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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007/08 | Tracker | Trevor Haysom, Ian Sharp, David Burns, Nicolas van Pallandt | Feature film production investment | $1,250,000 | |
| 2020/21 | The Salamander Lives Twice - ( Conditional Offer - Lapsed) | Emma Slade, Kate Holly, Ant Timpson, Toby Harvard | Feature film production investment | ||
| 2022/23 | Bad Behaviour (Extended Screen Production Recovery Fund) | Desray Armstrong, Molly Hallam, Alice Englert | Feature film production investment | $181,531 | |
| 2022/23 | A Mistake (Premium Contingency Fund) | Matthew Metcalfe, Christine Jeffs | Feature film production investment | $170,000 | |
| 2010/11 | Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | John Barnett, Paul Davis, Simon Bennett, James Griffin, Oscar Kightley | Feature film production investment | $2,500,000 | |
| 2010/11 | When A City Falls | Untitled Gerard Smyth CCH Earthquake Doco | Gerard Smyth, Alice Shannon | Feature film production investment | $65,000 |
| 2002/03 | River Queen | Don Reynolds, Chris Auty, Vincent Ward, Toa Fraser | Feature film production investment | $65,000 | |
| 2014/15 | The Inland Road | Annabelle, Black Across the Field, In the Roar | Aaron Watson, Philippa Campbell, Jackie Van Beek | Feature film production investment | $1,010,215 |
| 2014/15 | The Guinea Pig Club (Conditional Offer Lapsed) | Tim Sanders, Roger Donaldson, Mike Riddell | Feature film production investment | ||
| 2016/17 | Kiwi Christmas | Tim Sanders, Tony Simpson, Andrew Gunn, Dave Armstrong | Feature film production investment | $1,650,000 | |
| 1994/95 | The Whole Of The Moon | Micheline Charest, Judith Trye, Ian Mune, Richard Lymposs, Murray Newey, Patricia Lavoie | Feature film production investment | $1,552,683 | |
| 1995/96 | Memory & Desire | Owen Hughes, Niki Caro | Feature film production investment | $1,650,000 | |
| 1997/98 | Hopeless | Larry Parr, Stephen Hickey, Sean Molloy | Feature film production investment | $150,000 | |
| 1998/99 | Hopeless | Larry Parr, Stephen Hickey, Sean Molloy | Feature film production investment | $300,000 | |
| 2019/20 | Rūrangi | Cole Meyers, Craig Gainsborough, Oliver Page, Max Currie | Feature film production investment | $85,000 | |
| 2020/21 | Mothers of the Revolution - Screen Production Recovery | Matthew Metcalfe, Leela Menon, Briar March | Feature film production investment | $442,474 | |
| 2004/05 | The World's Fastest Indian | Roger Donaldson, Gary Hannam | Feature film production investment | $1,950,000 | |
| 2020/21 | The Mountain - Screen Production Recovery | Morgan Waru, Carthew Neal, Rachel House, Tom Furniss | Feature film production investment | $219,865 | |
| 2005/06 | The Strength of Water | Fiona Copland, Armagan Ballantyne, Briar Grace-Smith | Feature film production investment | $3,848,489 | |
| 2021/22 | Bad Behaviour | Desray Armstrong, Molly Hallam, Alice Englert | Feature film production investment | $1,800,000 |
*Asterisk indicates amount has been fully repaid (in the case of development loans) or fully recouped (in the case of production investment).