Cousins hits $1 Million Dollar Box Office
New Zealand Film Commission media release. 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 rel…
Independent Chair of Te Puna Kairangi /The Premium Production Fund announced
Joint NZ Film Commission/NZ On Air media release. A veteran of the New Zealand screen industry has been appointed the independent Chair of Te Puna Kairangi /The Premium Production Fund. Te Tumu1…
Six Pan-Asian led creative teams to bring their stories to screens across the motu
NZ On Air media release. NZ On Air has invested $1.7m in six documentary projects that speak to the diversity of experiences of Pan-Asian peoples in Aotearoa. The projects were chosen following a…
The best medicine – three local comedy productions set to bring laughter to Aotearoa audiences
NZ On Air media release. NZ On Air has backed one new feature film and two returning comedy projects to bring more crack-up content to the nation in 2021. Up to $1.2m has been invested i…
An innovative approach to leadership of Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund
NZ On Air media release. Ka ao, ka ao ka awatea. The three agencies collaborating to deliver the Te Puna Kairangi Premium Fund, the Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund have…
Local music on radio hits highest peak since records began
NZ On Air media release. Local music broke several records for radio airplay and chart placings in 2020 – in spite of the many challenges the industry faced due to the pandemic, according to NZ1…
Premium, bilingual content coming to more Aotearoa screens
NZ On Air media release. Successful projects from the latest Te Māngai Pāho and Irirangi Te Motu/NZ On Air co-fund have been announced. A total of $4 million has been awarded to nine1applicant…
New TVNZ Anthology series to explore Māori, Pasifika, and Filipino Supernatural Beings
NZ On Air media release. The new scripted series will screen during prime-time on TVNZ 2, and support six storytelling teams in amplifying their voices and cultures to a variety of audiences1acros…
Sundance Premiere for Coming Home in the Dark
New Zealand Film Commission media release. Coming Home in the Dark will have its World Premiere in the Midnight section of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Written by Eli Kent and James Ashcroft…
Screen sector gets $50 million boost to tell New Zealand’s stories globally
Beehive media release. The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Hon Carmel Sepuloni today launched the Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund, making $50 million available in a1un…