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Thursday 25 March 2021
Bumper Production Funding Round
The NZFC Board approved a record $9.6 million across eight applications for production financing at the March Board Meeting. This is the largest production funding round the organisation has seen to date.
"The quality of applications in this round was outstanding," says NZFC CEO Annabelle Sheehan. "The level of talent and experience across the applications is testament to a thriving pipeline of projects and to the strength of the New Zealand industry’s dedication to putting their stories and voices on screen."
Conditional offers have been made to:
A Mistake
A talented surgeon's missteps, seen from conflicting viewpoints, appear increasingly disastrous.
Produced by Matthew Metcalfe and Christine Jeffs, directed and written by Christine Jeffs.
Stylebender
A bullied Nigerian-New Zealander must battle the world’s greatest UFC fighters, and his own demons, in his quest to become a global superstar.
Produced by Fraser Brown, Leela Menon and Tom Blackwell, directed by Zoe McIntosh and written by Brendan Donovan, Tom Blackwell and Zoe McIntosh.
The Convert
Munro, a soldier turned preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first colonisers but he is converted by the powerful chief Maianui to serve a different purpose.
Produced by Te Kohe Tuhaka and Robin Scholes (New Zealand) and Troy Lum and Andrew Mason (Australia), directed by Lee Tamahori and written by Shane Danielsen.
The Mountain
Three troubled kids on a mission to find magic at the top of the mountain discover a healing power in their adventure.
Produced by Morgan Waru and Carthew Neal, directed by Rachel House and written by Tom Furniss and Rachel House.
The Final Throw – The Dame Valerie Adams Story
Olympic Champion, Kiwi Icon, Tongan Leader, Mother…winning was just part of the journey.
Produced by Leanne Pooley, directed and written by Briar March.
The Guinea Pig Club
When maverick Kiwi surgeon Archie McIndoe defies the British establishment with his radical plastic surgery methods aimed at healing the horribly burned bodies and – most importantly – tortured souls of heroic fighter pilots shot down in WW2, he risks his career, reputation and marriage. In the process he teaches an entire town to give these broken men a will to live and hope for the future.
Produced by Tim Sanders, directed by Roger Donaldson and written by Mike Riddell.
The Salamander Lives Twice
A man with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory is found unconscious on the shoreline of a remote island by Iris and her daughter Goggy, the final two members of a once prosperous dynasty.
Produced by Emma Slade and Katie Holly, directed by Ant Timpson and written by Toby Harvard.
Please note that where a NZFC Board member has declared an actual or potential conflict of interest with a project applying for production funding, that Board member is not provided with access to any papers or involved in any discussion or decision-making regarding applications in that round.
Cousins hits $1 Million Dollar Box Office
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 release at New Zealand cinemas, it continues to play strongly around the country remaining on 124 screens from Keri Keri to Stewart Island. Recent New Zealand films that have passed the million-dollar mark include The Breaker Upperers, Savage, and The Dark Horse.
Based on the novel by Patricia Grace, Cousins is directed by Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace-Smith and written by Grace-Smith. The film follows Mata, Missy and Makareta, three cousins connected by blood but separated by circumstances, as they spend a lifetime in search of each other. More...
Independent Chair of Te Puna Kairangi (The Premium Production Fund) Announced
A veteran of the New Zealand screen industry has been appointed the independent Chair of Te Puna Kairangi (The Premium Production Fund).
Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC), Irirangi Te Motu New Zealand On Air (NZ On Air) and Te Māngai Pāho (TMP), who are jointly administering the $50m fund, have appointed Christina Milligan as the Independent Chair of the Premium Production Fund decision-making panel which has been established as a committee of the NZFC Board.
The fund was announced in December by the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Hon. Carmel Sepuloni, to support Aotearoa New Zealand production of high-quality screen content that tell New Zealand stories for global audiences. The selection of Christina as Chair was made by the Board Chairs of the three funding agencies. More...
Live Webinar with NZFC – Thursday 25 March 2021
Live Webinar with NZFC – Thursday 25 March 2021Join New Zealand Film Commission CEO Annabelle Sheehan along with the Joint Heads of Te Puna Kairangi- Premium Fund and Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi - Premium Development Fund, Kay Ellmers and Polly Fryer.
