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  • NZFC Spotlight - Bala Murali Shingade

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Wed 23 Aug 2023

  • Trailer Unveiled For Aotearoa Feature Film Uproar

    Media Release
    Issue date: 
    Tue 15 Aug 2023

  • NZFC Application Portal

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Fri 4 Aug 2023

    We are changing the look and name of our application portal.  The portal will be known as Tomo mai, a name which signals an invitation, and entrance point, to come in and access support for filmmakers.

  • New Zealand Screen Production Rebate Details Announced

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Mon 31 Jul 2023

    Details of the changes to the government-backed New Zealand Screen Production Rebate (NZSPR) were released today by Hīkina Whakatutuki Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH).

  • NZFC Spotlight - Mladen Ivancic Departing COO

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Thu 27 Jul 2023

    Departing COO Mladen Ivancic shares some of his highlights and memories from the past 30 years. 

  • Festival News

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Thu 13 Jul 2023

    Festival News 

  • NZFC Spotlight - Annie Murray NZFC CEO

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Thu 13 Jul 2023

  • Te Rautaki Māori & Ngā Aho Whakaari Masterclass Events

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Wed 12 Jul 2023

    He putanga wai, he nohonga tangata, He nohonga tangata, he putanga kōrero

    Where there is nourishment, people will gather, when they gather, stories are generated.

  • Funding Decisions

    Funding Decisions News
    Issue date: 
    Mon 10 Jul 2023

    Feature Film Production Investment  

    At the June 2023 Board Meeting, the NZFC Board approved conditional offers of funding to two new feature films.   

  • Festival de Marché du Film (Cannes Film Market) 2023

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Mon 10 Jul 2023

    Each May, the city of Cannes on the French Riviera (or Côte d’Azur) is transformed from a quiet Mediterranean seaside resort into the densest concentration of film industry activity on the planet.

  • NZFC Spotlight - Annie Murray

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Mon 26 Jun 2023

    We were thrilled to welcome Annie Murray as our new CEO at the NZFC last week.

  • Government renews commitment to the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate

    Media Release
    Issue date: 
    Tue 30 May 2023

    Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) commends the New Zealand Government’s renewed commitment to the New Zealand Screen Production Grant (NZSPG).
     

  • Production Completed On Rachel House’s Debut Feature The Mountain

    Media Release
    Issue date: 
    Tue 16 May 2023

    Production has wrapped on Piki Films (JoJo Rabbit, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) and Sandy Lane Productions (Bad Behaviour, Juniper) feature The Mountain.

  • He Kauahi Catalyst Funding Announcement December Round 2022

    Funding Decisions News
    Issue date: 
    Tue 16 May 2023
    He Kauahi Catalyst supports New Zealand filmmakers to progress their talents to the next stage and make exceptional, high end narrative short films that will ignite the flame and be the catalyst for change in their career.
  • NZFC Spotlight - Taratoa Stappard

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Fri 12 May 2023

    Back in 2019, Taratoa Stappard had a short film showing at the Māoriland Film Festival.  During the event the NZFC Talent Development team ran a pitch competition.

  • Cannes Film Market

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Fri 12 May 2023

    The Marché du Film (Cannes Film Market) kicks off on 16 May and runs through until 24 May. 

  • Wētā Workshop Experts Share Their Knowledge

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Thu 11 May 2023

    The NZFC was privileged to co-partner with Walt Disney Studios and Wētā Workshop to offer a ‘Keeping Things Practical’ Workshop on the 2nd of April in Wellington, this was made possible through the New Zealand Screen Production Grant – International.

  • May Funding Decisions

    Funding Decisions News
    Issue date: 
    Mon 8 May 2023

    Feature Film Production Investment 

    At the May 2023 Board Meeting, the NZFC Board approved a conditional offer of additional equity to one feature film. 

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  • Rautaki Māori Sundance Native Lab

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Fri 28 Apr 2023

    Cian Elyse White (Te Arawa, Ngāti Pikiao/Ngāti Te Tākinga, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou (Te Whānau a Ruataupare, Te Whānau o Hinetāpora), Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa, Tainui) has been selected as a Native Lab Fellow for the Sundance Institute’s 2023 Native

  • Job vacancy: Chief Financial Officer

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Thu 27 Apr 2023

    This role will provide strategic and financial advice to the Leadership Team and the CEO.  You will oversee and be responsible for the annual budgeting process, financial management and performance reporting, long and short-term financial planning,

  • Mladen Ivancic Announcement

    Media Release
    Issue date: 
    Wed 26 Apr 2023

    Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) Chair, Alastair Carruthers, announced today that Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mladen Ivancic will retire from the organisation on the 28th of Ju

  • Production Commences on Ant Timpson's Bookworm

    Media Release
    Issue date: 
    Thu 20 Apr 2023

    Production is set to commence in Aotearoa New Zealand on  family adventure comedy Bookworm, written by Toby Harvard (Come to Daddy, The Greasy Strangler) and directed by Ant Timpson (Come to Daddy).

  • Stylebender to Screen in Competition at Tribeca

    Media Release
    Issue date: 
    Wed 19 Apr 2023

    Tribeca Film Festival has today announced that New Zealand feature film Stylebender, by director Zoe McIntosh (Dark Tourist, The World in Your Window) will have its world premiere In Competition at the prestigious film fes

  • Six Teams Awarded Funding for Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts

    Funding Decisions News
    Issue date: 
    Mon 27 Mar 2023

    Six Teams Awarded Funding for Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts

  • Job vacancy: Office Administrator

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Wed 22 Mar 2023

    We are seeking an experienced, organised, and capable office administrator who thrives on creating a great team environment.

  • NZFC Announces New CEO

    Media Release
    Issue date: 
    Mon 20 Mar 2023

     The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Taima Anne (Annie) Murray (Te Arawa) to the position of Chief Executive Officer for a five-year term. 

  • Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award

    Media Release
    Issue date: 
    Mon 20 Mar 2023

    Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award has been established alongside Te Rautaki Māori o Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga, the New Zealand Film Commission’s Māori Strategy.

  • Interactive Development Fund Annoucement

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Wed 15 Mar 2023

    We are pleased to announce the successful applicants for this year’s Interactive Development Fund.

  • March 2023 Funding Decisions

    Funding Decisions News
    Issue date: 
    Wed 15 Mar 2023

    Feature Film Production Investment 

    At the March 2023 Board Meeting the NZFC Board approved conditional offers of funding totalling over $2.8M to two new feature films. 

  • Job vacancy: Team Administrator

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Wed 15 Mar 2023

    Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is looking to engage an experienced Team Administrator for a fixed term period, initially for six (6) months.  This role is primarily responsible for coordinating and ensuring the smoot

  • Keeping Things Practical Workshop

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Wed 1 Mar 2023

    KEEPING THINGS PRACTICAL  

    Walt Disney Studios and the NZFC invite applications to attend a free workshop on practical effects hosted by Sir Richard Taylor and his colleagues at Wētā Workshop.  

  • Job vacancy: Systems Support Analyst

    News and Updates
    Issue date: 
    Wed 22 Feb 2023

    Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is a Crown Agency governed by an eight-member board appointed by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage. We support a diverse range of New Zealand and international stories to be t