Chopper Productions Ltd. Michelle Turner. Nick Ward and Ellory Elkayem. Ellory
Elkayem ...... Storytime Films and Vendetta Films. Daniel Story and Jill Macnab.
NZFC FUNDING DECISIONS 2009/10
Key: Project Production Company/s Producer/s Writer/s Director/s A/New Feature films with investment from NZFC The amounts in this section are the total NZFC equity investment in the film and therefore include all previous development funding received by the project. Short-term loans are also included in this figure but sales advances and non-recoupable grants are not.
Love Birds (aka Pierre, Crazy Little Thing) General Film Corp (Pierre) Ltd Matthew Metcalfe and Alan Harris Nick Ward Paul Murphy
$3,000,000
My Wedding and Other Secrets (aka Girl meets Boy) South Pacific Pictures Ltd John Barnett and Paul Davis Roseanne Liang and Angeline Loo Roseanne Liang
$2,870,000
Beautiful Machine (documentary) Beautiful Machine Productions Ltd Laurence Alexander and Grant Roa
$755,000
The Devil’s Rock Severe Features Ltd Leanne Saunders Paul Finch and Paul Campion Paul Campion
$400,000
Stolen Stolen Lights NZ Ltd Emily Corcoran and Andrew Rennie Emily Corcoran Niall Johnson (UK) The Most Fun You Can Have Dying Ten Cent Pictures Limited Alex Cole-Baker Kirstin Marcon Kirstin Marcon
Conditional offer since lapsed
$3,000,000
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Billy T – Hard Case! (documentary) BTJ Movie Ltd Tom Parkinson and Robert Boyd-Bell Phil Gifford, Ian Mune Ian Mune
$1,000,000
Two Little Boys Tent Pole Films Limited Vicky Pope and Tim White Robert Sarkies and Duncan Sarkies Robert Sarkies
$25,000
Mr Pip Eyeworks Ltd Robin Scholes, Andrew Adamson and Tim White Andrew Adamson Andrew Adamson
$2,500,000
B/Feature films with additional investment from the NZFC None C/ Digital features with post-production grants from the NZFC Land of the Long White Cloud (documentary) Pictures for Anna Florian Habicht Florian Habicht Florian Habicht
$15,700
Earth Whisperers (documentary) Wickcandle Film Ltd John Gallagher and Kathleen Gallagher Kathleen Gallagher Kathleen Gallagher
$4,764
Assume Nothing (documentary) Girl on a Bike Films Ltd Kirsty MacDonald Kirsty MacDonald Kirsty MacDonald
$3,999
Lost in Wonderland (documentary) Lone Pine Film and TV Productions Ltd Costa Botes Zoe McIntosh Zoe McIntosh
$1,500
Candyman (documentary)
$10,000 & $15,000 2
Lone Pine Film and TV Productions Ltd Costa Botes Costa Botes Costa Botes There Once was an Island (documentary) On the Level Productions Ltd Lyn Collie Briar March and Prisca Bouchet Briar March
$25,000
The Unnatural History of the Kakapo (documentary) Elwin Productions Ltd Scott Mouat Scott Mouat and Ian McGee Scott Mouat
$13,510
The Insatiable Moon The Insatiable Moon (NZ) Ltd Mike Riddell Mike Riddell Rosemary Riddell
$25,000
Last Paradise (documentary) Paradise Films Clive Neeson Clive Neeson Clive Neeson
$25,000
Sam Hunt – From Bottle to Battle to Death (documentary) Exploded View Ltd Jim Scott Tim Rose and Jim Scott Tim Rose
$25,000
Gordon Crook (documentary) GoGo Media Ltd Glenis Giles Clare O'Leary Clare O'Leary
$10,000
Trinity Roots (documentary) Transmit Ltd Sarah Hunter Sarah Hunter Sarah Hunter
$22,000
Russian Snark Godzone Pictures Ltd Liz DiFiore Stephen Sinclair
$10,000
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Stephen Sinclair Asylum Pieces (documentary) Lost Comet Ltd Kathy Dudding Kathy Dudding Kathy Dudding
$4,500
From Poverty Bay to Broadway (documentary) D4 Films Lydia Monin Lydia Monin Lydia Monin
$10,000
Gordonia (documentary) Tom Reilly Tom Reilly Tom Reilly
$10,000
D/ NZFC development finance for feature film projects i) Early Development Fund The True Picture Great Southern Film and Television Ltd Angela Littlejohn Dianne Taylor Kirsten Green
$20,000, $20,000 & $5,000
Beyond the Known World Reservoir Films Ltd Matthew Horrocks Dianne Taylor TBC
$20,000 & $20,000
Kiwi Flyer Torrent Films Ltd Tony Simpson Andrew Gunn TBC
$12,000 & $18,000
Pollution Girl Dreaming PGD Film Ltd Mhairead Connor Gregory King Gregory King Summer Rhapsody Headstrong Ltd Leanne Saunders