Molly Littlejohn will once again moderate the live webinar starting at 5pm on Thursday 25 March, with Head of Marketing Jasmin McSweeney in conversation with Catherine Fitzgerald, a producer of Punch and Coming Home in the Dark.
How to join the Q & A:
Join the event here at 5pm on Thursday 25 March.
- This will open a new tab in your browser
- Click 'watch on the web' instead
- If you have a Microsoft account, sign in; if not, attend anonymously
To ask a question, click 'Ask a question' in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. Enter your name and type your question. More...
Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi – The Premium Development Fund
Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi – The Premium Development Fund (‘Premium Development’) is designed to support projects that intend to apply to Te Puna Kairangi – Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund (‘Te Puna Kairangi – Premium Fund’). These projects need to be ambitious and bold with significant international appeal and should represent a step change to support high quality productions.
In addition to specifically supporting this pipeline, we anticipate this funding will have wider benefits to the sector, providing potential opportunities and support for proposals that may ultimately be progressed outside of this specific Fund.
The Fund is open now, with the deadline for applications being 9 April 2021. You can find out more about the Fund, including guidelines and eligibility criteria here.
2021 Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award Recipients Announced
Two-time Academy Award nominee Ra Vincent (Jojo Rabbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) is this year’s recipient of Te Tumu Whakaata New Zealand Film Commission’s Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award announced at the Māoriland Film Festival last night.
The award includes a grant of $50,000 and was presented by NZFC CEO Annabelle Sheehan and Pou Whakahaere Te O Kahurangi Waaka. Vincent, who is overseas, accepted the award via a pre-recorded message to presentation attendees.
Ra Vincent’s (Te Atiawa) visual flair as a production designer has brought to life iconic stories such as Jojo Rabbit, The Hobbit and What We Do In the Shadows. His artistry and ability to create unique worlds has led to a career supporting directors including Taika Waititi, Sir Peter Jackson, Jemaine Clement and Christian Rivers. Widely recognised for his mastery of visual language, he is also admired for his leadership style and his support for local productions in early development. More...
New Zealand Film Commission CEO To Depart
NZFC Chair, Dame Kerry Prendergast, announced on 18 March that CEO Annabelle Sheehan would step away from the role, after three years leading the agency, and return to Australia.
Making the announcement after the March Board meeting, Prendergast said the Board was saddened by her resignation and the reasons for it. Sheehan has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer over the past six months and has decided to return home and complete her treatment there, and focus on her family. She will make a full recovery.
Throughout this period, Prendergast said Sheehan has continued to lead the development and implementation of new programmes and initiatives, including the New Zealand Government’s COVID-19 recovery funds. More...
Six Teams Funded through Fresh Shorts
Six filmmaking teams have been selected for funding through the 2020 round of Fresh Shorts and will each receive a grant of $15,000 to make their short film.
Arrival
Writer/producer: Francesca Mackenzie
Director: Ahmed Osman
A twelve-year-old Somali refugee struggles to adjust to her new life as she and her mother resettle in New Zealand.
Ave Marie
Writer/director: Celestina Sumby
Producers: Francesca Carney and Zelda Edwards
When Marie’s bullied gender-bending brother takes on the local BMX gang and fights back, it is up to her, the Virgin Mary and dance to help bring peace to the neighbourhood.
Cradle & Grave
Writer: Malinna Liang
Director: Tema Pua
Producer: Phoebe Shum
Over one night of misadventures, a headstrong young woman must help her recently returned-from-the-dead mother cross over into the afterlife by doing the one thing they never managed in life: becoming a team.
Homecoming
Writer/director: Grae Meek
Producer: Anna Canton
A transgender woman returns home for the first time since transitioning to see her parents and must contend with their anxiety and disapproval as well as her own trepidation and fears for this long-awaited dinner.
Māmā
Writer/director: Kyrah Hetaraka
Producer: Angela Cudd
A young Māori girl and her mother struggle to navigate the impending possibility of their separation, as a custody battle driven by racial bias will ultimately decide their fate.
