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Māori action epic The Dead Lands will have its world premiere with a Special Presentation at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The prestigious festival annually launches several key international and North American films and is...

The Dark Horse and What We Do In The Shadows will screen in the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival – joining previously announced Māori action epic The Dead Lands. Written and directed by James Napier Robertson and produced by Tom Hern...

It is with much sadness that we acknowledge the death of Caterina De Nave on Sunday the 17th of August in Sydney. Caterina was a driving force in the New Zealand film and television industry and worked as a writer, director, producer, commissioner and...

Short Film Manager Whetu Fala recently visited Blackfella Films and the Indigenous Units of Screen Australia and ABC in Sydney as part of the ongoing work for the recently developed  He Ara – Māori & Pasifika Development fund. Sally Riley, ABC...

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 New Zealand...

Tēnā tātou katoa We are pleased to announce the 14 short films green-lit for the 2014 Fresh Shorts round. At $10,000: Dove Tailing Thomas Burton (director), Melinda Jackson (producer)Nathan learns the true meaning of ‘clean up...

A new collaboration between NZ On Air and the NZ Film Commission will produce three feature-length documentaries for cinema, television and online release. The two agencies launched Doc Connect earlier this year – as a way to encourage documentary-...

HanWay Film’s London-based specialist film division HanWay Select has been appointed to sell a collection of over 50 films that feature the best of New Zealand cinema. The New Zealand Film Commission films represent the most eclectic antipodean...

The New Zealand Film Commission Announces Major Support for China-New Zealand Screen CollaborationThe New Zealand Film Commission Announces Major Support for China-New Zealand Screen CollaborationChina-New Zealand Screen Collaboration...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Annual Report 2013/14, tabled in parliament today, outlines changes and developments that will set the scene for future cultural and economic success for the New Zealand screen industry. Releasing the report NZFC...

WORLD PREMIERES FOR THREE NEW ZEALAND FILMS AT SUNDANCE 2015 New Zealand co-production feature films, Turbo Kid and Slow West and short film A.D. 1363, The End of Chivalry will all have their world premiere at next year’s Sundance Film Festival,...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Bates as International Relations Manager (Incentives). “We are delighted to have attracted someone with Catherine’s international marketing and brand development...

New Zealand films were in the spotlight over the weekend with The Dark Horse, Slow West and Turbo Kid all making a splash at international festivals. The Dark Horse beat 159 other films to win the Audience Award at the prestigious International Film...

Tusi Tamasese was recently announced as the recipient of the first Directors & Editors Guild of New Zealand (DEGNZ) International Director Mentorship. Tamasese will be matched with an international film director as a mentor to help guide his career...

A suburban picture palace on the brink of extinction, strangers dancing in the dark, a ‘headcase’ turned world leader, a woman who talks to animals, a freestyling busker and a kiwi pro wrestler - these are some of the characters Kiwis will be...

Kia hiwa ra! Kia hiwa ra! Kia hiwa rā ki tēnēi tuku, kia hiwa rā ki tērā tuku, kia tū kia mātara! Congratulations to the team selected to receive funding from the second round of the He Ara development scheme: Multinesia - $50,000 Multinesia...

New Zealand feature film, Deathgasm will have its world premiere in the Midnighter’s section of the 2015 South By Southwest Festival.  Canadian-New Zealand co-production, Turbo Kid, which premiered at Sundance in January, will also screen in...

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Vista Group (VGL) is pleased to announce the launch of the Vista Foundation and its inaugural programme, the Vista Film Marketing Programme, in partnership with the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC). The Vista Foundation’s aim is...

For the first time, newly digitised versions of New Zealand features, The Quiet Earth and The End of the Golden Weather, will be screened in select commercial cinemas across New Zealand.  The season kicks off with special presentations in Auckland...

At events in Wellington and in Auckland this week, the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) announced an annual scholarship programme for women.  Suggested by acclaimed New Zealand screenwriter, producer and director, Jane Campion, the programme will...

Five New Zealand Films to Screen at the Beijing International Film Festival New Zealand films will be in the spotlight at the Beijing International Film Festival with What We Do In the Shadows, Housebound, Slow West, Mt. Zion and Giselle selected to...

THE PATRIARCH (working title), directed by Lee Tamahori, finished filming on Friday May 22 after a successful 35 day shoot across 12 Auckland locations. The film is based on Whale Rider author Witi Ihimaera's novel, Bulibasha. Set in 1950’s and 1960’s...

Stan Walker and Rhys Darby to join Taika Waititi's  HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE  Multi platinum selling recording artist Stan Walker and international funnyman Rhys Darby have been announced today as supporting cast in Taika Waititi’s...

Embassy seige action thriller 6 Days starts shooting in New Zealand. 6 DAYS, an action thriller directed by Toa Fraser (The Dead Lands, Dean Spanley) and produced by Matthew Metcalfe (The Dead Lands, Beyond The Edge, Dean Spanley) starts principal...

Five short films selected for the Fresh Shorts May 2015 funding round.  Fresh Shorts is the New Zealand Film Commission’s competitive, low-budget short film funding scheme which aims to identify up-and-coming directorial talent who will be part of...

As you may be aware, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH), working with the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and Film New Zealand (FNZ), have carried out an initial review of the New...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce Maria Ines Manchego as the recipient of the JC CineFem Scholarship. Announced in April in conjunction with the NZFC’s new gender policy, the JC CineFem Scholarship is the first...

Dame Patsy Reddy has been reappointed as Chair of the New Zealand Film Commission, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry announced today. Charles Finny has also been reappointed as a member of the Commission. Both of Wellington, Dame Patsy...

Entries are still being accepted from New Zealand films for the 2015 Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC). This year the festival features a spotlight on New Zealand women documentary filmmakers and is also inviting projects for...

Production starts today on The Rehearsal, the feature film adaptation of Booker Award winner Eleanor Catton’s debut novel. The Rehearsal marks the return to New Zealand of expatriate director Alison Maclean, who has been based in New York for many years...

Experienced film and entertainment lawyer John McCay has been appointed to the New Zealand Film Commission Board, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Hon Maggie Barry announced today. “John McCay brings a breadth of experience in corporate and...

Chief Gary began principal photography this week in Rarotonga. The comedy feature film is the directorial debut of Jarrod Holt, Nigel McCulloch and Ryan Hutchings, collectively known as thedownlowconcept, creators of the hilarious local TV series 7...

Five Film Businesses Receive Boost Funding Announced today at the Big Screen Symposium, New Zealand’s annual film industry conference, are the recipients of the New Zealand Film Commission’s (NZFC) one-off business development scheme, Boost. Jump Film...

Internationally acclaimed director Lee Tamahori’s first New Zealand film in 20 years, Mahana, will open in cinemas nationwide on March 3, 2016. Mahana (previously The Patriarch) is an evocative family drama based on Whale Rider author Witi Ihimaera...

Kiwi director, Taika Waititi has released the first image from his heartwarming comedy, Hunt for the Wilderpeople today. The image shows the film’s leads, city kid Ricky (Julian Dennison) and a rugged Hec (Sam Neill) head to head in the wild New Zealand...

One Thousand Ropes commenced principal photography in Wellington on November 9, 2015. One Thousand Ropes is the new film from internationally acclaimed writer and director Tusi Tamasese (The Orator). A powerful character drama, One Thousand Ropes is an...