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The Filmmaker International Travel Fund supports directors and producers to travel to international festivals and markets. What we fund Travel to key international festivals and markets to advance the packaging and financing of film projects. Grant...

New Zealand-Australian co-production Went Up The Hill released over the weekend across more than 130 screens in the United States, marking a major international milestone for the critically acclaimed feature.  Premiering as a Special Presentation...

The Distribution Fund helps distributors of NZFC-funded New Zealand films maximise the domestic theatrical audience. What we fund Financial assistance for domestic distributors of  NZFC-funded New Zealand feature films to help maximise the New...

We certify productions as New Zealand films for tax purposes.  You will require this certification if you are seeking an accelerated deduction under section EJ6 of the Income Tax Act 2007. A film will be certified as a New Zealand film...

In the throes of World War II, on a rainy morning in Auckland, New Zealand, a group of Allied soldiers prepare to take to the air in a B-17 Flying Fortress dubbed Fool’s Errand. The all-male crew is caught off guard by Flight Officer Maude Garrett...

Feature Film Post Production Investment helps exciting projects to get over the finishing line. What we fund Post production financing to help finish films for the big screen. This is in the form of equity investment, or a grant award, up to $500k....

Feature Film Production Investment supports our filmmaking community to make films that are loved by their intended audiences.  You can apply for a Production Investment of up to $2.5million for your film.   Full information can be...

The latest episode of Lights, Camera, Kōrero drops today, hosted by Kate Rodger. In this instalment, Kate sits down with acclaimed director and producer Ant Timpson, the mastermind behind New Zealand’s iconic 48Hours...

Location: Auckland Part-time: 20 hours per week Fixed-term: 12 months About the role: We’re looking for a creative and enthusiastic Digital Content Producer to join our Marketing and Communications team. This role offers great opportunity...

The runaway film success of 2025, Tinā, has hit another milestone by taking $6,498,469 at the New Zealand box office, overtaking Niki Caro’s Whale Rider, and securing the fifth spot on the Top Ten Most Successful Kiwi Films list. Tinā made...

What is discovered in these stories is emotion that has been long repressed in pain, smothered in shame, or disregarded as insignificantly personal in the context of the international disaster of war. The film begins with a tale that is almost familiar,...

DIRECTOR'S NOTES - Costa Botes "I originally conceived this idea around 1990 and sketched out most of the main sequences and narrative threads. About a year later, I mentioned it to Peter Jackson, and he was keen to get involved. Together...

Directed by Curtis Vowell (Baby Done, The Outlaws, Seize Them!, Fantail) and written by Sophie Henderson (Baby Done, The Justice of Bunny King, Fantail), Workmates is a funny, heartfelt love story starring Sophie Henderson (Human Traces, Fantail) and...

The NZ Film Commission supports filmmakers to develop their skills and projects in different ways, including grants for Placements and Project-based Development for Filmmakers. Placements NZFC Placement Grants support writers, directors and producers...

Rekindling Kiwi ties to India, strengthening relationships in UK and facilitating global success in Cannes The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC), recently nominated for Film Commission of the Year at the 2025 Global Production Awards, is embarking on...

The New Zealand Screen Production Rebate is a government-backed screen incentives scheme, first introduced on 1 April 2014. Eligible productions can access a 20% cash rebate on Qualifying New Zealand Production Expenditure. A Post, Digital and...

Progress reports on the Strategy are provided to the NZFC Board twice a year and published on the NZFC website. This is an action under Outcome 2 of the Strategy: We understand the makeup of our industry and see progress in diversity and inclusion. It is...

These policies outline the procedures for NZFC Staff, Board and External Contractors disclosing and managing conflicts of interest

Use the relevant form below to apply for a Final Certificate (or an Interim Certificate) in respect of the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate for International Productions: Final Application Form - Criteria dated 1 November...

Use this form to apply for a Final Certificate in respect of the 5% Uplift. (If you are not applying for the 5% Uplift, or if you are applying for an Interim Rebate, use this form instead.)

We assist filmmakers to travel to key international festivals and markets where they can advance the packaging and financing of their film projects.

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A list of official co-productions from 1988 to 2025

As a Crown Entity, the New Zealand Film Commission is committed to transparency of government and the principles of freedom and availability of information under the Official Information Act (OIA) 1982.  Accessing Official Information The OIA...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is proud to announce its nomination as ‘Film Commission of the Year’ in the 2025 Cannes Global Production Awards (GPA), alongside Australia, Ireland and Spain. The announcement coincides with NZFC’s attendance at...

100% shot in New Zealand Supported by the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate 650 prosthetics used New Zealand stood in for downtown San Francisco and rural Oregon...

Heart Eyes was filmed entirely in Auckland, New Zealand, with a production split of 35% in a studio setting (Mt Wellington warehouse) and 65% on location throughout Auckland CBD and greater Auckland, extending as far as Matakana. Auckland is an ideal...