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At last weekend’s Big Screen Symposium held in Auckland, Dave Gibson gave his final address to the industry as NZFC CEO. In his speech, he announced the organisation’s gender policy would add new objectives to help progress the careers of...

Change and Challenge. New Zealand Film Commission CEO, Dave Gibson, talks about recent changes in the film business and suggests some challenges for the future. The following is a transcript of Dave Gibson's speech given on Saturday, 30 September 2017...

Kerry Prendergast, New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Chair, is pleased to announce Annabelle Sheehan as the next Chief Executive of the NZFC. Sheehan replaces Dave Gibson, who will depart the role in early January 2018. Making the announcement, Ms...

A tragic loss draws Bernadette home from London to her family's isolated New Zealand farm. Upon her arrival she enters int the very heart of the complex relationship she has with her mother. Guided by memory she returns to her past where she re-...

Actor Murray Keane makes his film directing debut with this hilarious fable about man-scaping, genitalia and finding the perfect woman.  A young man who is struggling with intense sexual frustration wakes up with something decidedly odd happening...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and the Regional Film Offices of New Zealand (RFONZ), the organisation representing regional film office members. The MOU outlines key commitments...

The New Zealand Production Fund Trust is pleased to announce that the Trust has been repurposed to become Te Puna Ataata, the New Zealand Film Heritage Trust. Filmmakers can appoint the charitable trust to act as guardian of their films, ensuring they...

The Interactive Development Fund, a Film Commission grant designed to facilitate the development of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and gaming projects, is now open. The deadline for applications is 16 March 2018. The funding will be made...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Moll in the new role of Investment Executive. The formerly UK-based Moll is a BAFTA award winning producer and highly regarded senior film executive with over three...

We are committed to ensuring the voices and perspectives of women are seen and heard through film. We have recently updated the information we collect and publish relating to women in the industry and one of the key highlights is that 62% of people...

Daffodils, a soon-to-be produced New Zealand musical feature film won the annual Vista Film Marketing competition. The prize, which was awarded at the final session of the Vista marketing programme, contributes $75,000 to the film’s marketing budget...

The New Zealand Film Commission’s Annual Report 2016/17 was tabled in Parliament on Thursday. Releasing the report, Film Commission Chair Kerry Prendergast said, “We are farewelling Dave Gibson at the end of the calendar year, and this annual report...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) today released key economic highlights which reinforce the screen industry’s value to the New Zealand economy. Economic modeling undertaken by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), based on the...

Following a general election or change of Minister, as a Crown Angency, we provide Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) to introduce the work of the New Zealand Film Commission and summarise key areas of interest in relation to the industry and policy...

Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami’s comical feature film The Breaker Upperers has been announced today to receive its world premiere at the prestigious SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. A hilarious comedy about two best friends who run a business...

The New Zealand musical feature film based on the much-loved and critically acclaimed stage play Daffodils begins shooting in this week.  Daffodils is a bittersweet love story told with beautiful re-imaginings of the most iconic New Zealand songs...

Yellow is Forbidden, directed by Pietra Brettkelly is to be the first New Zealand film to screen In Competition at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival.  The film’s world premiere will also feature in the festival’s prestigious Opening Weekend. Yellow...

New Zealand’s marine locations are featured prominently in the epic, action-packed 3D adventure The Meg, the first major motion picture to be filmed on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, as well as at the city’s new Kumeu Film Studios.  Audiences got a first...

At the National Library of New Zealand tonight, Annabelle Sheehan, CEO of Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission announced a new investment fund to celebrate 125 years since New Zealand women won the right to vote, promoting New Zealand’s...

Waru was awarded the Grand Jury Award for an Outstanding International Narrative Feature at the 34th Asia Pacific Film Festival in Los Angeles on 10 May. On awarding the film, festival organisers said, "Waru is an intelligent and honest...

A research paper released today by the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) outlines the way in which young people engage with film and cinemas and offers suggestions for ways exhibitors could better meet the needs of this young audience. Born between the...

Eight feature-length New Zealand films have been announced to screen at the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) in 2018. Five documentaries will have their world premieres in the programme. New Zealand stories are represented on screen with...

The latest trailer for Mortal Engines has revealed another world created in New Zealand.  Mortal Engines is set thousands of years after civilization was destroyed by a cataclysmic event, humankind has adapted and a new way of...

Six films have been offered funding in the January Fresh Shorts round, two at the $10,000 level,  three at the $30,000 level and one at $15,000. At the $10,000 level: The Sauna Writer/director: Lucy Knox, Producer: Evie Mackay At an idyllic spa...

We are excited to announce the successful applicants for this year’s Interactive Development Fund. The programme supports concept development of original, narrative-focused, interactive and games content delivered on any platform (including mobile,...

The 125 Fund opened to applicants today. The fund, which will make an investment of up to $1.25 million into up to two dramatic feature films, led by women, is open to dramatic features in any genre (not documentaries). The deadline for...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) and Taipei Film Commission (TFC) have launched a Professional Screenwriters Exchange. Under the exchange one professional screenwriter from Taiwan will travel to New Zealand and one professional screenwriter...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) led a delegation of leading New Zealand producers, post-production companies and specialist service providers from throughout New Zealand to Shanghai, Qingdao and Taipei from 15-25 June. On the first day NZFC...