• Rautaki Māori Sundance Native Lab

    News
    Issue date: 28 Apr 2023

    Cian Elyse White (Te Arawa, Ngāti Pikiao/Ngāti Te Tākinga, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou (Te Whānau a Ruataupare, Te Whānau o Hinetāpora), Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa, Tainui) has been selected as a Native Lab Fellow for the Sundance Institute’s 2023 Native...

  • Job vacancy: Chief Financial Officer

    News
    Issue date: 27 Apr 2023

    This role will provide strategic and financial advice to the Leadership Team and the CEO.  You will oversee and be responsible for the annual budgeting process, financial management and performance reporting, long and short-term financial planning,...

  • Mladen Ivancic Announcement

    News
    Issue date: 26 Apr 2023

    Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Chair, Alastair Carruthers, announced today that Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mladen Ivancic will retire from the organisation on the 28th of July, 2023...

  • Among the Cinders

    Film

    Among the Cinders is a ‘coming-of-age’ film adapted from the novel by Maurice Shadbolt. Director Rolf Haedrich, who’s made films in Germany since 1958, came to New Zealand to direct and also wrote the screenplay with veteran producer...

  • Production Commences on Ant Timpson's Bookworm

    News
    Issue date: 20 Apr 2023

    Production is set to commence in Aotearoa New Zealand on  family adventure comedy Bookworm, written by Toby Harvard (Come to Daddy, The Greasy Strangler) and directed by Ant Timpson (Come to Daddy). The film stars Elijah Wood (Lord of...

  • Stylebender to Screen in Competition at Tribeca

    News
    Issue date: 19 Apr 2023

    Tribeca Film Festival has today announced that New Zealand feature film Stylebender, by director Zoe McIntosh (Dark Tourist, The World in Your Window) will have its world premiere In Competition at the prestigious film festival in New York City in June...

  • Gloriavale

    Film

  • Eagle Vs Shark

    Film

    Academy Award nominated director Taika Waititi gathered a talented crew to bring to audiences the bigger picture of life’s little moments. “Eagle vs Shark isn’t a romantic comedy rather a slightly dark, amusing tale with a little bit...

  • Six Teams Awarded Funding for Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts

    News
    Issue date: 27 Mar 2023

    Six Teams Awarded Funding for Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts Six filmmaking teams have been selected for Kōpere Hou Fresh Shorts. Each team will receive development support, and a grant of $25,000 to make their short film. Kōpere Hou Fresh...

  • Job vacancy: Office Administrator

    News
    Issue date: 22 Mar 2023

    We are seeking an experienced, organised, and capable office administrator who thrives on creating a great team environment. To be successful in this role we are looking for someone with a minimum of 3 years proven office administration experience who...

  • Evil Dead Rise

    Showcase
    Issue date: 20 Apr 2023

    Evil Dead Rise is a terrifying new instalment in the iconic horror franchise created by Sam Raimi in the 1980s. A new group of young people uncover the Necronomicon, inadvertently unleashing the mother of all evil. Moving the action out of the woods and...

  • Sweet Tooth Season 2

    Showcase
    Issue date: 27 Apr 2023

    As a deadly new wave of the Sick bears down, Gus (Christian Convery) and a band of fellow hybrids are held prisoner by General Abbot (Neil Sandilands) and the Last Men. Looking to consolidate power by finding a cure, Abbot uses the children as fodder for...

  • Early Development/Documentary Development/Hāpaitia Te Kaupapa Kiriata: Māori Feature Film Support and Tuhinga Reo Māori: Te Reo Māori Development Fund Deadline

    Event

    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.

  • Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award

    News
    Issue date: 20 Mar 2023

    Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award has been established alongside Te Rautaki Māori o Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga, the New Zealand Film Commission’s Māori Strategy. The annual award is our way of recognising and celebrating members of the Māori...

  • NZFC Announces New CEO

    News
    Issue date: 20 Mar 2023

     The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Taima Anne (Annie) Murray (Te Arawa) to the position of Chief Executive Officer for a five-year term.  NZFC Board Chair Alastair Carruthers, in making the...

