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Job vacancy: Chief Financial Officer
NewsIssue date: 27 Apr 2023This role will provide strategic and financial advice to the Leadership Team and the CEO. You will oversee and be responsible for the annual budgeting process, financial management and performance reporting, long and short-term financial planning,...
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Job vacancy: Office Administrator
NewsIssue date: 22 Mar 2023We are seeking an experienced, organised, and capable office administrator who thrives on creating a great team environment. To be successful in this role we are looking for someone with a minimum of 3 years proven office administration experience who...
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Evil Dead Rise
ShowcaseIssue date: 20 Apr 2023Evil Dead Rise is a terrifying new instalment in the iconic horror franchise created by Sam Raimi in the 1980s. A new group of young people uncover the Necronomicon, inadvertently unleashing the mother of all evil. Moving the action out of the woods and...
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Sweet Tooth Season 2
ShowcaseIssue date: 27 Apr 2023As a deadly new wave of the Sick bears down, Gus (Christian Convery) and a band of fellow hybrids are held prisoner by General Abbot (Neil Sandilands) and the Last Men. Looking to consolidate power by finding a cure, Abbot uses the children as fodder for...
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Job vacancy: Team Administrator
NewsIssue date: 15 Mar 2023Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is looking to engage an experienced Team Administrator for a fixed term period, initially for six (6) months. This role is primarily responsible for coordinating and ensuring the smooth...
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Interactive Development Fund Annoucement
NewsIssue date: 15 Mar 2023We are pleased to announce the successful applicants for this year’s Interactive Development Fund. The Interactive Development Fund supports concept development of original, narrative-focused, interactive and games content delivered on any platform (...
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Pearl
ShowcaseIssue date: 13 Sep 2022Fast facts 215 New Zealand crew. 9 New Zealand cast. 124 New Zealand extras. X, Pearl and Mr. Corman bundled under the NZSPG – International criteria. Written...
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Punch
ShowcaseIssue date: 30 Jul 2022Seventeen-year old Jim is a small-town boxing hero who carries the hopes and dreams of his father Stan on his shoulders. His growing relationship with local boy, Whetu, forces him to confront the truth about his sexuality, and choose his own future....
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Under the Vines Season 2
ShowcaseIssue date: 23 Feb 2023Under The Vines follows Rebecca Gibney and Charles Edwards as two unlikely city slickers who inherit a failing vineyard in rural New Zealand. Format TV Series Production companies Libertine Pictures, EQ Media Group, Hardy White Pictures...
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Job vacancy: Systems Support Analyst
NewsIssue date: 22 Feb 2023Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is a Crown Agency governed by an eight-member board appointed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage. We support a diverse range of New Zealand and international stories to be...
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Te Māngai Pāho welcomes its inclusion in the Screen Production Recovery Fund
NewsIssue date: 27 Jan 2023Te Māngai Pāho welcomes its inclusion in the Screen Production Recovery Fund NGĀ WHAKAPUTANGA PĀPĀHOMEDIA RELEASES 27 January 2023 Te Māngai Pāho is pleased that the COVID-19 Screen Production Recovery Fund will be expanded to include Te Māngai Pāho...
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M3GAN
ShowcaseIssue date: 19 Jan 2023(from left) M3GAN and Cady (Violet McGraw) in M3GAN, directed by Gerard Johnstone. Fast facts 15 New Zealand cast 245 New Zealand crew The lobby of the Toy Company was filmed on campus at the Auckland...
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He Kauahi Catalyst Funding Announcement 2022
NewsIssue date: 21 Dec 2022He Kauahi Catalyst supports New Zealand filmmakers to progress their talents to the next stage and make exceptional, high end narrative short films that will ignite the flame and be the catalyst for change in their career. Three teams have been offered...
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James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has its global premiere
NewsIssue date: 7 Dec 2022Thirteen years after Director James Cameron brought the world the ground-breaking Avatar, we return to Pandora for “Avatar: The Way of Water”. Live Action shooting for the much-anticipated sequel was performed in New Zealand with...
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One of Us is Lying Season 2
ShowcaseIssue date: 20 Oct 2022Detention brings together five disparate high schoolers, but a killing — and secrets — keep them together as a cat-and-mouse murder mystery unfolds. Based on a Karen M. McManus novel, a series from “Elite” co-creator Darío Madrona. Format ...
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M3GAN
ShowcaseIssue date: 25 Nov 2022She’s more than just a toy. She’s part of the family. From the most prolific minds in horror—James Wan, the filmmaker behind the Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring franchises, and Blumhouse, the producer of the Halloween films, The Black Phone and The...
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Avatar: The Way of Water
ShowcaseIssue date: 25 Nov 2022Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, "Avatar: The Way of Water" begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles...
