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A fact sheet about entry into New Zealand for screen personnel.

This is the NZFC's Annual Report for 2023/24.  

The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to share highlights from the 2023/24 year, a period marked by significant change and progress. Detailed in the NZFC’s Annual Report, this year’s achievements position the Crown entity to introduce...

Isolated in the New Zealand wilderness, Ashley is an aspiring ornithologist in search of an extinct bird called the kōkako. When a brief moment of cell phone coverage connects her with home, she learns that her grandmother passed away and that the...

We assist producers to travel to key international markets where they can advance the packaging and financing of their film projects. 

Fast Facts 96% New Zealand crew 78% New Zealand cast Production based at Kumeu Film Studios Post-production took place in Auckland 10 New Zealand HODs...

A list of official co-productions from 1988 to 2024

The NZFC in partnership with SPADA were pleased to support Carthew Neal and David White to attend the Entrepreneurial Producing for the Creative Industries course held at the National Film & Television School, United Kingdom. The course covered...

Are you applying for final approval as an official co-production or final New Zealand film certification? Use this application form.  Please note that our application forms are writable pdf’s. You must download and save them to your computer before...

Use this form if you are applying for provisional approval as an official co-production or for provisional New Zealand film certification. Please note that our application forms are writable pdf’s. You must download and save them to your computer...

Official co-productions are film and television projects made in accordance with treaties or other formal agreements between New Zealand and other countries.  They are an increasingly attractive option for many producers. There are many...

New Zealand in the 1830s is a Māori world, dominated by tribal wars. Seeking redemption from a dark past, lay preacher Thomas Munro (GUY PEARCE) is on board a trading vessel heading to the newly established town of Epworth, a British settlement at the...

For Māori, the canoe underpins our culture. “ If it wasn’t for the waka we wouldn’t be here today and that’s the long and short of it” (Hek Busby) We once built waka/canoes from giant trees and sailed the vast Pacific by...

Progress reports on the Strategy are provided to the NZFC Board twice a year and published on the NZFC website. This is an action under Outcome 2 of the Strategy: We understand the makeup of our industry and see progress in diversity and inclusion. It is...

As a Crown Entity, the New Zealand Film Commission is committed to transparency of government and the principles of freedom and availability of information under the Official Information Act (OIA) 1982.  Accessing Official Information The OIA...

From a brutal murder with a Jurassic twist to a spooky crime scene on the Day of the Dead, Brokenwood's alarming murder rate continues to keep detectives Shepherd (Neill Rea), Sims (Fern Sutherland), and Chalmers (Jarod Rawiri) busy. Format  TV...

List of approved rebates for International Productions under the government's screen incentives schemes: Large Budget Screen Production Grant (LBSPG), New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG) for New Zealand Productions and New Zealand Screen...

List of approved rebates for New Zealand Productions under the government's screen incentives schemes: Screen Production Incentive Fund (SPIF), New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG) for New Zealand Productions and New Zealand Screen Production...

Take our survey here! As part of our ongoing commitment to He Ara Whakaurunga Kanorau | Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is proud to announce the launch of a survey aimed at capturing insights from across the...

Set at the East Coast town of Whāngārā, Whale Rider tells the tale of a young Māori girl, Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes), who challenges tradition and embraces the past in order to find the strength to lead her people forward. Niki Caro's second...