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To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day we caught up for a kōrero with Felicity Hamill to discuss her role as an Access Coordinator and her hopes for the future of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent communities in the screen industry....

The NZFC is delighted at Warner Brothers' announcement today that the studio is in early development of two prequels to The Lord of the Rings films. Reportedly the films are to be helmed by director and actor Andy Serkis and have the full support of Sir...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga NZ Film Commission Request for Proposals for: NZFC Industry Led Talent Development Fund This is an exciting new fund of $1.2m per annum for industry led talent development initiatives, with a funding cap of $600,000 per...

NZFC has now finalised decisions on its new structure, to commence 1 July. The final structure has 28 positions disestablished and 15 new roles established, therefore a net reduction of 13 positions. Seven of the disestablished positions were vacant...

Garth Maxwell's Jack Be Nimble has recently been acquired for MoMA’s permanent film collection. NZFC Spotlight couldn't resist finding out more and learning about Garth's fascinating filmmaking journey.  Jack Be Nimble  -...

  Through the consultation period we received thoughtful and detailed feedback on our proposal. We considered all feedback in full and we will be making some changes to one part of the original proposal. These further changes require us to...

NZFC Spotlight jumped at the chance to chat with screen all-rounder Loren Taylor who recently directed her first feature film The Moon is Upside Down which is out in NZ cinemas on May 2, 2024.  1. Tell me a bit about yourself I'm...

Transmission Films in association with Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are delighted to reveal today the trailer for Ka Whawhai Tonu - Struggle Without End, the historical story of the battle of O-Rākau told for...

Zahra, a young Iranian woman, lives with her Muslim family in Auckland.  In love with her Māori girlfriend, Aroha, she is unaware of the marriage arranged for her. She is therefore devastated when this is revealed upon arrival of "the...

New Zealand in the 1830s is a Māori world, dominated by tribal wars. Seeking redemption from a dark past, lay preacher Thomas Munro (GUY PEARCE) is on board a trading vessel heading to the newly established town of Epworth, a British settlement at the...

IMAGE: Producer Morgan Waru, Director Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu and writer Maddie Dai. Kiwi film We Were Dangerous directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu has won big at SXSW, with the film awarded the Special Jury Award for Filmmaking in...

Hip Hop-eration follows a troupe of courageous, yet cheeky, senior citizens on an extraordinary quest to perform at the World Hip Hop Championships in Las Vegas. Hip Hop-eration is a poetic feel-good documentary film that proves age has no limits and...

TIOREORE NGATAI-MELBOURNE AS RANGIMAI AND GUY PEARCE AS THOMAS MUNRO   Kismet in association with Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and Mister Smith Entertainment are proud to release The Convert in cinemas...

A feature documentary project focussed on Jacinda Ardern has been in development for several years. In early 2023, funding of $5,000 was awarded including the Producer International Travel Fund and Boost business development funding. In February 2024,...

NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION COMMENCES CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED ORGANISATIONAL CHANGES The New Zealand Film Commission has started consultation with employees on a proposal for changes to its organisational structure.  “Over recent months we have...

The full length feature trailer for Rachel House’s (Ngāti Mutunga, Te Atiawa, Kāi Tahu) directorial debut, The Mountain has been released today ahead of the film’s nationwide release on 28th March.  Following on from a previously...

When did you first become aware of filmmaking?    In High School - I had a class on filmmaking and I was hooked! What was your first dabble in creating something film related?  High School - we studied and made a film....

Kia ora, We are pleased to share our Draft Four Year Strategy. We are very keen to hear your thoughts and encourage feedback from all interested parties and stakeholders. Please note this strategic thinking will form the basis of the Statement of...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission congratulates writer-director Danis Goulet, producers Tara Woodbury, Paul Barkin, Ainsley Gardiner and Georgina Conder, co-producer Chelsea Winstanley and executive producers Taika Waititi, Lisa Meeches...

Filmed on location in Awhitu, Waiuku and Pukekohe, The Price of Milk is a fairy tale love story set on a New Zealand dairy farm. The Price of Milk is the second feature from director Harry Sinclair and producer Fiona Copland, whose award-winning debut...

Siaosi resents Katherine’s presence and is resistant to her speech therapy sessions. Anxious for progress, Katherine enlists her Tongan boyfriend Maka to translate. During this exchange, Katherine unwittingly offends Siaosi, who sternly tells them to...

Wanted and on the run, an infamous outlaw is pursued across the steam-powered dystopia of The State by a posse of relentless lawmen. In this desolate land of dust, rust and blood, there's not many problems that a fast horse and a gun can't...

Directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa) and written by Maddie Dai with additional writing by Stewart-Te Whiu, We Were Dangerous, will have its world premiere in Austin, Texas at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in March...

Anxiety-ridden Millie is on her way from Wellington to New York for an internship at a prestigious architecture firm when a moment of panic causes her to miss her flight. She doesn’t have the money for another ticket, and a deep sense of shame...

Our offices will be closed from  5pm – Thursday 21 December 2023 until 9am – Monday 8 January 2024 Ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa The NZFC Team

The last few years have been busy for filmmaker Robin Murphy.  She produced feature films Punch and Lowdown Dirty Criminals and managed locations for TV series’ After the Party, The Gone, Sweet Tooth and One of Us Is Lying. What is it...