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 | Fiftyone | Virginia Wright, Vanessa Wells, Bariz Shah, Saba Afrasyabi | Feature film production investment | $633,513 | |
| 2022/23 | The Rule of Jenny Pen | Catherine Fitzgerald, Orlando Stewart, James Ashcroft, Eli Kent | Feature film production investment | $1,958,780 | |
| 2023/24 | Bookworm (Extended Screen Production Recovery Fund) | Emma Slade, Roxi Bull, Victoria Dabbs, Ant Timpson, Toby Harvard | Feature film production investment | $85,986 | |
| 2021/22 | Went Up The Hill | Vicky Pope, Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton, Samuel Van Grinsven, Jory Anast | Feature film production investment | $1,944,391 | |
| 2009/10 | Love Birds | Crazy Little Thing, Pierre | Matthew Metcalfe, Alan Harris, Paul Murphy, Nick Ward | Feature film production investment | $3,000,000 |
| 2009/10 | Billy T: Te Movie | Billy T James - Hard Case!, Billy T James: Te Movie | Robert Boyd-Bell, Tom Parkinson, Ian Mune, Phil Gifford | Feature film production investment | $1,000,000 |
| 2022/23 | Evoke (Hāpaitia Te Kaupapa Kiriata - Māori Feature Film Support Fund) | Kat Lintott, Loren Taylor, Nancy Wijohn | Feature film production investment | $25,000 | |
| 2011/12 | Mt Zion | A Gift to Zion | Quinton Hita, Tearepa Kahi | Feature film production investment | $1,389,649 |
| 2012/13 | Shopping | Sarah Shaw, Anna McLeish, Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland | Feature film production investment | $40,000 | |
| 2012/13 | Mahana | Bulibasha, The Patriarch | Robin Scholes, Lee Tamahori, John Collee, Witi Ihimaera | Feature film production investment | $2,000,000 |
| 2005/06 | Black Sheep | Philippa Campbell, Jonathan King | Feature film production investment | $518,214 | |
| 2014/15 | Free In Deed | Georgina Allison Conder, Jake Mahaffy | Feature film production investment | $95,390 | |
| 2014/15 | The End Game | Cass Avery, Justin Pemberton, Michelle Walshe | Feature film production investment | $685,173 | |
| 2015/16 | Pecking Order | Slavko Martinov | Feature film production investment | $200,000 | |
| 2017/18 | Vai | Kerry Warkia, Kiel McNaughton | Feature film production investment | $1,600,000 | |
| 2017/18 | Come to Daddy | Emma Slade, Toby Barnes, Ant Timpson | Feature film production investment | $700,000 | |
| 2017/18 | Maui's Hook | Quinton Hita, Karen Waaka-Tibble, Paora Joseph, Lani-Rain Feltham | Feature film production investment | $100,000 | |
| 1990/91 | End of the Golden Weather, The | Ian Mune, Christina Milligan, Bruce Mason | Feature film production investment | $1,499,893 | |
| 1994/95 | Chicken | John Keir, Grant Lahood | Feature film production investment | $1,700,000 | |
| 2018/19 | The Justice of Bunny King | Emma Slade, Sophie Henderson, Gaysorn Thavat | Feature film production investment | $1,840,000 |
*Asterisk indicates amount has been fully repaid (in the case of development loans) or fully recouped (in the case of production investment).