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Past Funding Decisions

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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
2005/06 Eagle vs Shark Something Beginning with Love Ainsley Gardiner, Cliff Curtis, Taika Waititi Feature film production investment $1,661,169
2021/22 Babylon - Conditional Offer Jill Macnab, Tainui Stephens, James Brown, Glenn Standring Feature film production investment $1,800,000
2006/07 The Strength of Water Fiona Copland, Armagan Ballantyne, Briar Grace-Smith Feature film production investment $525,000
2021/22 The Tank - Screen Production Recovery Matthew Metcalfe, Scott Walker Feature film production investment $117,311
2007/08 Dean Spanley My Talks with Dean Spanley Matthew Metcalfe, Toa Fraser, Alan Sharp Feature film production investment $2,820,100
2007/08 Under the Mountain Richard Fletcher, Jonathan King, Matthew Grainger Feature film production investment $144,500
2007/08 The Vintner's Luck Robin Laing, Pascal Judelewicz, Niki Caro, Joan Scheckel, Ludi Boeken, Laurie Parker Feature film production investment $700,000
2020/21 Stylebender Fraser Brown, Leela Menon, Tom Blackwell Feature film production investment $886,000
2022/23 The Legend of Baron To'a - additional equity The Educator, Rumble in the Sac Kerry Warkia, Owen Black, Kiel McNaughton, John Argall Feature film production investment $20,000
2008/09 BOY Tama, The Volcano Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner, Taika Waititi, Emanuel Michael Feature film production investment $250,000
2008/09 The Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell Collision, Chowick, Hopes and Dreams, Robin Scholes, Brendan Donovan, David Brechin-Smith Feature film production investment $2,500,000
2010/11 The Orator (O Le Tulafale) Catherine Fitzgerald, Tusi Tamasese Feature film production investment $2,313,000
2010/11 The Last Dogs of Winter Costa Botes, Caleb Ross Feature film production investment $176,770
2011/12 Utu Geoff Murphy, Keith Aberdein Feature film production investment $107,000
2013/14 Atomic Falafel Matthew Metcalfe, Andro Steinborn, Chlik Michaeli, Dror Shaul Feature film production investment $335,000
2012/13 Turbo Kid Kid Lazer Ant Timpson, Tim Riley, Anouk Whissell, Francois Simard, Yoann Whissell Feature film production investment $362,356
2014/15 Hunt for the Wilderpeople Wildpork and Watercress Carthew Neal, Leanne Saunders, Taika Waititi Feature film production investment $2,000,000
2015/16 Lonely Girl (Conditional Offer - lapsed) Emma Slade, Lynne Vincent McCarthy, Alyx Duncan Feature film production investment
2015/16 Tickled Carthew Neal, David Farrier, Dylan Reeve Feature film production investment $59,698
1989/90 Te Rua John O'Shea, Barry Barclay Feature film production investment $2,559,220

*Asterisk indicates amount has been fully repaid (in the case of development loans) or fully recouped (in the case of production investment).