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Location: Wellington The New Zealand Film Commission has recently been through change to both our strategy and our structure. We are looking for a Co-Production and Incentives Executive to join our established Wellington-based team. The focus of...

Frequently asked questions are available to assist applicants with interpreting the Rebate criteria and application process. We encourage NZSPR applicants to review these documents regularly as they are updated from time to time. New versions have just...

TRAILER RELEASED FOR LOCAL & SXSW AWARD WINNING FILM WE WERE DANGEROUS STARRING ERANA JAMES AND RIMA TE WIATA CLICK HERE TO WATCH AND HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE TRAILER CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE POSTER AUCKLAND, NZ (Wednesday 12 June) The...

Auckland based role  The New Zealand Film Commission has recently been through change to both our strategy and our structure. We are looking for an Investment and Development Executive to join our Auckland based team to administer our script...

Auckland based role  The New Zealand Film Commission is looking for someone to manage our funding decision-making processes in relation to film development and film investment. The focus of this position is on ensuring we are making quality...

After defeating the Last Men, Gus, Jepperd, Singh, Becky and Wendy embark on a harrowing journey to Alaska in the hopes of finding Birdie, and to finally discover the truth about the origins of Hybrids and the Sick. Format  Series Production...

Rights, Licensing and Royalties Executive Location: Grey Lynn, Auckland The New Zealand Film Commission is looking for a talented Rights, Licensing and Royalties Executive to join its Auckland based team. This role will be responsible for setting up...

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is implementing changes to its strategy and structure to modernise our approach to the services we provide to the screen production industry. This is an exciting time to join the team at the NZFC. This new position...

Head of Funding - Auckland  Having recently completed a review of our strategy and structures, this is an exciting time of change for the New Zealand Film Commission. The Head of Funding is a newly created senior leadership position, based in our...

1,000 Wētā FX crew contributed to the film. 1,521 shots crafted, with only 38 devoid of visual effects. Thirty-three minutes of the film are entirely digital. Nearly one billion...

TRAILER AND POSTER RELEASED FOR KIWI ADVENTURE COMEDY BOOKWORM STARRING ELIJAH WOOD AND BREAKOUT STAR NELL FISHER CLICK HERE TO WATCH AND HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE TRAILER CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE POSTER   AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND...

The announcement that Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage have allocated $67.4m of their budget to support the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate (NZSPR) over the next two years is great news for the screen industry, the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC)...

The New Zealand Film Commission is looking for an experienced marketing and communications professional to join its team based in Auckland.  This is a new job in an exciting industry. The focus of this position is marketing New Zealand as a screen...

Queen Street follows three friends as they drive up and down Auckland's Queen Street in a 1946 Ford pickup.  On the cusp of adulthood, the dynamic of their friendship is changing and they have pinned a lot on this night on the town.  So...

New Zealand Film Commission Head of Development and Production Leanne Saunders will depart the agency at the end of May 2024. Leanne announced the news to staff today. Leanne joined NZFC in 2016 following a career in producing, culminating in the box...

  This week NZFC Spotlight talks to producer Nigel McCulloch about his mahi and peeks behind the curtain of his documentary Alien Weaponry: Kua Tupu Te Ara  Kent Belcher and Nigel McCulloch When did you first become...

The NZFC offers a huge congratulations to Dale Corlett who has been announced as the next Executive Director for Script to Screen.   After nine years in the role of NZFC Head of Talent Development, Dale is looking forward to a new adventure...

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga NZ Film Commission Request for Proposals for: NZFC Industry Led Talent Development Fund This is an exciting new fund of $1.2m per annum for industry led talent development initiatives, with a funding cap of $600,000 per...

To celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day we caught up for a kōrero with Felicity Hamill to discuss her role as an Access Coordinator and her hopes for the future of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent communities in the screen industry....

The NZFC is delighted at Warner Brothers' announcement today that the studio is in early development of two prequels to The Lord of the Rings films. Reportedly the films are to be helmed by director and actor Andy Serkis and have the full support of Sir...

NZFC has now finalised decisions on its new structure, to commence 1 July. The final structure has 28 positions disestablished and 15 new roles established, therefore a net reduction of 13 positions. Seven of the disestablished positions were vacant...

These guidelines will support you to apply for post production finance from the Film Commission. Read these guidelines carefully as they will help you deliver the strongest application possible. They should be read in conjunction with the NZFC Terms of...

Productions intending to claim points in section F2 of the 5% Uplift Points Test can use this document to develop a marketing proposal for the New Zealand Film Commission to consider. 

Garth Maxwell's Jack Be Nimble has recently been acquired for MoMA’s permanent film collection. NZFC Spotlight couldn't resist finding out more and learning about Garth's fascinating filmmaking journey.  Jack Be Nimble  -...

  Through the consultation period we received thoughtful and detailed feedback on our proposal. We considered all feedback in full and we will be making some changes to one part of the original proposal. These further changes require us to...

Use this template to prepare your Sustainablity Action Plan for 5% Uplift applications.

NZFC Spotlight jumped at the chance to chat with screen all-rounder Loren Taylor who recently directed her first feature film The Moon is Upside Down which is out in NZ cinemas on May 2, 2024.  1. Tell me a bit about yourself I'm...

Use this as a guide when preparing an Audience Engagement Plan for New Zealand Screen Production Rebate applications.

Transmission Films in association with Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are delighted to reveal today the trailer for Ka Whawhai Tonu - Struggle Without End, the historical story of the battle of O-Rākau told for...

Zahra, a young Iranian woman, lives with her Muslim family in Auckland.  In love with her Māori girlfriend, Aroha, she is unaware of the marriage arranged for her. She is therefore devastated when this is revealed upon arrival of "the...

IMAGE: Producer Morgan Waru, Director Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu and writer Maddie Dai. Kiwi film We Were Dangerous directed by Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu has won big at SXSW, with the film awarded the Special Jury Award for Filmmaking in...

Hip Hop-eration follows a troupe of courageous, yet cheeky, senior citizens on an extraordinary quest to perform at the World Hip Hop Championships in Las Vegas. Hip Hop-eration is a poetic feel-good documentary film that proves age has no limits and...