Vivie
Writer/director: Hweiling Ow
Producer: Mia Maramara
A sexually frustrated young woman is desperate to persuade her human-sized vagina to play ball when she bumps into an ex-boyfriend.
More...
Screen Production Recovery Fund
The Screen Production Recovery Fund will remain open until 30 June 2021 with the cut-off date for applications being 30 April. To date close to $6.5M has been awarded to 32 projects.
Since the last newsletter update, a further eight productions have had applications approved.
Features
Dox, produced by Morgan Waru, directed by Damon Fepulea'i and written by Halaifonua Finau.
Juniper, produced by Angela Littlejohn and Desray Armstrong, directed and written by Matthew Saville.
Mothers of the Revolution, produced by Matthew Metcalfe and Leela Menon, directed by Briar March and written by Metcalfe.
The Swifty, produced by Jill Macnab and Sarah Cook, directed and written by Michael Duignan.
Series
The Brokenwood Mysteries, Serie 7, produced by Tim Balme and Sally Campbell, directed by Katie Wolfe, Aidee Walker, Mark Beesley, Josh Frizell and Mike Smith and written by Tim Balme, Fiona Samuel, Sarah Kate Lynch and Roy Ward.
Short films
Datsun, produced by Sharlene George, directed by Mark Albiston and written by Albiston and J. Patrick McElroy.
The Meek, produced by Catherine Fitzgerald and Nadia Maxwell, directed and written by Gillian Ashurst.
Only Those That Can Resist, produced by Louise Spraggon, directed and written by Sarah Grohnert.
Coming Soon
James & Isey
In New Zealand cinemas 6 May. You can view the trailer here and buy tickets for the premiere on 3 April here.
Filmmaker Opportunities
Upcoming Finance & Co-Production Markets
Series Mania Forum's Co-Pro Pitching Sessions
Online & in-person
30 August – September 1 (new dates)
Application deadline: 10 May 2021
Apply here.
Series Mania Forum’s oldest and most successful event, the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, is now calling for submissions.
Every year, 15 series creators and producers are invited to pitch their series.
• Any producer with a drama series seeking international financing partners can apply to the program.
• A jury will award the winning project a grant for 50 000€.
Virtual Market Participation
NZFC staff have participated in a number of virtual markets to assist with projects that have potential to be structured as co-productions, and to profile New Zealand as a potential co-production partner.
Some recent highlights have been:
- SPA Screen Forever Online.
The NZFC produced a case study on Nude Tuesday as an NZ-Australia official co-production, which featured New Zealand co-producer, Emma Slade and Australian co-producer, Virginia Whitwell, NZFC CEO, Annabelle Sheehan and Screen Australia Co-Production Manager, Colleen Champ. The NZFC also co-hosted with SPADA a virtual roundtable entitled ‘Crossing the Ditch: Collaboration with New Zealand’. - Berlinale Co-Production Market Online
The NZFC partnered with the Berlinale Co-Production Market this year, which involved a Country Session presentation featuring Head of International Relations, Chris Payne, Head of Incentives and International Promotions, Catherine Bates and Head of Development & Production, Leanne Saunders, and a series of curated 1:1 meetings with international producers interested in co-producing with NZ. - FILMART | Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) Online
NZFC secured 20 complimentary FILMART accreditations for SPADA and PASC members, along with a speaking slot for producer, Fraser Brown on a PGA panel, ‘Content Without Borders: Producing During a Pandemic’ which was covered by Variety. The Head of International Relations participated in curated 1:1 HAF project meetings, with a focus on profiling New Zealand as a co-production partner of choice.
Loading Docs announces their season 8 projects
Brought together under the theme of Tūmanako/Hope, Loading Docs invites audiences to get behind the crowdfunding stage by supporting the creation of important Aotearoa stories.
But first, the filmmakers must raise $3,500 on homegrown website Boosted.org.nz to unlock further funding from Loading Docs. It’s an all or nothing campaign running until April 15. If filmmakers don’t raise the funds, the documentary won’t get made. More...
