• 125 Fund Announced

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    Issue date: 30 Apr 2018

    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 wins award at LA's Asia Pacific Film Festival

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    Issue date: 11 May 2018

    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...

  • iGeneration Research Released

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    Issue date: 24 May 2018

    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...

  • NZIFF announces eight New Zealand films to premiere this winter

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    Issue date: 31 May 2018

    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...

  • Mortal Engines trailer reveals another world created in New Zealand

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    Issue date: 7 Jun 2018

    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...

  • Fresh Shorts Funding Announcement

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    Issue date: 14 Jun 2018

    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...

  • Interactive Development Fund Announcement

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    Issue date: 15 Jun 2018

    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,...

  • 125 Fund Opens

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    Issue date: 21 Jun 2018

    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...

  • New Zealand Film Commission and Taipei Film Commission to Launch a Professional Screenwriters Exchange

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    Issue date: 25 Jun 2018

    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...

  • China and Taiwan Activity

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    Issue date: 29 Jun 2018

    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...