$5,000
$14,500 & $5,500
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Stephen Kang Stephen Kang The Perfect Woman Isola Productions Ltd Rachel Jean Fiona Samuel Murray Keane
$20,000
The Last Wish Club Great Southern Film and Television Ltd Rachel Gardner Rebecca Hobbs Rebecca Hobbs
$20,000
Sister Zombie Sister Zombie Productions Ltd Robert Rowe Harold Brodie Harold Brodie
$9,950
Blue Smoke Blue Smoke Productions Ltd Ross Jennings, Carmel Jennings, Dean Parker and Aileen O'Sullivan Dean Parker TBC
$20,000
Hungry Ghost Lippy Pictures Ltd Paula Boock and Donna Malane Paula Boock and Ian Wedde TBC
$20,000
One of Us XY Films Ltd Arani Cuthbert Norelle Scott Chris Dudman
$20,000
Shopping Five Finger Films Ltd Robin Murphy Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland
$20,000
Hot Debate (documentary) Community Media Trust Alister Barry Alister Barry Alister Barry
$5,000
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House with a Hundred Rooms (documentary) Firesign Ltd Michael Wrenn Costa Botes and Shane Danielsen Costa Botes
$5,000
Bonestorm (Writer Development Loan) Grant Lahood
$7,500
Kathleen (Writer Development Loan) Frances Edmond
$7,500
We are Not Saved (Writer Development Loan) Kirstin Marcon
$7,500
Don't Fence Me In Robin Murphy Productions Ltd Robin Murphy Brian Challis Miles Murphy
$5,000
Showpony Southern Light Films Ltd Timothy White and Sonja Armstrong Jodie Molloy TBC
$20,000
Shang High 85 Chopper Productions Ltd Michelle Turner Nick Ward and Ellory Elkayem Ellory Elkayem
$37,500
Miracle at St Lukes Top Shelf Productions Ltd Vincent Burke Paul Oremland Paul Oremland
$5,000
The Graduation Gibson Group Ltd Dave Gibson Matthew Saville TBC
$15,000
One Night Burgling Robber's Dog Films Ltd Mark Foster Glenn Wood Adam Stevens
$20,000
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Tandoori Apocalypse (Writer Development Loan) Barry Duffield
$7,500
Silvertops Inspire Films Ltd Catherine Juniot Robert Johnson and Christopher Webb Louis Sutherland
$18,000
Emerald City Blues Second Cine Ltd Nik Beachman Michael Duignan Michael Duignan
$15,000
Tip Face Bunyan (Writer Development Loan) Susy Pointon
$7,500
Forever (aka Ingham Twins) Firesign Ltd Michael Wrenn Maxine Fleming and Dianne Taylor Kriv Stenders
$30,000
Paradise Curious Film Ltd Matt Noonan Josh Frizzell Josh Frizzell and Shane Danielsen
$20,000
River Justice (Writer Development Loan) Julie Thomas
$7,500
Mystery Ride Firesign Ltd Michael Wrenn Virginia Heath and Maxine Fleming Virginia Heath
$19,000
Babylon Great Southern Film and Television Ltd Rachel Gardner Glenn Standring Glenn Standring
$20,000
In Your Art (Writer Development Loan) Rena Owen
$7,500
Land of Tears Wild Pork Ltd Charlie McClellan
$25,000
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Taika Waititi Paul Murphy The Pilgrim Pilgrim Films Ltd Catherine Juniot and David Strong David Strong TBC
$20,000
Long Black Coat Eek Ltd Kristian Eek Jon Coutts TBC
$20,000
Cold Storage (Writer Development Loan) Nick Ward
$7,500
There Were Brave Men Before Agamemnon Firesign Ltd Michael Wrenn Dane Giraud Dane Giraud
$5,000
The Amazing Extraordinary Friends Greenstone Pictures Ltd Jon Harris and Stephen Campbell Stephen Campbell
$20,000
Darker Shades of Blue Eek Ltd Kristian Eek Barry Duffield TBC
$20,000
ii) Chief Executive Delegations
Travel assistance to Shanghai International Film Festival James Napier Robertson
$1,850
This Way of Life Cloud South Film & TV Ltd Sumner Burstyn and Tom Burstyn Tom Burstyn Sumner Burstyn
$5,000
O Le Tulafale aka The Orator Blueskin Films Ltd Catherine Fitzgerald
$20,000
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Tusi T Tamesese Tusi T Tamesese The Beach of Falesa Escapade Pictures Ltd Philippa Campbell Alan Sharp and Toa Fraser Toa Fraser
$20,000
Billy T – Hard Case! (documentary) E-Cast Ltd Robert Boyd-Bell and Tom Parkinson Phil Gifford and Ian Mune Ian Mune
$20,000
New Land Firesign Ltd Michael Wrenn Rachel Davies Rachel Davies
$770
Heart of an Angel Blueskin Films Ltd Catherine Fitzgerald Riwia Brown TBC