Upcoming Festival Deadlines
New Zealand International Film Festival – International deadline March 26 / NZ/Australia/Pacific Islands deadline April 23
Show Me Shorts Film Festival – Early deadline April 1 / Regular deadline May 1
Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youth – Deadline April 1
Revelation Perth International Film Festival – Deadline April 1
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival – Short film deadline April 2 / Feature film deadline April 30
Cannes Film Festival – Short film deadline April 2 + Film upload deadline April 6 / Feature film deadline April 26 + Film delivery deadline May 3
Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival – Deadline April 15
Fantastic Fest Austin – Regular deadline April 23 / Late deadline May 28
Raindance Film Festival London – Early deadline April 26 / Regular deadline May 10
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight - Short film deadline + film upload deadline April 30 / Feature film deadline May 14 + Film upload deadline May 21
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) – Deadline April 30
Dok Leipzig International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film – Deadline May 1
Cannes Critics’ Week - Short film deadline + film upload deadline May 3 / Feature film deadline May 3 + Film upload deadline May 10
Locarno International Film Festival – Regular deadline May 5 / Late deadline May 14
Toronto International Film Festival – Short film deadline May 14 / Feature, Primetime, Wavelengths deadline May 28
Heartland International Film Festival – Regular deadline May 23 / Late deadline June 13
Venice Film Festival – VR deadline May 31 / Film deadline June 11
Giffoni Film Festival – Deadline May 31
FrightFest – Feature film deadline June 1 / Short film deadline July 1
Pacific Meridian International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries, Vladivostok – Deadline June 10
San Sebastián International Film Festival – Deadline June 15
Venice Days - Giornate degli Autori – Deadline June 18
Venice International Film Critics’ Week – Deadline July 1
Telluride Film Festival – Deadline July 1
2021 Sundance Ignite x Adobe Short Film Challenge
The Sundance Institute and Adobe are looking for 10 filmmakers aged between 18 and 25 to become Sundance Ignite x Adobe Fellows. The programme offers a year-long fellowship including mentorships, unique resources and the chance to attend the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
Fellows are selected through an online short film challenge in which you must submit a short film up to 15 minutes in length. Applications close Tuesday 6 April. You will find more detail about the programme and how to apply here.
Festival and Market News
New Zealand–Canada co-production, Night Raiders had its world premiere in the Panorama section at the Berlin Film Festival in early March. Directed by Cree/Métis writer/director, Danis Goulet and produced for New Zealand by Ainsley Gardiner, Georgina Conder and Chelsea Winstanley, the film is set in 2043 – in a dystopian future a military occupation controls disenfranchised cities in post-war North America. Children are considered property of the regime which trains them to fight. A desperate Cree woman joins an underground band of vigilantes to infiltrate a State children’s academy and get her daughter back. A parable about the situation of the First Nations, Night Raiders is a female-driven sci-fi drama about resilience, courage and love. A first look clip was released just prior to the festival and market, and you can view it here.
Coming Home in the Dark had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in the Midnight section with an online premiere and Q&A session with director James Ashcroft and cast Miriama McDowell and Daniel Gillies. This premiere was followed by physical satellite screenings at cinemas in Atlanta, Birmingham and Dallas. The film has also been selected to screen in competition at upcoming Imagine Film Festival Amsterdam (April 7-17) and Cleveland International Film Festival (April 7-20).
Rūrangi was closing night film for Sydney’s Mardi Gras Film Festival (Feb 18-March 4) and is currently screening at BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival in the ‘Hearts’ programme (March 17-28).
For My Father’s Kingdom screened as part of the Penn Museum Second Sunday Cultural Film Series. The online screening was geo-blocked to the US tri-state area of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey and followed by a discussion with Gwendolyn Gordon, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, The Wharton School. The film also screened this month at BIRRARANGGA Film Festival at ACMI – Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne (March 11-14), a celebration of indigenous filmmakers from across the globe.
Boy, Vai and Waru will screen with Whale Rider, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and They Shall Not Grow Old as part of New Zealand Film Days at Spazju Kreative in Malta. The mini festival of free public screenings is running in March and April and is a cultural initiative in collaboration between the New Zealand High Commission and Spazju Kreattiv.
