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Open 1 September - Closes 1pm 23 September. PLEASE NOTE: No further development or production rounds will be offered for 2024. Next year’s dates to be announced by the end of the year. 

Open 1 September - Closes 1pm 23 September. PLEASE NOTE: No further development or production rounds will be offered for 2024. Next year’s dates to be announced by the end of the year. 

  Get in touch with our filming experts. We are here to help. Contacts below.  Aspiring filmmakers and short films: industrysupport@nzfilm.co.nz Development and production funding: development@nzfilm.co.nz Film festival and film sales...

The Board meets five times a year to set policy and budgets, monitor progress and consider applications for feature film financing. 

Looking at how we have funded films on their journey to production helps you to see how films get funded and the various ways we support filmmakers.  More recent, more detail Our records date back to 1988/89 and reflect information published...

The closing date for the fund is 13 November 2023 at 1pm.

Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts deadline 6 November 2023.

All resources relating to the NZSPR and Co-Productions can be found here including guidelines, templates, FAQs and funding information.

This Transparency Statement (Statement) explains how the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC, our or we) manages information gathered about members of the public or other entities (directly or indirectly) in accordance with the Information Gathering...

What does the Film Commission do? We are a government agency that invests in New Zealand feature films and short films. We aim to contribute production financing to between ten and 12 feature films each year.  We help talented...

Notifications in the week of the 26th of June.

The deadline for Early Development/Documentary Development/Hāpaitia Te Kaupapa Kiriata: Māori Feature Film Support and Tuhinga Reo Māori: Te Reo Māori Development Fund is 1pm.

Whakawhanake Te Ao Niko - Interactive Development Fund deadline Jan 16 2023. Decisions will be made by 3 March 2023 at 5pm.

December 2023 Board Meeting

August 2023 Board Meeting

The deadline for Boost Funding is 1pm.

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

March 2023 Board Meeting

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

Documents relating to the New Zealand Film Commission's governance and compliance can be found in this section, including Annual Reports, Statements of Intent and Statements of Performance Expectation. Information on Past Funding Decisions...

May 2023 Board Meeting

The New Zealand Film Commission is committed to transparency across its activities and this Data Room was designed to inform the industry and ensure information is readily available to anyone wishing to access it. Learn more about the Data Room...

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.

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.

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