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Screen sector urged to have a say
NewsIssue date: 27 Oct 2022Screen sector urged to have a say Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission is urging the screen sector to engage in the future funding of the screen industry in New Zealand. The Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage...
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In Memory of Judith McCann
NewsIssue date: 10 Oct 2022The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) would like to pay tribute to film industry trailblazer Judith McCann who passed away on the 4th of October in Canada. New Zealand born McCann was raised and educated in Canada. She spent eight...
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Pearl
ShowcaseIssue date: 7 Sep 2022Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X, in this astonishing follow-up to the year’s most acclaimed horror film. Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and...
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Muru
ShowcaseIssue date: 1 Sep 2022Taffy (Cliff Curtis) on horseback - Muru 2022 © Jawbone Pictures, Wheke Group Limited. Photo Christopher Pryor Inspired by actual 2007 events, Muru is a response to the illegitimate raids by Government armed forces on the people of Tūhoe. Muru...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
ShowcaseIssue date: 2 Sep 2022The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
ShowcaseIssue date: 26 Aug 2022Fast Facts 1,250 New Zealand crew 80% New Zealand HODs 38 New Zealand locations 7 stages 87 sets built 68% series shot in studio...
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Report to NZFC Board advises conflict management needs improvement
NewsIssue date: 25 Aug 2022An independent review commissioned by the Board of the New Zealand Film Commission on its conflict of interest management policy and processes, has found that nothing improper occurred but said disclosure and management of interests and potential...
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Dame Kerry Prendergast
NewsIssue date: 22 Aug 2022We would like to acknowledge and thank Dame Kerry Prendergast as she finishes a remarkable six year tenure as NZFC Chair. It’s been an extraordinary time in the film sector throughout Dame Kerry’s two terms, marked by significant successes and huge...
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Job vacancy: Communications and Engagement Advisor
NewsIssue date: 17 Aug 2022New Zealand’s screen industry is continuing to grow at an unprecedented rate and it is the job of Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga I The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) to support our creative and talented filmmakers. We have an exciting...
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Power Rangers Dino Fury Season 28
ShowcaseIssue date: 1 Feb 2021When an army of powerful alien beings is unleashed on Earth threatening life as we know it, a brand-new team of Power Rangers, fueled by the prehistoric power of the dinosaurs, are recruited to deal with the threat. Format TV series Production...
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Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission's Big Screen Symposium Presentation 2022
NewsIssue date: 10 Aug 2022tēnā koutou i tēnei ahiahi Ko Mladen Ivancic ahau, acting CEO at Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission. It’s a great pleasure to be here, at an industry event, after so long. Thank you to Jackie Dennis and the team at Script to...
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Power Rangers Dino Fury Season 29
ShowcaseIssue date: 1 Jul 2022When an army of powerful alien beings is unleashed on Earth threatening life as we know it, a brand-new team of Power Rangers, fueled by the prehistoric power of the dinosaurs, are recruited to deal with the threat. Format TV series Production...
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Five New Zealand Films to Screen at Edinburgh International Film Festival
NewsIssue date: 25 Jul 2022Four New Zealand feature films and a New Zealand short have been selected to screen at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Whina and Nude Tuesday will have their European premieres at the festival while Juniper and Millie Lies Low will...
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Destination Love
ShowcaseIssue date: 1 Jan 2022Madison has the chance to pursue her love of event management when her two best friends announce their engagement. Finding a pre-planned wedding package on a remote island vineyard in New Zealand, Madison teams up with David, the handsome vineyard owner...
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Love Knots
ShowcaseIssue date: 2 Feb 2022Jodie fears that her family's sail-making company will be torn down after a luxury developer looks to expand their port. When she meets Will, the architect behind the expansion, she hopes she can harmonize his plans with local businesses. Format ...
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Written in the Stars
ShowcaseIssue date: 1 Mar 2022Kelsey's magazine approves her article about a sceptic's take on horoscopes and love. She's teamed up with astrology guru, Carter, to write about a local meteor shower festival, and through fate they discover that love can be written in the stars....
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Prehistoric Planet
ShowcaseIssue date: 5 Aug 2022Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas and skies. Format Mini series Production companies Apple TV+, BBC Studios Series Producer Tim Walker Directors Andrew R. Jones, Adam...
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Trailer Revealed for Unique Indigenous Film We Are Still Here
NewsIssue date: 25 Jul 2022The trailer for this year’s opening night film of the Sydney Film Festival, We Are Still Here, released today ahead of its New Zealand premiere at the Whānau Mārama, the New Zealand International Film Festival. The film will also screen in the state of...
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Whina Marches Past $1M at the New Zealand Box Office
NewsIssue date: 22 Jul 2022Now in it’s fifth week of release, Whina has taken over one million dollars at the New Zealand box office and remains in the top ten chart of films currently in theatrical release. Written by Paula Whetu Jones, James Napier Robertson and James Lucas,...