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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 report outlining the aggregated results of the 2018 survey of the New Zealand Film Commission's Stakeholders 

A successful commercial film release can be as much about commerce as it is about art. What is Your Product and Who is the Consumer? Route to Market Communicating your Film to the Target Audience Release Goals and Budget Marketing Campaign...

Guidelines for the expression of interest  - New Zealand producer for Ngā Pouwhenua Joint Indigenous initiative.

The following five levels have been created to help clarify eligibility for NZFC talent development support. When applying for funding talent will need to provide a link to verify where they feel they sit on the career pathway.

The American Film Market is a pivotal destination for independent film companies and businesspeople from all over the world. It is held each year in Santa Monica at the beginning of November. The American Film Market runs six months after Cannes. This...

Creative filmmaking is a practical business. On this page you can find some practical advice for producing a successful film. Finance and budget Once you have a script ready for production, and a producer and director attached, you need to create a...

Clemont-Ferrand in France is one of the world's leading short film festivals. Who goes? The event attracts more than 100,000 visitors for its annual film festival and marketplace.The festival's top prize, the Grand Prix, carries an award of 4,000...

The annual Cannes Cinéfondation Résidence du Festival  welcomes 12 young filmmakers from around the world who are working on their first or second feature film. A jury selects six filmmakers for each of the two four-and-a-half-month sessions per...

The MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival) Accelerator programme is an intensive director development programme aimed at short film directors who are seeking to transition to feature filmmaking. It takes place each August, alongside the Melbourne...

The Film Commission encourages private investment being made available to New Zealand productions. This information sheet outlines the terms of private investment that we find acceptable. When seeking investment from the Film Commission...

What are the latest trends in media content? Find out in the Film Commission's report on Cinema and Media Trends.  Changing media landscape We are living in a constantly changing world of media and connectivity. Filmmakers are challenged to...

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-...

Actor Murray Keane makes his film directing debut with this hilarious fable about man-scaping, genitalia and finding the perfect woman.  A young man who is struggling with intense sexual frustration wakes up with something decidedly odd happening...

The Short Film International Festival Fund provides financial assistance towards the travel costs for the makers of short films invited to significant film festivals.  There is also some funding available to cover post production costs where that...

The Pause Clause is an opportunity for filmmakers to get meaningful feedback on their film before committing to a final edit. This is an important part of the production schedule. The three-week pause needs to be planned, budgeted for and scheduled...

The Film Commission encourages an increased level of private investment being made available to New Zealand productions.  This information sheet outlines the private investment terms that the Film Commission views as acceptable.

How do you write a script for a short film? Here are some tips from successful filmmakers about writing a short film.

Read the Israel-New Zealand Film Co-production Agreement here.

This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2015/16.

The is the New Zealand Film Commission's Briefing to Incoming Ministers from November 2017

This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2014/15.

This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2013/14.

This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2012/13.

This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2011/12.

This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2010/11.