Kia ora,
Welcome to the latest from NZFC, with news from our screen sector at home and overseas.
Congratulations to producers Alix Whittaker and Angela Cudd, who have been selected for SGIFF Pro, the Singapore International Film Festival’s industry programme, later this month. More on that below.
Ghazaleh Gol and Max Currie have been working with Lantern Pictures through our Company Placements initiative. Max says he’s come home “sharper and hungrier to write”, while Ghazaleh describes learning from showrunner Sarah Lambert as “absolutely invaluable”. A new placement opportunity with Madman opens for applications shortly. Details are on our website.
New Zealand stories have also been recognised internationally. Rebecca Tansley’s Tenor: My Name Is Pati won the Grand Prix at the 63rd Golden Prague International Television Festival, and Let’s Settle This! has been named a National Winner for Best Short Form at the 2026 Asian Academy Creative Awards.
And finally, we want to acknowledge the announcement made last week about NZFC’s Core Funding Programme. The programme, which provides ongoing operational funding to 10 screen organisations and guilds, will conclude when current contracts finish on 30 June 2027.
We recognise the affected organisations have contributed greatly to the sector over many years and the significance of this change. The Core Funding Programme has existed in different forms for more than two decades. In that time, the screen sector has evolved and its needs have changed.
The future aspirations of our industry are best imagined by the whole sector. To support that, NZFC has offered to fund independently facilitated, sector-led discussions about future opportunities for coordination, collaboration and collective advocacy.
You can read the full media release here.
“Mai i te puna whakaaro, ka koropupū ake te oranga o te iwi.”
From a spring of collective thinking and shared knowledge flow opportunities for wellbeing.
