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With great sadness the NZFC and the New Zealand screen industry bids farewell to director and producer Nigel Hutchinson. Hutchinson began his film career in London where he worked as a press officer for the London branch of Walt Disney Productions....

Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami’s comedy feature film, The Breaker Upperers has today begun principal photography in Auckland. The Breaker Upperers is written and will be directed by van Beek and Sami who will also play the lead roles of Jen and Mel...

Gary of the Pacific will have its international premiere this week in the Hawaii International Film Festival’s Spring Showcase. It is the only New Zealand film included in the 36-film programme which focuses primarily on films from the Asia-Pacific...

Christchurch will host the New Zealand premiere of Pecking Order as part of NZIFF’s Autumn Events film screenings in May. Slavko Martinov’s documentary about the Christchurch Poultry, Bantam and Pigeon Club was shot in 2015 as the Club prepared for the...

The New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG) and the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are excited to announce an additional pathway for New Zealand writers under the highly successful NZWG Seed programme for new creative projects. The NZWG Seed Grants allow...

The NZFC and the New Zealand screen industry are shocked and saddened to hear that comedian, writer and performer John Clarke has passed away. While Clarke’s career was spent largely in Australia, to New Zealanders, he will always be Fred Dagg,...

It’s good news for the screen industry according to Statistics New Zealand’s annual Screen Industry Survey. New Zealand’s screen industry revenue increased by 3% to $3.3 billion, figures released today by Statistics New Zealand’s 2015/2016 Screen...

Seven films have been offered funding in the November Fresh Shorts round, three at the $10,000 level, and four at the $30,000. At the $10,000 level: Memory Foam Writer / Director - Paloma Schneideman; Producer - Elspeth Grant A middle-aged couple...

At the March 2017 Board meeting, the Board approved changes to several NZFC funds. The Feature Film Finishing Grant (FFFG) is offered to films made independently of the NZFC or any other Government funding that need help getting through post-production...

Nine New Zealand feature films and eight shorts have winged their way to Latin America to take part in a travelling roadshow through eleven cities in seven countries. Kicking off on 11 May in Buenos Aires, the Roadshow will travel through Argentina,...

The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) has announced its first eight titles for the 2017 Festival and three of them are New Zealand documentaries. Florian Habicht's Spookers, which recently had its world premiere at Toronto's Hot Docs,...

Budget 2017 will see $305.94 million allocated to support the New Zealand screen industry, both globally and domestically, say Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges and Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry. $240 million over the next...

We're pleased to announce the launch of a new Fresh Shorts online application system for the next round in 2017. This will make it easier for applicants to enter their work and allow speedier communication between the NZFC and applicants. To support the...

Wellington filmmaker Gaylene Preston will be the Guest Selector for the New Zealand International Film Festival’s (NZIFF) only competition strand, the New Zealand’s Best short film competition. Five to six selected New Zealand shorts will premiere in...

Kia Ora, As you may know, the NZFC is moving its funding application process online. We are piloting the process with the next round of Fresh Shorts funding on June 26th. A first step of this new application process is filmmakers creating user accounts...

Four New Zealand feature-length films and the festival’s first-ever long form television series have been announced today for the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF). Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake: China Girl, presented by UKTV and SKY, a...

New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Chair, Kerry Prendergast, announced today that CEO Dave Gibson would step down from the role at the beginning of next year, after four years leading the agency. Speaking after the June Board meeting, Prendergast said...

The spine-tingling debut trailer for the supernatural young adult film The Changeover has been released today as well as the confirmation the film will hit Kiwi cinemas on 28 September 2017.   The Changeover trailer  ...

Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry has announced two new appointments to the New Zealand Film Commission Board. “The New Zealand Film Commission is successfully bringing our stories to New Zealanders and people overseas and these two new...

We have received little feedback on these proposals for potential charges, so we are extending the closing date for submissions.  The original deadline of 11 August 2017 is extended to 25 August 2017. The NZFC administers the New Zealand Screen...

The New Zealand Film Commission is pleased to announce the successful applicants for the Women’s Horror Short Film Fund who will each receive a grant of $60,000 to make their films. This was a one-off initiative aimed at giving women filmmakers the...

My Year With Helen is the first film to sell out a session in the NZ International Film Festival. The film’s first Wellington session on July 30 at the Embassy Theatre sold out on the first day of ticket sales yesterday. There are still seats available...

Nic Gorman’s debut feature film, Human Traces, will screen at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August.  This will follow the film’s world premiere at the New Zealand International Film Festival in Christchurch on 4 August. Written and...

Congratulations to the winners of the sixth annual New Zealand’s Best Short Film competition. The winning shorts were announced on stage at the Civic Theatre in Auckland on Saturday night. The Madman Entertainment Jury Prize for the Best New Zealand...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to release its Statement of Intent (SOI) outlining the organisation’s strategic objectives for the period 2017-2021 and its Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE) which reflects the organisation’s...

Waru has been selected to open the 2017 imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, the world’s largest presenter of indigenous screen content. Waru, produced by Kerry Warkia and Kiel McNaughton, is an anthology feature film made up of eight 10-...

The NZFC has scholarships available to attend the Big Screen Symposium in Auckland on 30 September and 1 October. Each scholarship will include a ticket to the two-day event and if you live outside the Auckland region, a travel grant of up to $250 is...

Kia hiwa rā! Kia hiwa rā! Kia tū, kia oho, kia mataara ki a tātou te hunga waihanga kiriata Māori. Nau mai, piki mai ki tā tātou hui kōkiri i ngā kaupapa here Māori a Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga. Last month Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga the New Zealand Film...

Tusi Tamasese’s One Thousand Ropes is New Zealand’s submission for the best foreign language category of the 90th Academy Awards. Each year the Academy invites countries to select and submit their best foreign language film for consideration. ...

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 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...