Looking at how we have funded films on their journey to production helps you to see how films get funded and the various ways we support filmmakers.
More recent, more detail
Our records date back to 1988/89 and reflect information published in our Annual Reports. Our Annual Reports were not as detailed in earlier years so more recent years have more comprehensive information. New decisions are uploaded throughout the year.
Accurate data
We have tried to ensure that these records are accurate. If any records have incorrect information, please let us know and we will correct it as soon as possible. We recommend reading the Guide to Funding Decisions before using the data.
| Year | Title/Project | Alias | Funding Key People | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Disney Reversioning Project Coco Reo Māori and Encanto Reo Māori (He Pounamu Te Reo Māori – Post-Production Funding) | Chelsea Winstanley, Tweedie Waititi | $500,000 | ||
| 2021/22 | Big Screen Symposium Scholarship | Navneeth Nair | $495 | ||
| 2020/21 | Fiona Clark: Unafraid | Matt Noonan, Siobhan Price, Lula Cucchiara | $392,495 | ||
| 2014/15 | The Dead Lands | Transmission | $40,000 | ||
| 2022/23 | ImagineNATIVE – Disconnected (Talent Development Grant) | Maruia Jensen | $3,500 | ||
| 2017/18 | Takatapui Film Showcase as part of Pride Festival | Leo Koziol | $1,000 | ||
| 2015/16 | Brita McVeigh Acting for Humans Scholarship | Pip Hall | $150 | ||
| 2015/16 | Pow! Post - China Co-production Development Fund | John McKay | $2,500 | ||
| 2021/22 | Pushing It - Conditional Offer | Luke Sharpe, Gerard Johnstone | Feature film production investment | ||
| 2007/08 | Show of Hands | Endurance | Angela Littlejohn, Anthony McCarten | Feature film production investment | $612,950 |
| 2018/19 | The Moon is Upside Down | Going, Going. aka Hawk Mountain | Ainsley Gardiner, Loren Taylor, Georgina Allison Conder | Feature film production investment | $1,250,000 |
| 2021/22 | One Winter | Emma Slade, Sandra Kailahi, Angela Cudd, Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett, Sonia Whiteman | Feature film production investment | $1,933,000 | |
| 2022/23 | Bookworm | Emma Slade, Roxi Bull, Mette-Marie Kongsved, Steven Demmler, Lair Ward, Anders Erden, Ant Timpson, Toby Harvard | Feature film production investment | $1,900,000 | |
| 2023/24 | The Untitled PBK and JP Project | Pietra Brettkelly, Justin Pemberton, Emma Slade, Victoria Dabbs, Roxi Bull, Cynthia Wade | Feature film production investment | $800,000 | |
| 2022/23 | Kōkā | Wairua | Verity Mackintosh, Libby Hakaraia, Julian Arahanga, Desray Armstrong, Kath Akuhata-Brown | Feature film production investment | $2,167,901 |
| 2022/23 | The Legend of Baron T'oa - additional equity | Kerry Warkia, Owen Black, Kiel McNaughton, John Argall | Feature film production investment | $20,000 | |
| 2021/22 | Pushing It - Conditional Offer | Luke Sharpe, Gerard Johnstone | Feature film production investment | $1,550,000 | |
| 2022/23 | Te Puhi (Hāpaitia Te Kaupapa Kiriata - Māori Feature Film Support Fund) | Sharlene George, Cian Elyse White | Feature film production investment | $25,000 | |
| 2011/12 | The Dark Horse | Genesis | Tom Hern, Jim Marbrook, James Napier Robertson | Feature film production investment | $1,801,378 |
| 2012/13 | Gardening with Soul | Vicky Pope, Jess Feast | Feature film production investment | $15,000 |
*Asterisk indicates amount has been fully repaid (in the case of development loans) or fully recouped (in the case of production investment).