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Te 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...

December 2023 Board Meeting

August 2023 Board Meeting

The deadline for Boost Funding is 1pm.

From the producers of The Breaker Upperers, Cousins and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Red, White & Brass is the debut feature film for director Damon Fepulea’i who co-wrote with co-producer Halaifonua (Nua) Finau. The film stars John-Paul...

The closing date for this fund is 30 June 2023 at 11pm.

Te 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...

March 2023 Board Meeting

The recipient(s) of Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award will be announced the week beginning 13 March 2023.

He 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...

Bad Behaviour is the directorial debut for Alice Englert, who also wrote the screenplay and stars in the film alongside Jennifer Connelly (pictured) and Ben Whishaw with Ana Scotney, Dasha Nekrasova, Marlon Williams, Karan Gill and  Beulah Koale...

Thirteen 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...

May 2023 Board Meeting

Decision: He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Initiative decision – 2 March 2023

The deadline for He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Intitiative is 1pm.

Screen 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...

The closing date for this fund is 16 January 2023 at 1pm.

He Ara Development Fund decisions will be made by Mon 12 Dec 2022 – 5pm

October 2023 Board Meeting

June 2023 Board Meeting

Early Development/Documentary Development/Hāpaitia Te Kaupapa Kiriata: Māori Feature Film Support and Tuhinga Reo Māori: Te Reo Māori Development Fund (March round) decisions will be made by 5pm.

Principal photography is underway on the new feature film ‘One Winter’ starring Julian Dennison of Ngāti Hauā (Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Godzilla v Kong), Minnie Driver (Circle of Friends, Good Will Hunting), Rhys Darby (Yes Man, Flight of the...

The 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...

Applications to the Board for production financing are due at 1pm.

Muru, written and directed by Tearepa Kahi, is New Zealand’s contender for the 2023 Academy Awards Best International Feature Film category. Starring Cliff Curtis, Jay Ryan, Manu Bennett, Tame Iti, Simone Kessell, Roimata Fox, Ria Te Uira Paki and...

Transmission Films and Eight Productions in association with Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) have today released the trailer for feature documentary Dame Valerie Adams: MORE THAN GOLD about Olympic champion...

December 2022 Board Meeting

Applications to the Board for production financing are due at 1pm.

Tearepa Kahi’s Muru will have its Asian premiere in the Flash Forward competition section of the 27th Busan International Film Festival. Selected to screen in the opening weekend of the Toronto International Film Festival, Muru, written and...

An 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...

We 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...

It is with sadness the NZFC acknowledges the passing of respected actor, playwright and artist, Marshall Napier (22 October 1951-14 August 2022) Born and raised in Lower Hutt, Napier’s first professional acting role was for the Downstage Theatre in...

Tearepa Kahi’s action thriller MURU, will premiere in the opening weekend of the Contemporary World Cinema programme of the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival in September. Set in 2007, Tāneatua on the East Coast of New Zealand, Muru is...

New 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...

Production is underway for Piki Films’ new feature film starring Erana James, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Waikato Tainui (The Wilds, The Changeover), Nathalie Morris (Bump, Petrol), new talent Manaia Hall, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Pukenga, and...

tēnā 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...