  • Job vacancy: Team Administrator

    News
    Issue date: 15 Mar 2023

    Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is looking to engage an experienced Team Administrator for a fixed term period, initially for six (6) months.  This role is primarily responsible for coordinating and ensuring the smooth...

  • March 2023 Funding Decisions

    News
    Issue date: 15 Mar 2023

    Feature Film Production Investment  At the March 2023 Board Meeting the NZFC Board approved conditional offers of funding totalling over $2.8M to two new feature films.  Moss & Freud (Feature Drama)  Logline: Over a period of nine...

  • Interactive Development Fund Annoucement

    News
    Issue date: 15 Mar 2023

    We are pleased to announce the successful applicants for this year’s Interactive Development Fund. The Interactive Development Fund supports concept development of original, narrative-focused, interactive and games content delivered on any platform (...

  • Pearl

    Showcase
    Issue date: 13 Sep 2022

    Fast facts 215 New Zealand crew. 9 New Zealand cast. 124 New Zealand extras. X, Pearl and Mr. Corman  bundled under the NZSPG – International criteria. Written...

  • Keeping Things Practical Workshop

    News
    Issue date: 1 Mar 2023

    KEEPING THINGS PRACTICAL   Walt Disney Studios and the NZFC invite applications to attend a free workshop on practical effects hosted by Sir Richard Taylor and his colleagues at Wētā Workshop.   The workshop will provide the...

  • Whakawhanake Te Ao Niko - Interactive Development Fund decision

    Event

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

  • Punch

    Showcase
    Issue date: 30 Jul 2022

    Seventeen-year old Jim is a small-town boxing hero who carries the hopes and dreams of his father Stan on his shoulders. His growing relationship with local boy, Whetu, forces him to confront the truth about his sexuality, and choose his own future....

  • Under the Vines Season 2

    Showcase
    Issue date: 23 Feb 2023

    Under The Vines follows Rebecca Gibney and Charles Edwards as two unlikely city slickers who inherit a failing vineyard in rural New Zealand. Format  TV Series Production companies Libertine Pictures, EQ Media Group, Hardy White Pictures...

  • Job vacancy: Systems Support Analyst

    News
    Issue date: 22 Feb 2023

    Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is a Crown Agency governed by an eight-member board appointed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage. We support a diverse range of New Zealand and international stories to be...

  • December Board Meeting

    Event

    December 2023 Board Meeting

  • August Board Meeting

    Event

    August 2023 Board Meeting

  • Boost Deadline

    Event

    The deadline for Boost Funding is 1pm.

  • Night Raiders

    Film

    It's the year 2043. Political factions had come to a head after a war broke apart North America. In that process, Canada joined the United States, caving to the argument that the alliance was necessary for survival of the Government (previously,...

  • Mister Organ

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  • Trailer Unveiled for Feel Good Kiwi Film ‘Red, White & Brass’ Featuring a Stellar Ensemble of Tongan Talent

    News
    Issue date: 2 Feb 2023

    From the producers of The Breaker Upperers, Cousins and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Red, White & Brass is the debut feature film for director Damon Fepulea’i who co-wrote with co-producer Halaifonua (Nua) Finau. The film stars John-Paul...

  • Extended Screen Production Recovery Fund deadline

    Event

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

  • Te Māngai Pāho welcomes its inclusion in the Screen Production Recovery Fund

    News
    Issue date: 27 Jan 2023

    Te Māngai Pāho welcomes its inclusion in the Screen Production Recovery Fund NGĀ WHAKAPUTANGA PĀPĀHOMEDIA RELEASES 27 January 2023 Te Māngai Pāho is pleased that the COVID-19 Screen Production Recovery Fund will be expanded to include Te Māngai Pāho...

  • M3GAN

    Showcase
    Issue date: 19 Jan 2023

    (from left) M3GAN and Cady (Violet McGraw) in M3GAN, directed by Gerard Johnstone. Fast facts 15 New Zealand cast 245 New Zealand crew The lobby of the Toy Company was filmed on campus at the Auckland...

  • March Board Meeting

    Event

    March 2023 Board Meeting

  • Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award Decision

    Event

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