An Angel at My Table screened at Kinematografi Dubrovnik, Croatia on March 22.
This Town and short film Daddy’s Girl (Kōtiro) have been invited to screen at the Seattle International Film Festival (April 8-18).
Snakeskin was the opening night film for Made in Canterbury Festival at Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch (March 19-21). Introduced in person by writer/director Gillian Ashurst, the screening was the first public presentation of the digitised film, funded by the NZFC’s Digitisation Programme. Hunt for the Wilderpeople also screened in the varied festival programme, in celebration of local music, film and theatre.
Cousins opened the Māoriland Film Festival this month, running March 24-28. Additional NZFC–funded films selected for this year’s programme include features Baby Done, Dawn Raid and short film Daddy’s Girl (Kōtiro).
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū will present Merata Mita’s feature documentary Hotere as a special event screening on April 14, in connection with their upcoming exhibition ‘Ralph Hotere: Ātete (to resist)’.
Short Films
Daddy’s Girl (Kōtiro) screened at FIFO International Oceanian Documentary and Short Film Festival, Tahiti in the Oceanian Fictions programme.
Frankie Jean & The Morning Star screened at Flickerfest International Short Film Festival in Sydney and is now screening to regional audiences around Australia, as part of the Flickerfest Best of International Shorts National Tour.
Pain screened at BOGOSHORTS Bogota Short Film Festival and Capri Hollywood International Film Festival. The film has also been invited to screen at upcoming Aspen ShortsFest, Stockholm International Film Festival Junior and will screen in the International Competition section of the Busan International Short Film Festival (April 21-26).
Zealandia screened at Fantasporto Film Festival, Portugal in the Fantasy Shorts Competition.
Rū has been selected to screen in the online Short Film Programme of Artemis Women in Action Film Festival, USA (April 22-25).
Congratulations go to...
Max Currie, Craig Gainsborough, Cole Meyers and their team on having series Rūrangi acquired by Hulu in the US. The series also won the Audience Award at Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival earlier this year.
Sir Peter Jackson on being named the forthcoming recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award by the Visual Effects Society in recognition of his contributions to filmed entertainment. The award will be presented at the 19th Annual VES Awards in early April.
Josephine Stewart–Te Whiu who was selected for a Story Mapping session on James Poneke with Paul Tyler as part of the TiFF Filmmaker Lab in March.
Jan Ollie Lucks, Natalie Medlock, Alexander Behse, Alex Reed and their team for There Is No ‘I’ in Threesome being picked up by HBO Max for worldwide distribution.
Alex Lee and Marilyn McFadyen for their project, Vrindavan: City of Widows being one of eight documentary projects from around the world selected to meet with co-production and financing partners at HAF in March.
Karl Zohrab whose series The Gone (FKA Richter)—supported via the International Co-Development Fund and the first NZ-Ireland series official co-production—was one of 10 new series drama projects from around the world selected to meet with co-production and financing partners at Berlinale Co-Pro Series, held as part of the Berlinale Co-Production Market in March.
Fiona Copland who was selected for the ACE Animation Special. Fiona is one of 18 independent producers globally to earn a place on this intensive workshop programme, scheduled to take place in March and June.
Taratoa Stappard whose feature film Mārama has been selected for the TIFF Writers’ Studio. The programme offers a space for screenwriters to consolidate skills, exchange ideas, and discuss challenges, all within a collaborative five-day intensive lab at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Participants are supported to take their careers and projects to the next level as they participate in workshops, panel discussions, peer-to-peer mentorship, and one-on-one project development consultations guided by Canadian and international experts. For the first time, in 2021 TIFF invited international screenwriters to apply.
Anna Marbrook for her documentary feature, Loimata: The Sweetest Tears, which won the Grand Prix du Jury at Tahiti’s FIFO (Festival International du Film Documentaire Océanien).
NZFC News
Boost Funding
New Boost guidelines are available now and Boost will open for applications by 26 March. Boost Funding supports the growth of producers and screen businesses who have a strategic vision in a fast-changing environment and a plan to deliver on this.
