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There's panic on the streets as 19-year-old tearaway Ska (Matthew Hunter) comes to terms with love and death in Auckland's 80s urban underworld. After an ultimately tragic attempt to 'rescue' his prostitute sister, Ska plots revenge at a...

This early short from Alison Maclean (Kitchen Sink, Crush) is a comedy about a disconnected New Zealand family.  Nan has been recently widowed. As she  prepares the Sunday roast for her family, she assesses her life and where she fits into her...

Starring both Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair from The Front Lawn, this slice-of-life short shows the people of Auckland's K Road in their natural habitat.  Structured in the same relay style as Richard Linkater's Slacker, the two actors...

Peter Jackson's breakthrough feature, Bad Taste, began as a 20 minute short titled Roast of the Day, the simple tale of a charity worker who meets a terrible fate in a small town. The motive for making the film was for Jackson to try...

Their curiosity is fuelled when a caller reveals that Roger's wife is in labour. The talkback lines run hot - but Joanah suspects it's not the happy event her callers believe it to be. Through the night, Jonah becomes increasingly drawn to the...

Gaylene Preston's insightful documentary about writer Keri Hulme was filmed two years after the writer's Booker Prize win for The Bone People.  It is partly a love story to Hulmes hometown of Okarito and a musing on the writer's creative...

When a young woman returns to the Greek island where her family came from to visit an aunt still living there, she discovers the contrasts between the life-styles of two women living in different cultures. . A personal and poignant documentary film...

Footage shot for this revealing documentary became the basis for Herbs' music video for their hit, Sensitive to a Smile. When Herbs made the decision to celebrate their record release in Ruatoria, a town divided by a Rastafarian sect whose actions...

It is 1930. The Great Depression has spread far afield from its Wall Street beginnings to wreck havoc on rural New Zealand. The land is rich but the money has gone. Farmers who can afford it are living off their savings but others have already been...

In this dark comedy about obsession, people reach absurd states in search of their unique little highs. Music, oddball characters and weird noises combine to create fully realised and recognisable world in which the pursuit of pleasre is all...

Award-winning filmmaker Gregor Nicholas and celebrated contemprary dancer and choreographer Douglas Wright collaborate in a film which evokes Brassai's Paris, Orson Welles's Vienna and W. C. Handy's New Orleans. The dancers split and merge...

Guidelines for the He Kauahi Catalyst Fund.

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...

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

A list of official co-productions from 1988 to 2025

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...

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. 

New Zealand in the 1830s is a Māori world, dominated by tribal wars. Seeking redemption from a dark past, lay preacher Thomas Munro (GUY PEARCE) is on board a trading vessel heading to the newly established town of Epworth, a British settlement at the...

Use this form if you are applying for final approval as an Official Co-production. Please note that our application forms are writable pdf’s. You must download and save them to your computer before you can type into them (right click, then...

Use this form if you are applying for provisional approval as an official co-production. Please note that our application forms are writable pdf’s. You must download and save them to your computer before you can type into them (right click, then save as...

Official co-productions are screen projects made in accordance with treaties between New Zealand and other countries or foreign territories. These guidelines provide advice and information on co-production structures and the application process.