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"I chose to tell this story from the point of view of the Neighbour, not only because I find his perspective interesting when it comes to this issue, but also because the issue of domestic violence is so heavy and everyone has their own connotations...

Kevin once had a dream that a wild storm would carry him away to live a heroic life sailing the seven seas. That was when he was a kid. Now he is an adult who works in the local sardine factory, and all of his dreams are locked away in a suitcase under...

The film is set over a single day in suburban New Zealand and explores what most would consider an ‘unhinged mind’. Though on a more abstract level the story also questions mankind’s relationship with technology. It’s a dialogue...

One evening Alisi (17) climbs a huge  tree and won't come down. As evening turns to night, her sanctuary becomes her prison - and her secret is out. Alisi is pregnant to her gay best friend, Mikaele (17), and it's all over Facebook. Mikaele...

Still reeling from the aftermath of her father’s unexpected death, Jenya struggles at home and with her mother. In a effort to escape Jenya wanders through Auckland’s suburban landscape, eventually finding herself drawn into the bosom of a...

Isabelle is downsizing in retirement to a row of identical townhouses.  It’s her 65th birthday and her first day in her new home but all her neighbours are too consumed in their semi detached bubbles to engage with the eager new resident....

8 year old Jesse lives in a twilight world of sadness and silence, squeezed into a tiny caravan with his grief stricken father. They're in limbo, existing more than living. The child intuitively understands that looking forward is harder than looking...

Sarah and Daniel are breaking up. Sarah’s moving out. Daniel’s moving downstairs. Jess is moving upstairs with her girlfriend Morgan, who’s moving in. Fia’s not moving anywhere. He’s more concerned with who gets custody of...

Jamie Wright fled her hometown 15 years ago. But when her father suffers a debilitating stroke she has to return home to care for him - to nurse the person she despises most in the world. As she rediscovers the people and places of her past, as well as...

Stevo is an observational documentary about a charismatic Māori security guard who lives between two worlds.   Rooted firmly in his culture, Stevo Winiata divides his time between a tiny mid-city apartment and his family home on the shores...

The deadline for the Screen Production Recovery Fund is 1pm.

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce appointments to four roles in the Development and Production team headed by Leanne Saunders. Two of the roles are in the investment area, where Angela Littlejohn will...

The decisions for Screen Sector Capability Funding will be made by 5pm on the 1st of each month (or the closest Monday) for applications of up to $50,000.

Martin Phillipps came tantalizingly close to conquering the international musical world with his band The Chills, but instead fell into decades of debt and addiction in his hometown of Dunedin, New Zealand. At 54, he’s been given a dire medical...

This Town follows one man’s attempt to return to normality, and one woman’s utter determination to prevent it. Through the contradictions, intensity and absurdity of their ambitions, an extraordinary comedy emerges. Five years ago, Sean...

Deathgasm was funded by Make My Horror Movie, a contest in which would be horror movie makers submitted a synopsis and poster to compete for $200 000 to make their film a reality.  Jason Lei Howden won the contest and his film premiered at the...

This feature is based loosely on a short film that Waititi and Clement made in 2005. Although it has been 8 yrs since they came up with the idea, this certainly proves that good things take time, but vampire mockumentaries take about 8 years.  ...

On Thursday 25 March the NZFC hosted its first live webinar of 2021. Speakers were New Zealand Film Commission CEO Annabelle Sheehan, Joint Heads of Te Puna Kairangi- Premium Fund and Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi -  Premium Development Fund, Kay...

Last updated 30 November 2020 Introduction Your privacy is important to the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC, Us or We). The NZFC is a crown entity established under New Zealand law, pursuant to the New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978. Its statutory...

The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another - the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong - with humanity caught in the balance.  PDV supplier  Weta...

A detective’s personal and professional life start to unravel when she is involved in a fatal car accident and begins to lose her memory.  Format  TV Series  Production companies  Screentime NZ, Lippy Pictures, Letterbox...

The deadline for applications to the Strategic Training Fund is 1pm.

Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith’s debut feature Cousins, has taken over $1M dollars at the New Zealand box office and, after three weeks in release at New Zealand cinemas, continues to play strongly around the country remaining on 124 screens...

Choreographed by world champion Parris Goebel and featuring some of the best hip hop dancers in the world, Born to Dance is New Zealand's first dance movie.. Tu Kaea (champion hip hop dancer Tia Maipi) has the chance to audition for K-Crew, the best...

This feel-good, feather-ruffling flockumentary follows a group of witty and distinctive poultry obsessives trying to peak at nationals as their 148-year old club crumbles around them. 

Told from three perspectives, Human Traces is an atmospheric psychological thriller set on a Subantarctic Island. Filmed on location in the Catlins, it is the debut feature from writer/director Nic Gorman and producer Nadia Maxwell. 

Written and directed by James Napier Robertson, The Dark Horse is an inspiring true story based on the life of a charismatic, little-known New Zealand hero, Genesis Potini, played by Cliff Curtis (Once Were Warriors, Whale Rider, Boy). The film also...

Pork Pie is a modern reimagining of the kiwi classic Goodbye Pork Pie and director Matt Murphy is the son of Geoff Murphy who directed the original film.

Written and directed by Max Currie, Everything We Loved follows a stage magician’s struggle to mend his wife’s broken heart with his greatest and most dangerous illusion – a little boy. The Hollywood Reporter lauded the film as “...

Jimmy, a big-hearted fourteen year old boy is facing a difficult decision - stay in his abusive home to protect his younger siblings, or leave to start a new life of his own.

Based on the acclaimed novel by Maraget Mahy, The Changeover tells the story of Laura, who loses her little brother in earthquake-scarred Christchurch. A decrepit old man marks the child’s hand with a noxious stamp. Jacko sickens quickly while the...

Show of Hands was filmed in New Plymouth, New Zealand, during November and December of 2007. Originally set in urban Lower Hutt, Wellington where the World Record contest was actually won, a chance cup of coffee with Venture Taranaki Film representative...

Director’s Notes - Felicity Morgan-Rhind “I remember vividly bumping into a friend one Christmas Day in the early ‘90s. She was in tears. The reason? Her father had spent their entire Christmas lunch trying to fondle her breasts....

Director’s Notes - Michael Duignan “When you’re young you can make and lose friends very quickly; usually because you’re still figuring out who you are yourself and how you fit in the world. “Truant” is an...

Director’s Notes - Joseph Lee “Changing of the Guards is a film that that is classic in its construction and contemporary in his characterization. It is a pleasure me for to write a film about a 69 year old man and to see that story...

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT - Michele Amas "In this film I wanted to look at random-ness and opportunity, to create a ‘slice of circumstance’ situation that can occur every day, one which you can either choose to explore or leave for...