What we fund
A slate of up to four projects including one lead project to be accelerated into production.
- A grant of up to $75,000 per application (depending on the availability of funds)
- It is anticipated the expenditure will be focused on the next nine months
- Up to 50% may be allocated to overhead costs or producer fees
- Recipients of devolved funding schemes like Boost are encouraged to consider ethnicity and gender diversity and reflect the society of Aotearoa New Zealand. More...
Staff News
Polly Fryer has joined the Development and Production team as Kaihautū o Te Puna Kairangi / Joint Head of Te Puna Kairangi.
Polly is an International Emmy– nominated Producer who joined Netflix in 2018 as a Production and Post Executive.
Specialising in challenging projects and innovative solutions Polly loves collaborating with others which has led to a diverse range of roles and credits covering development, financing supervision, production and post on titles such as Baby Done, Tickled, Chasing Great, The Breaker Upperers, The Day That Changed My Life, and The Golden Hour.
Kay Ellmers has joined the Development and Production team as Kaihautū o Te Puna Kairangi / Joint Head of Te Puna Kairangi.
Kay (Ngāti Tamaterā, Ngāti Raukawa) is an award-winning filmmaker and past recipient of the WIFT Mana Wahine award, and Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori Award for broadcasting Ngā Tohu Reo Māori – Te Ao Pāpāho. She has been a Consultant Commissioner Documentary and Factual programmes for Māori Television, and mentored filmmakers through WIFT’s mentorship programme.
Bryn Wiebe has joined the Development and Production team as Investment Co-ordinator.
Bryn is originally from Canada, born in Winnipeg and has lived in Vancouver and Toronto. Working for an international distributor, she resolved sales, delivery, and screening matters with clients in Australia, Japan, South America and the US. As a television broadcaster she coordinated the development, commissioning, and launch of award-winning primetime dramas and multilingual series in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Punjabi, Urdu and Hindi. Her global client list has included Netflix, Discovery UK & US, TVNZ and Viacom.
We are sad to farewell Investment Executive Lloyd Meiklejohn.
"It has been wonderful having Lloyd on the team, bringing his significant experience across all aspects of screen financing and packaging. We wish him all the best for the future," says Head of Development and Production, Leanne Saunders.
Lloyd's last day with the NZFC will be Friday 26 March.
Upcoming Funding Deadlines
All applications must be received by 1pm on the deadline day. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Feature Film Production Investment Deadline for May Board Meeting: 6 April 2021
Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi – The Premium Development Fund Deadline: 9 April 2021
He Pounamu Te Reo Māori Feature Film Financing Deadline: 12 April 2021
Boost Funding Deadline: 27 April 2021
Screen Production Recovery Fund Deadline: 30 April 2021
NZ Film On Demand
NZ Film On Demand, the NZFC's transactional VOD platform now has over 20,000 subscribers. The platform offers over 200 feature and short films ranging from recent cinema releases to digitised back catalogue classics.
New releases to the platform include Yellow is Forbidden, Celia, Waru, The Rehearsal, Turbo Kid, Capital in the Twenty-First Century and newly digitised classic, Among the Cinders.
See the full NZ Film On Demand collection and sign up for an account here.
New External Assessors
Alongside the increased number of Development and Production Funds available this year, 18 new assessors have been added to the assessment pool, covering all areas of assessment including cultural diversity, finance as well as production.
Welcome to the team:
Jane Haynes, Janet McIver, Judith Trye, Karen Kong, Kate Leys, Marc Lorber, Mark Foligno, Michael McMahon, Mike Hollings, Myf Hopkins, Nathan Wolfe, Ofa Guttenbeil, Paul Davidson, Penny Win, Samantha Griffin, Samantha Laidlaw, Shoshana Wilson and Vea Mafile’o
You will find the full list of the NZFC's external assessors here.
Thanks for keeping up with what's going on in New Zealand film. Got a suggestion for us? Email us at feedback@nzfilm.co.nz.
Ngā mihi,
The NZFC Team