industry Survey just released by Statistics New Zealand show revenue for the year remained solid at $3.2 billion, in line with industry expectations. Screen NZ, the virtual screen sector agency of the New Zealand Film...

Principal photography is set to begin in Wellington, New Zealand on Legendary Pictures’ Krampus, a horror-comedy feature film that reveals an irreverently twisted side to the Christmas holiday.This darkly festive tale of a yuletide ghoul is co-...

New Zealand is taking a leading role in the new season of Saban’s Power Rangers franchise, Power Rangers Dino Charge, and will be featured prominently in an episode airing in the US this weekend. Followed by millions of fans in more than 150...

Slow West, John Maclean’s western shot in New Zealand’s South Island last year, has won a top accolade at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The film has been awarded the World Cinema Drama Grand Jury Prize.Starring Michael Fassbender...

Here’s hoping hard work and talent pays off as New Zealanders nominated for BAFTAs, Oscars and Visual Effects Society awards wait in anticipation.Expat Anthony McCarten (Death of a Superhero, Show of Hands) is up for a BAFTA and an Oscar for his...

Confirmation today that MTV Networks and Sonar Entertainment are to base production of a television series adaptation of the fantasy adventure book series Shannara at Auckland Film Studios is further great news for the region’s screen sector.It is...

The Film New Zealand office will be closed over the summer break from 24 December 2014 to 5 January 2015.Enquiries manager Laurie Wright will be on hand to help during this time. Please email her at [email protected] or leave a message on our main...

Film New Zealand confirmed today that Legendary Pictures’ KRAMPUS will commence principal photography in New Zealand in early 2015.Based on the ancient legend of a pagan demon who punishes the wicked during the holidays, the twisted horror comedy,...

New Zealand’s film crews should be taking a bow for the role they have played in helping two international movies make the prestigious Sundance Festival.Slow West will screen alongside 11 films from emerging filmmaking talents around the world and...

To celebrate the third and final film in The Hobbit Trilogy, Tourism New Zealand is transporting a slice of Middle-earth to London in the form of a life-sized Hobbit hole sitting inside London’s luxurious Claridge’s hotel.Up to 200...

Today The Walt Disney Studios announced that it will shoot the upcoming live-action film Pete’s Dragon in New Zealand, with production anticipated to begin in early 2015.The production will be based at Stone Street Studios Wellington and filming...

Libertine Pictures and writer Neil Cross have teamed up with leading international TV producer Carnival Films to develop a major new crime series set in Rotorua. Libertine will develop the contemporary drama series with Carnival, producer of...

The New Zealand Film Commission and Film New Zealand are delighted to announce the upcoming Power Rangers series, Power Rangers Dino Charge, will be returning to shoot in Auckland later this year, and for the first time will be featuring a...

DreamWorks Studios’ The Light Between Oceans will begin filming in New Zealand and Australia next month.Starring Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar winner Rachel Weisz, the film will be directed by Derek Cianfrance, who...

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Christopher Finlayson today announced the formation of the Screen Advisory Board.The Screen Advisory Board, announced by the Government in December 2013, will help the New...

Entertainment lawyer John McCay is about to take up the reins as the new chair of Film New Zealand’s board of directors from 1 July.A partner in law firm Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, Mr McCay is a specialist in corporate, commercial and entertainment...

The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air and Film New Zealand are pleased to announce they will be working even more closely together in the interests of the New Zealand screen sector.While the agencies already collaborate on a number of projects, this...

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.Film New Zealand has announced that Lee Aronsohn, the eminent US screen writer,...

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. For more information and...

The introduction of New Zealand’s new screen production incentives was promoted in Los Angeles at a function hosted by Film New Zealand.A Celebration of New Zealand Screen drew more than 120 film and television industry people, including a...

Film New Zealand and the New Zealand Film Commission welcome the New Zealand Screen Production Grant, which comes into effect today.The Government announced changes to the structure and level of support for screen incentives in December last year.The new...

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 being filmed in New Zealand.The...

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 announcement was made by Prime Minister...

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. The enormous...

Film New Zealand has just been awarded first prize for its marketing stand at an international screen industry tradeshow in South Korea.Film New Zealand, New Zealand’s national film office, operates its stand in collaboration with New Zealand Trade...

Film New Zealand is enhancing the in-house expertise and services it offers to the international screen industry through the appointment of a new Director of Business Development and Enquiries. Chief Executive Gisella Carr says she is delighted to...

Series of adventures, war, and evil that occur throughout the history of the Four Lands. Format Television Series Production Company MTV, Sonar Entertainment, Farah Films Producer Jenna Santoianni Glazier (producer), Tim Scanlan (producer), Tim...