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DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT - Robert Jahnke "The Māori of New Zealand is a member of the Polynesian race whose origin is still a subject of much argument. The consensus of opinion today suggests that the Polynesians reached Oceania from the Asian...

Keskidee, a small Jamaican bird resilient in the face of hardship, is also the name of a self-help black arts centre in London, and the theatre group who work there. Keskidee's actors and musicians were brought to New Zealand to work with...

Karemoana was the final destination of Malfred Signal, retired teacher of drawing, whose life was dedicated to nursing her dying mother, and instructing generations of young girls in the art of accurately depicting shadows. But now her mother has died...

The New Zealand Film Commission values feedback from our stakeholders.  This document outlines the policy as it applies to all external stakeholders working with the NZFC, and also covers employees, secondees, interns, independent consultants...

Director's Statement The characters of Ross and Beth were inspired by my childhood neighbours in the small rural Northland community of Tauraroa. They’re in their 80’s now and still living on the same farm that they’ve had all...

We invest in just about every stage of filmmaking. However, your project may also be eligible for funds from other organisations or be better suited to other mediums such as online or television. There are a number of other organisations that ...

Find out what we fund and how to apply and what we have funded in the past.

Our video-on-demand service which lets you watch great New Zealand films online. NZ Film On Demand NZ Film On Demand is the Film Commission's video-on-demand service which enables you to watch great New Zealand films online. Films range from recent...

You can filter our resouces by type, fund, or funding programme. 

We certify productions as New Zealand films for tax purposes.  You will require this certification if you are seeking an accelerated deduction under section EJ6 of the Income Tax Act 2007. A film will be certified as a New Zealand film...

There are many excellent film festivals and markets around the world and throughout the year.  You will find information about some key festivals and markets in the resources below.

Kua oti te mahere whakatinana me ngā kōkiri whāinga pūtea e whai ake nei kia āhei ai Te Tumu Whakata Taonga, me te hapori tārei kiriata Māori ki te whakatutuki i ngā whāinga o Te Rautaki Māori 2018-21.  Ngā mahi mō nāianei (Kohitātea-Pipiri...

In 2017, The New Zealand Film Production Fund Trust - known as the Film Fund - was repurposed as Te Puna Ataata, the New Zealand Film Heritage Trust. The Trust is an industry-focused entity filmmakers can appoint to be the...

The Film Commission works closely with a number of key New Zealand Government ministries. Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) The Film Commission is a crown entity funded through MCH and administers the New Zealand section of the New...

Growing the New Zealand film industry  We support a diverse range of New Zealand and international stories to be told here, and seen everywhere. We promote our talented individuals and our industry’s reputation for creativity, innovation and...

New Zealand is home to some of the world's most sophisticated  productions. We're here to help you explore how our country can benefit your project and our specialist enquiries team help with  locations, production services contacts and...

DIRECTOR'S NOTES - Stephanie Donald "Henry lives a detatched, voyeuristic lifestyle - interpreting reality via her video camera. Josephine, a reporter, unknowingly becomes an object of Henry's study. The tables, however, are turned,...

Rabbit's loyalties to his delinquent brother and the eccentric Mr and Mrs G are put to the test when an unexpected order arrives to bake 330 dozen hot-cross buns by 6:30 the following morning. Familial relations are severely strained as the minutes...

One man's life is waylaid by a brief encounter. It will take his best friend to guide him back to love. Director Armagan Ballantyne's last film, Whistle She Rolls, was selected for the 1996 Venice Film Festival and went on to win second prize ar...

Phil Hearn is pushing 40 and feels every minute of it. He didn’t plan to have six kids and work a second job driving taxis to feed them all but that’s how his life is shaping up.   One stormy night in the city, Hatu...

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT - Robert Sarkies "I got to the movies to enjoy the movie. Others go to chat or eat or sleep or make out. Am I weird?" "We all love going to the movies. There's a romance to it (yes even when you go alone)....

Audrey Foggin is a sultry young Catholic woman living in the 1950s.  She tries to break free of her drab, conformist existence - dominated by religious guilt and fear - by idealising her postie, Barry. Reality, however, turns out to be rather more...

Malama  is one of six short films that screened as part of Tala Pasifika, a groundbreaking Pacific Island drama series that screened on TV One in 1996. Malama  tells the story of Malama, a young girl who lost her eyesight in a car crash that...

Ma Te Wa Film Productions - established in 1999 to develop Needles and Glass into a theatrical short. Adapted for the screen by Susan Thrasher from the remarkable short story by Fiona Kidman, Ma Te Wa has endeavoured to gather film industry professionals...

Philosophy is an award winning short film about life, death and electricity. Set in a surreal landscape a young student of philosophy hitches a ride in a hearse only to find himself trapped and desperate to escape.

Sacred land… or Tapu, as Maori put it. This is a world where ritual and prayer is the only formidable respect that will pave our way. Respect of where we are standing. Respect for the events of the past. Respect for whatever immortal spirit waits...

DIRECTOR'S NOTES - Ian Hughes "The Waiting Room was written in 1995 while I was living in the city of Prague. Hometown of Franz Kafka. It wasn’t until I lived there that I fully comprehended his work. Life was a constant spiral of...

Director’s Statement - Kirsty Cameron In The Lethal Innocents I wanted to create a suburban fable to tell the story of a girl who does not conform to the cliched ideas of teenage right and wrong. These girls can be called many things –...

This early short from Roger Donaldson is a sci-fi caper for kids.  A singing and dancing gang led by 'Evil Eva' holds Auckland to ransom.  If they don't get their five mil, Eva will drop a nuclear bomb into the crater of Rangitoto...

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-...