• Fiona Clark: Unafraid

    Film

    Fiona Clark discovered the power of her art by taking portraits of her friends who happened to be drag queens in mid 1970s New Zealand. Giving visibility to the socially marginalised, dismantling prejudice and fighting for equality through the lens of...

  • One of Us is Lying Season 2

    Showcase
    Issue date: 20 Oct 2022

    Detention brings together five disparate high schoolers, but a killing — and secrets — keep them together as a cat-and-mouse murder mystery unfolds. Based on a Karen M. McManus novel, a series from “Elite” co-creator Darío Madrona. Format ...

  • Data Room

    Page

    The New Zealand Film Commission is committed to transparency across its activities and this Data Room was designed to inform the industry and ensure information is readily available to anyone wishing to access it. Learn more about the Data Room...

  • M3GAN

    Showcase
    Issue date: 25 Nov 2022

    She’s more than just a toy. She’s part of the family. From the most prolific minds in horror—James Wan, the filmmaker behind the Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring franchises, and Blumhouse, the producer of the Halloween films, The Black Phone and The...

  • Avatar: The Way of Water

    Showcase
    Issue date: 25 Nov 2022

    Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, "Avatar: The Way of Water" begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles...

  • He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Initiative decision

    Event

    Decision: He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Initiative decision – 2 March 2023

  • He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Initiative Deadline

    Event

    The deadline for He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Intitiative is 1pm.

  • Democracy

    Film

    Over breakfast one morning, Len’s family votes him out. With nowhere else to go, he packs his bags and heads to the office. And as it turns out, he’s not the only one sleeping over. When Len finds out his colleague Mary has also been exiled...

  • Good Morning Stonus

    Film

    It is the year 2291e. The great warlord’s army are about to attack. Nothing will stand in his way if the Rebels cannot defeat them. Any man, woman or boglinoid willing to risk their life to stand against such tyranny is valued. Is this why...

  • Nude Tuesday

    Film

    The marriage of Laura and Bruno is on the rocks. They bicker constantly, their stress levels are sky high, and Laura’s gritted teeth determination to deliver the perfect client pitch leads to an arm laceration and immediate dismissal. At their...

  • Rustling

    Film

    During a rushed lesson from their father on butchering a stolen sheep, 15-year-old Hoss and his 11-year-old brother Blue notice that their act has orphaned a baby lamb. When Blue refuses to eat the resulting meal, his father’s temper ignites. Later...

  • Screen sector urged to have a say

    News
    Issue date: 27 Oct 2022

    Screen sector urged to have a say  Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission is urging the screen sector to engage in the future funding of the screen industry in New Zealand.     The Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage...

  • Whakawhanake Te Ao Niko - Interactive Development Fund deadline

    Event

    The closing date for this fund is 16 January 2023 at 1pm.

  • He Ara Development Fund Decision

    Event

    He Ara Development Fund decisions will be made by Mon 12 Dec 2022 – 5pm

  • October Board Meeting

    Event

    October 2023 Board Meeting

  • June Board Meeting

    Event

    June 2023 Board Meeting

  • Early Development/Documentary Development/Hāpaitia Te Kaupapa Kiriata : Māori Feature Film Support and Tuhinga Reo Māori: Te Reo Māori Development Fund (March round) Decision Date

    Event

    Early Development/Documentary Development/Hāpaitia Te Kaupapa Kiriata: Māori Feature Film Support and Tuhinga Reo Māori: Te Reo Māori Development Fund (March round) decisions will be made by 5pm.

  • In Memory of Judith McCann

    News
    Issue date: 10 Oct 2022

    The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) would like to pay tribute to film industry trailblazer Judith McCann who passed away on the 4th of October in Canada.    New Zealand born McCann was raised and educated in Canada.  She spent eight...

  • Board Applications due 1pm

    Event

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

  • Diversity and Inclusion

    Page

    He aha te mea nui o tēnei Ao, he tangata, he tangata, he tangata.  What is the most important thing in this world, ‘tis people, ‘tis people, ‘tis people. Our Statement of Commitment Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga | The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC...

  • Sista

    Film

    Sista is a coming of age story about Tiana (13) and Isabelle (11), two New Zealand/ Samoan sisters on the cusp of adolescence. As Tiana is drawn into the world of teenagerhood and seduced by the pressures it forces upon her, Isabelle feels left behind....

  • Smog

    Film

    Thick, deadly smog blankets the globe, reducing visibility to less than a few metres. Living in a secluded farmhouse, a woman and her abusive husband attempt to survive by crafting trails with rope and stakes to guide them through the unseeable world....

  • Being Heard Report

    Resource
    Issue date: 20 Sep 2022

    A report on a 2019 survey on gender, diversity and inclusion in the Aotearoa New Zealand screen industry.

  • Guide for New Filmmakers

    Resource

    Are you a new filmmaker? Here are some tips for scriptwriting, film production, distribution and marketing.  You will also find links to some useful websites and articles . We will regularly update this section but if you find anything...

  • Feature Film Finishing Fund Submission Checklist

    Resource
    Issue date: 28 Mar 2022

    The submission checklist for the Feature Film Finishing Fund

  • Distribution Fund

    Funding Information

    The Distribution Fund helps distributors of NZFC-funded New Zealand films maximise the domestic theatrical audience. What we fund Financial assistance for domestic distributors of  NZFC-funded New Zealand feature films to help maximise the New...

  • December Board Meeting

    Event

    December 2022 Board Meeting

  • Board Applications due 1pm

    Event

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

  • Pearl

    Showcase
    Issue date: 7 Sep 2022

    Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X, in this astonishing follow-up to the year’s most acclaimed horror film. Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and...

  • He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Initiative

    Funding Information

    He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Initiative is an annual fund for the production of narrative feature films in Te Reo Māori. This fund  aims to increase the number of films produced in Te Reo Māori and create a culturally approriate...

  • Muru

    Showcase
    Issue date: 1 Sep 2022

    Taffy (Cliff Curtis) on horseback - Muru 2022 © Jawbone Pictures, Wheke Group Limited. Photo Christopher Pryor Inspired by actual 2007 events, Muru is a response to the illegitimate raids by Government armed forces on the people of Tūhoe. Muru...

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

    Showcase
    Issue date: 2 Sep 2022

    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and...

  • Advanced Development Fund Submission Checklist

    Resource
    Issue date: 18 Jul 2022

    The submission checklist for the Advanced Development Fund (ADF).

  • Advanced Development Guidelines

    Resource
    Issue date: 18 Jul 2022

    The guidelines for the Advanced Development Fund (ADF).

  • Annual Report 2020/21

    Resource
    Issue date: 15 Dec 2021

    This is the New Zealand Film Commission's Annual Report for 2020/21

  • Jack Be Nimble

    Film

    A gothic horror film directed by Garth Maxwell.