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Sweet Tooth debuts worldwide on Netflix tonight, starring New Zealand locations, cast and crew. You can find out more about Sweet Tooth in our production showcase.

Years after "The Great Crumble" changed everything, a hybrid deer-boy forms an unlikely bond with a wandering loner. They embark on an extraordinary adventure through the lush, dangerous world left behind, searching for the meaning of home. Sweet Tooth...

The trailer for the local feature film Juniper has been released today ahead of its nationwide cinema release on August 26, 2021. Juniper stars acclaimed Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated actor Charlotte Rampling (45 Years, Hannah, Night...

On his way to a statistics conference, John Wilkins is the victim of a freak accident, sucked out of the plane when an emergency door fails mid-flight. Realising he has several minutes before he hits the ground, he reflects on his past, formulates a plan...

After a night out drinking, Barry and Bryan wake up in a vast world of ice.   But where are they? How did they get there? Is it the afterlife? Snowmen is a comedy about friendship, alcohol and trying to find your way home. Oh, and meeting God. But...

The matriarch of a large Polynesian family lies bedridden and silent, unable or unwilling to speak after a long illness. When a family crisis strikes, Nan Maria gets some unexpected help as she struggles to reunite her fractured family. 

For his first feature film No.2, Toa Fraser has written and directed a screen adaptation of his internationally acclaimed, award-winning stage play of the same name. No.2 has transformed from a one-woman stage show into a screenplay for a large ensemble...

Directed by James Ashcroft, Owen Marshall's chilling short story comes to life on the big screen. Following its world premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, the gripping trailer for new local film Coming Home in the Dark has today been...

Shopping is the feature film debut of Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland, the writing/directing team behind acclaimed New Zealand shorts The Six Dollar Fifty Man and Run.  Both films were honoured by the Cannes Short Film jury with a Special...

Fritz, a displaced Tongan man, returns to the cul-de-sac of his youth to sell his family home. When a priceless heirloom - a championship wrestling belt belonging to his late father, Baron To’a, - is pillaged from the family home, Fritz’s...

Memory Foam is an observational, slice of life short film that closely follows Martin and Annette, a middle-aged couple in search of a new bed. As they move through a furniture store evaluating their options, the various beds seem to symbolise aspects of...

Hine (70) and Michael (35) come together after Hine calls an escort agency seeking the services of a man who resembles her husband in his prime – when they were young, healthy and happy. John and Hine were medal-winning ballroom dancing champions...

Deep in the middle of Nowhere, New Zealand, 1992, a speeding tour van shatters the peaceful serenity of the clear blue skies and rolling green hills. The rock band onboard are suffering, possibly from last night’s revelry, but more likely from Deb...

18-year-old Elliot lives and works on a small family-owned New Zealand dairy farm. He meanders out at dawn towards a herd of feeding cows where his attempt to take the wheel for the morning’s feed-out run is quickly overruled by his overbearing...

Liam is nineteen, fresh out of high school, and enjoying a life of parties and pills. He lives with his grandmother. He keeps her at an arm’s length, and so, when she has a sudden stroke, he ignores her call, and doesn’t find out until he...

When an ancient Native American spirit lost in an in-between world is seen by pizza worker Ivan he attempts to get a message across. But Ivan isn’t interested, he is on a one-week trial in this busy New York City pizzeria and cannot afford...

The South Island is very well equipped with aircraft and extremely experienced pilots because there is a considerable helicopter tourist industry.  Jake Myers, producer Mission: Impossible - Fallout qualified for the 20% New Zealand...

Six New Zealand screenwriters have had their scripts selected as part of the Black List New Zealand Project (BLNZP), a partnership between internationally acclaimed the Black List and the New Zealand Film Commission. The six writers will take part in a...

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

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

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

Topic, the streaming service from First Look Media, announced today that they have acquired North American rights to the New Zealand quirky comedy This Town for a May 20th streaming release as well as a Day & Date option to order the film via Vimeo...

Five successful screen projects have been selected in the first round of the $50 million Te Puna Kairangi Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund. Te Puna Kairangi Premium Fund supports the Aotearoa New Zealand production sector recovery...

The Black List New Zealand Project funding decisions will be announced no later than 5pm on 10 May.

The deadline for Hunga Taunaki ā Rorohko - Online Mentorship 2021 is 1pm.

Each chapter is set in a defining time for New Zealand street gangs: from the tough state-run boys' homes of the sixties where many gang members grew up; to the emerging urban gang scene in the seventies where teenagers created their own gang...

The rise, fall and spiritual rebirth of the most iconic and influential music label in Pacific history, Dawn Raid Entertainment. Screen Incentives  NZSPG - NZ Format  Documentary  Production companies  GFC Producers ...

Inspired by the true stories of New Zealand's street gangs across 30 years, Savage follows Danny at three critical moments in his life as he grows from a boy into the violent enforcer of a gang. Screen Incentives  NZSPG - NZ Format...

Fritz, a young Tongan man grappling with his wrestling superstar father Baron To'a's legacy, both metaphorically and literally, follows in his deceased father's footsteps by fighting for the return of his dad's stolen championship belt. Screen...

Maggie and Tom Cabbott move to the town of Pelorus to escape the oppressive influence of Tom's family. But when he disappears, unsettling facts about Tom soon come to light and the search brings long-buried wounds to the surface. Screen Incentives...

Once thought to exist purely in the realms of science fiction, the creation of a Super Intelligence is becoming more and more likely every day and, should it come to pass, would be the single biggest threat to humanity that has ever existed. From the...

Harnessing the fighting spirit of the rugby field, SIX60 transformed a desire to win into musical domination previously unseen in Aotearoa. This feature documentary, by Julia Parnell, captures the band as they’ve never been seen before. From...

Fifteen year old refugee Tarek, and his older brother Nizar, have been re-settled in the sleepy provincial town of Alexandra, New Zealand. But settling Tarek’s emotional geography is a much harder task, and he cannot reconcile this well-meaning but...

When a sickly-thin man with a thick wrap of bandages over his face arrives home, Alex is terrified and can identify him only as a stranger. His father, Bradley, is ashamed of his injuries; remembering what a 'hero' he used to be to his son. He...