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At the Ngā Aho Whakaari Hui on 7 and 8 October, NZFC CEO Dave Gibson announced the details of a third gender scholarship, following the awards supported by Jane Campion in 2015, and Gaylene Preston earlier this year. The 2017 scholarship is to support...

Congratulations to Gaylene Preston on being named one of New Zealand's Women of Influence. Presented by Fairfax Media and Westpac, the New Zealand Women of Influence programme recognises and celebrates women from all walks of life who make a difference...

Get ready for a rollicking, hilarious, heartwarming length-of-the-country-road-trip…. Pork Pie is coming! Kiwis get their first peek at the accidental outlaws better known as the Blondini Gang today, with the launch of the official trailer for the film...

The Vista Foundation in partnership with the The New Zealand Film Commission are proud to announce the feature film Pecking Order as the winner of the annual Vista Film Marketing competition. The award contributes $75,000 to the marketing budget of a NZ...

Impassioned! Unleashed! Hellbent! Desperate Remedies Re-Premieres on November 28 Book at Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.co.nz Aucklanders will have a one-off opportunity to see Desperate Remedies, the New Zealand film from 1992 that remains...

Richie McCaw is still setting records long after leaving the field, as his documentary Chasing Great today becomes the highest grossing New Zealand documentary of all time at the local box office.   The cumulative gross box office in New Zealand...

With much sadness, the NZFC and the New Zealand screen industry farewells producer, distributor, exhibitor and former NZFC Chair, Barrie Everard.   Barrie’s film industry career began in Australia in the 1960s. Upon moving to New Zealand, he...

They’re baaaaaaaaack. After a self-enforced hiatus The Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (aka The Moas) are back from the edge of extinction once again and ready to showcase the brilliant cinema that kiwis have created since their last awards....

New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) CEO, Dave Gibson, revealed today the details of the development fund for Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and gaming announced at the Big Screen Symposium in Auckland.  Called the Interactive...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Annual Report 2015/16, tabled in parliament on Friday, emphasises what a great year it was for New Zealand films. Releasing the report, NZFC Chair Kerry Prendergast said, “It’s thrilling that this, my first annual...

The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ (DEGNZ) is thrilled to announce Peter O’Donaghue as the recipient of our 2017 International Editor Mentorship with Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American documentary editor Doug Blush. “I’m thrilled at...

Two new members have been appointed to the New Zealand Film Commission Board, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry has announced. Pania Tyson-Nathan and Tom Greally will replace outgoing Board members Cameron Harland and Charles Finny. “It’...

The Blondini Gang hit the road as they "Take Their Bloody Cars to Invercargill" A road trip of epic proportions will take place this summer as the cast of Pork Pie hit the road in their Blondini Mini, leading a convoy of other Minis all the...

Audiences will get their first look at the hilarious new comedy from thedownlowconcept (7 Days, Hounds) today with the release of the trailer for their debut feature film Gary of the Pacific. Staring Josh Thomson, Megan Stevenson, Dave Fane, Matt...

Three New Zealand films will premiere at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale).  Tusi Tamasese’s One Thousand Ropes and Jackie van Beek’s The Inland Road will have world premieres at the festival, and Tearepa Kahi’s Poi E: The Story of Our...

A new documentary from accomplished and much-awarded filmmaker, Annie Goldson (Brother Number One, An Island Calling) will have its World Premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival.  Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web details the battle between...

One-off, targeted and tailored, this is the course you need to take your film career to the next level.   The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC), in conjunction with the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), is offering a select...

Our congratulations go to John Gilbert for winning the 2017 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Best Editing. The award was earned for his work on Hacksaw Ridge, the Mel Gibson directed World War II epic starring Andrew Garfield...

The distinctly Kiwi world of competitive poultry pageantry (yep, you read that right!) will get the big screen treatment this year when the feature-length feel-good flockumentary Pecking Order hatches in cinemas nationwide mid-2017. Pecking...

The first reviews of Tusi Tamasese's One Thousand Ropes which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival have been positive. In his review, The Hollywood Reporter's David Rooney said, "Childbirth becomes a powerful vessel for renewal in this deeply felt...

First time feature film writer/director Dorthe Scheffmann begins shooting Vermilion in Ponsonby and Central Auckland today. Vermilion tells the story of a group of women who are close to each other – mothers, daughters, friends and neighbours. Some of...

Congratulations to Niki Caro and Taika Waititi who have both signed on to direct major international projects. Caro, will direct a live-action version of Disney’s Mulan and Waititi will direct a stop-motion animated film about Michael Jackson’s pet...

Our congratulations go to Taika Waititi on being named New Zealander of the Year. The Hunt for the Wilderpeople director was awarded in recognition of his role in taking New Zealand cinema to the world. Waititi was unable to attend the ceremony to accept...

Two new publications by the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) show 2016 was a phenomenal year for New Zealand films. Hunt for the Wilderpeople was the top film for the year at the local box office, taking a record breaking $12,181,582, the highest ever...

The incredible larger than life story of former World Motorcycle Champion, Wayne Gardner will be given the big screen treatment as Matthew Metcalfe of General Film Corporation and Fraser Brown of FB Pictures announced today the feature documentary...

Principal photography begins in Auckland this week for family feature film, Kiwi Christmas, directed by Tony Simpson. It marks the next chapter for the creative team behind 2012’s family comedy, Kiwi Flyer. Fed up with the materialism of Christmas,...

The international bestseller (over 3 million copies sold worldwide) Capital in the 21st Century written by Thomas Piketty, (Editions du Seuil) will be given a big screen adaptation as Matthew Metcalfe of General Film Corporation and Yann Le...

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (Friday 3 March, 2017) – New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC), Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED), Warner Bros. Pictures and Gravity Pictures have partnered to form a new film studio in West Auckland, as a part...

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 on free...

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...

Three New Zealand films will screen at Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary film festival. Slavko Martinov’s Pecking Order and Florian Habicht’s Spookers will each have their world premieres at the festival, while Annie Goldson’s Kim Dotcom:...

With great sadness the NZFC and the New Zealand screen industry bids farewell to director and producer Nigel Hutchinson. Hutchinson began his film career in London where he worked as a press officer for the London branch of Walt Disney Productions....

Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami’s comedy feature film, The Breaker Upperers has today begun principal photography in Auckland. The Breaker Upperers is written and will be directed by van Beek and Sami who will also play the lead roles of Jen and Mel...

Gary of the Pacific will have its international premiere this week in the Hawaii International Film Festival’s Spring Showcase. It is the only New Zealand film included in the 36-film programme which focuses primarily on films from the Asia-Pacific...

Christchurch will host the New Zealand premiere of Pecking Order as part of NZIFF’s Autumn Events film screenings in May. Slavko Martinov’s documentary about the Christchurch Poultry, Bantam and Pigeon Club was shot in 2015 as the Club prepared for the...

The New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG) and the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are excited to announce an additional pathway for New Zealand writers under the highly successful NZWG Seed programme for new creative projects. The NZWG Seed Grants allow...