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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | Punch - Screen Production Recovery | Robin Murphy, Catherine Fitzgerald, Welby Ings | Feature film production investment | $635,478 | |
| 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 | How Far Is Heaven | Jerusalem/Hiruharama | Miriam Smith, Chris Pryor | Feature film production investment | $182,453 |
| 2012/13 | Orphans and Kingdoms | Fraser Brown | Feature film production investment | $270,000 | |
| 2012/13 | Hip Hop-eration | Paula Jones, Alex Lee, Bryn Evans | Feature film production investment | $304,631 | |
| 2013/14 | Born To Dance | Born Tu Dance | Daniel Story, Leanne Saunders, Jill Macnab, Tammy Davis, Hone Kouka, Steve Barr | Feature film production investment | $1,516,336 |
| 2013/14 | The Dead Lands | Matthew Metcalfe, Toa Fraser, Glenn Standring | Feature film production investment | $1,550,000 | |
| 2014/15 | Meat | We Kill | David White, Phil Fairclough, Paul Wedel | Feature film production investment | $99,999 |
| 2015/16 | A Fistful Of Cash (Conditional Offer - Lapsed) | Karl Zohrab, Bryn Evans | Feature film production investment | ||
| 2015/16 | The Breaker Upperers | Carthew Neal, Jackie Van Beek, Madeleine Sami | Feature film production investment | $1,595,000 | |
| 2016/17 | The Chills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps | Martin Phllipps and the Chills | Julia Parnell, Rob Curry, Nicola Peeperkorn, Tim Riley | Feature film production investment | $600,000 |
*Asterisk indicates amount has been fully repaid (in the case of development loans) or fully recouped (in the case of production investment).