• Official Co-Productions 1988 - 2025

    Resource
    Issue date: 11 Jun 2018

    A list of official co-productions from 1988 to 2025

  • NZFC Style and Accreditation Guidelines

    Resource
    Issue date: 15 Aug 2025

  • Shadow in the Cloud

    Film

    In the throes of World War II, on a rainy morning in Auckland, New Zealand, a group of Allied soldiers prepare to take to the air in a B-17 Flying Fortress dubbed Fool’s Errand. The all-male crew is caught off guard by Flight Officer Maude Garrett...

  • Mārama

    Film

  • War Stories

    Film

    What is discovered in these stories is emotion that has been long repressed in pain, smothered in shame, or disregarded as insignificantly personal in the context of the international disaster of war. The film begins with a tale that is almost familiar,...

  • Forgotten Silver

    Film

    DIRECTOR'S NOTES - Costa Botes "I originally conceived this idea around 1990 and sketched out most of the main sequences and narrative threads. About a year later, I mentioned it to Peter Jackson, and he was keen to get involved. Together...

  • First Horse

    Film

  • I See You

    Film

  • Womb

    Film

  • Workmates

    Film

    Directed by Curtis Vowell (Baby Done, The Outlaws, Seize Them!, Fantail) and written by Sophie Henderson (Baby Done, The Justice of Bunny King, Fantail), Workmates is a funny, heartfelt love story starring Sophie Henderson (Human Traces, Fantail) and...

  • Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua Two Worlds

    Film

  • CE Expenses 2024/25

    Resource
    Issue date: 11 Aug 2025

  • CE Expenses 2023/24

    Resource
    Issue date: 11 Aug 2025

  • Project Fiftyone

    Film

  • He Ara Whakaurunga Kanorau | Diversity and Inclusion Strategy: Progress reports

    Resource
    Issue date: 13 Dec 2022

    Progress reports on the Strategy are provided to the NZFC Board twice a year and published on the NZFC website. This is an action under Outcome 2 of the Strategy: We understand the makeup of our industry and see progress in diversity and inclusion. It is...

  • NZFC Conflict of Interest Policies

    Resource
    Issue date: 4 Jul 2023

    These policies outline the procedures for NZFC Staff, Board and External Contractors disclosing and managing conflicts of interest

  • NZSPR-International Final Application Form

    Resource
    Issue date: 18 Oct 2023

    Use the relevant form below to apply for a Final Certificate (or an Interim Certificate) in respect of the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate for International Productions: Final Application Form - Criteria dated 1 November...

  • NZSPR 5% Uplift Final Application Form

    Resource
    Issue date: 26 Apr 2024

    Use this form to apply for a Final Certificate in respect of the 5% Uplift. (If you are not applying for the 5% Uplift, or if you are applying for an Interim Rebate, use this form instead.)

  • NZSPR 5% Uplift Provisional Application Form

    Resource
    Issue date: 18 Oct 2023

    Use this form apply for a Provisional Certificate in respect of the 5% Uplift. (If you are not applying for the 5% Uplift, use this form instead.)

  • NZSPR-International Provisional Application Form

    Resource

    Use this form to apply for a Provisional Certificate in respect of the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate for International Productions. (If you are applying for a 5% Uplift Provisional Certificate, use this form instead.)

  • NZSPR Additional Rebate Final Application Form

    Resource

    Use this form to apply for a Final Certificate in respect of the Additional Rebate: (Click here if you are not applying for the Additional Rebate.)

  • NZSPR Additional Rebate Provisional Application Form

    Resource

    Use this form to apply for a Provisional Certificate in respect of the Additional Rebate. (Click here if you are not applying for the Additional Rebate.)

  • NZSPR-NZ Final Application Form

    Resource

    Use the relevant form below to apply for a Final Certificate in respect of the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate for New Zealand Productions:​ Final Application Form - Criteria dated 31 August 2023 Final Application Form - Criteria...

  • NZSPR-NZ Provisional Application Form

    Resource

    Use this form to apply for a Provisional Certificate in respect of the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate for New Zealand Productions. (Click here if you are applying for the Additional Rebate.)

  • NZSPR-NZ Registration Form

    Resource

    Use this form to register for the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate for New Zealand Productions.

  • NZSPR-International Registration Form

    Resource

    Use this form to register for the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate for International Productions.

  • External Assessor Process for Production and Development Funding

    Resource
    Issue date: 2 Dec 2019

    The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) engages a range of local and international individuals who have various specialisations across the areas of development, finance, production and/or film licencing of screen content (External Assessors). While some...

  • Chain of Title Information Sheet

    Resource

    This information sheet outlines the Film Commission's requirements in relation to Chain of Title. It will help you provide the Chain of Title information required for any Film Commission funding. It is not intended to be legal advice. You are welcome to...

  • Approved Screen Production Rebates - New Zealand Productions

    Resource

    List of approved rebates for New Zealand Productions under the government's screen incentives schemes. This list is updated on a quarterly basis.

  • Approved Screen Production Rebates - International Productions

    Resource
    Issue date: 2 May 2023

    List of approved rebates for International Productions under the New Zealand government's screen incentives schemes. This list is updated on a quarterly basis.

  • Went Up The Hill

    Film

  • Taki Rua Theatre - Breaking Barriers

    Film

  • Lea Tupu'anga/Mother Tongue

    Film

    Siaosi resents Katherine’s presence and is resistant to her speech therapy sessions. Anxious for progress, Katherine enlists her Tongan boyfriend Maka to translate. During this exchange, Katherine unwittingly offends Siaosi, who sternly tells them...

  • Ave Marie

    Film

  • NZSPR Criteria for International Productions

    Resource
    Issue date: 18 Oct 2023

    Download the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate Criteria for International Productions dated 1 November 2023 here. (Productions seeking the 5% Uplift should also refer to the Guidance Document, which can be downloaded here.)

  • Local Distributors List

    Resource

    This directory provides details of companies interested in the distribution of independent film in New Zealand. It also includes titles they have recently distributed here.