Recent News & Press Releases
MATERNITY COVER: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE ROLE
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Tuesday April 17 2012
Short term maternity cover from 28th May 2012. Full-time role based in Wellington.
NZ SHORT FILM SEMINARS AND SCREENINGS
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Tuesday April 10 2012
The NZFC is pleased to be partnering with Unitec on its inaugural Uni Shorts International Student Short Film Festival which takes place April 20 – 22 at the Unitec. The focus of the event is to provide a forum for about film making in NZ and also to allow emerging film makers to meet and hear from experienced NZ film makers. There will also be screening of short films on Saturday, April 21st.
PRODUCTION STARTS ON MEDICINE WOMAN
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Tuesday March 20 2012
Shooting begins Monday on MEDICINE WOMAN, a new feature film from South Pacific Pictures (Whale Rider, Sione’s Wedding, Sione’s 2, My Wedding & Other Secrets), based on the novella by Witi Ihimaera.
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL TO HOST WORLD PREMIERES OF TWO NZ SHORT FILMS
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Thursday March 15 2012
New Zealand short films ‘43,000 Feet’ and ‘Whakatiki’ are to have their World Premiere’s at next month’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
MT ZION STARTS SHOOTING TODAY
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Monday March 12 2012
MT ZION, a new film Starring Stan Walker and Temuera Morrison,
starts shooting today in Pukekohe, New Zealand.
FRESH SHORTS ASSISTANT VACANCY
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Wednesday March 07 2012
Fresh Shorts is part of the talent development programme run by the New Zealand Film Commission to allow emerging film makers to engage with the New Zealand Film Commission and provide funding for their short narrative films.
AN EVENING WITH MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR, MARK WOODS
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Thursday March 01 2012
The New Zealand Film Commission is pleased to present in Auckland and Wellington, an evening ‘In Conversation' with Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) director Mark Woods.
NZFC CONGRATULATES ANT TIMPSON AND MARSHALL SMITH
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Thursday March 01 2012
The New Zealand Film Commission congratulates Ant Timpson and Marshall Smith who were honoured last night by the Arts Regional Trust (ART).
LIZZIE GILLETT NEW ZEALAND TOUR
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Thursday March 01 2012
London-based New Zealand producer, Lizzie Gillett (The Age of Stupid), will visit New Zealand in early March for a series of talks hosted by Women in Film and Television (WIFT) and supported by the New Zealand Film Commission.
CHINESE FILM DELEGATION VISIT NEW ZEALAND TO EXPLORE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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Thursday March 01 2012
At the invitation of Sir Richard Taylor’s entertainment company, Pukeko Pictures, a delegation of nine senior executives from China’s Guandong Zhujiang Film and Media Corporation, SASA Cinema, Guangzhou Exchange Services Group, Asian Road Club and Grand Entertainment are visiting New Zealand this week.