$10,000
The Weight of Elephants Severe Features Ltd and Zentropa Leanne Saunders and Katja Adomeit Daniel Borgman Daniel Borgman
$5,000
Firebird Blueskin Films Ltd Catherine Fitzgerald Peter Wells Christine Parker and Peter Wells
$5,000
Beautiful Machine (documentary) Laurence Alexander and Grant Roa
$5,000
Two Little Boys Nightmare Productions Ltd Vicky Pope and Tim White Robert and Duncan Sarkies Robert Sarkies
$10,400
Little Dragon Shadow Films Ltd Michelle Turner
$5,000
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Lynda Chanwai-Earle Rachel Douglas The Cook Cooking It Up Ltd Robin Laing Charlie McClellan Alan Sharp
$20,000
Ebony Society Grouchy Films Ltd Tammy Davis Ainsley Gardiner Chelsea Winstanley
$10,000
iii) Advanced Development Committee Two Little Boys Nightmare Productions Ltd Vicky Pope and Tim White Robert and Duncan Sarkies Robert Sarkies
$20,000 & $27,500
Fresh As New Holland Pictures NZ Ltd Emma Slade and Mark Overett Justine and Paul Simei-Barton Justine Simei-Barton
$15,000 & $20,000
Capsized Making Movies Ltd James Heyward Stephanie Johnson Mark Joffe
$24,000
Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance (aka Rosa) Deep-Pond Ltd Dan Hennah and Barrie Osborne Graeme Tetley Ray Lawrence
$65,000
The Cook Cooking It Up Ltd Robin Laing Charlie McClellan Alan Sharp
$15,000
Billy T – Hard Case! E-Cast Ltd Robert Boyd Bell and Tom Parkinson
$15,000
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Phil Gifford and Ian Mune Ian Mune Miramar Dog Miramar Dog Films Ltd Robin Murphy and Kerry Robins Brian Challis Paul Murphy
$25,000
iv) Board development decisions None
E/Devolved Development Funds
i) Producer Awards Arani Cuthbert
$50,000
Jonathan King/Matthew Grainger
$50,000
Richard Fletcher
$50,000
Pietra Brettkelly
$50,000
ii) Writer Awards Greg Page
$50,000
iii) Professional Development Awards Greg King
$3,400
Ramon Rivero
$5,000
Robin Murphy
$5,000
iv) Other Te Paepae Ataata
$200,000
F/ Producer Market Assistance To 37°South Market Melbourne Philippa Campbell
$1,946 11
Robin Murphy
$2,000
Tom Hern
$1,086
Vicky Pope
$2,000
To Toronto Arani Cuthbert
$5,000
Robin Laing
$5,000
To HotDocs Costa Botes
$5,000
To Berlin Sumner Burstyn
$5,000
Ainsley Gardiner
$5,000
To Cannes Tim White
$7,500
Vicky Pope
$7,500
Gaylene Preston
$7,500
To London Production Finance Market Robin Scholes
$3,500
To Sundance Ainsley Gardiner
$5,000
G/Festival travel assistance for feature film directors Leanne Pooley: Int. Documentary Festival, Amsterdam
$4,000
Niki Caro: Toronto
$7,363
Taika Waititi: Sundance
$5,547
Taika Waititi: Berlin
$2,588
Tusi Tamasese: Berlin Talent Campus
$3,000 12
Simone Horrocks: China
$1,750
H/Festival travel assistance for short filmmakers James Cunningham – Poppy Telluride Film Festival
$2,838
Zoe McIntosh – Day Trip Tribeca Film Festival
$5,000
Rachel Jean – Redemption Berlin International Film Festival
$4,628
Katie Wolfe – Redemption Berlin International Film Festival
$4,696
Mark Albiston – The Six Dollar Fifty Man Sundance Film Festival/Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
$5,000
Louis Sutherland – The Six Dollar Fifty Man Sundance Film Festival/Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
$5,000
Francis Glenday – Tumanako Springs Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
$3,500
Dylan Pharazyn – Vostok Station Sundance Film Festival
$3,195
Richard Collins – Vostok Station Sundance Film Festival
$3,195
Leo Woodhead – Zero Berlin International Film Festival
$3,751
Jackie Dennis – Zero Berlin International Film Festival
$4,928
I/Short Film projects with production finance from the NZFC Executive Producers i) Big Shorts – Robert Sarkies and Vicky Pope 43,000 Feet Heather Lee Matt Harris Campbell Hooper
$90,000
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Cold Snap Rebekah Kelly Paul Stanley Ward Leo Woodhead
$90,000
Nocturnal Ignition Rachel Gardner, Anna Geddes and Matt Heath Joe Lonie Joe Lonie
$90,000
ii) Kura Shorts – Quinton Hita and Tearepa Kahi Ebony Society Ainsley Gardiner and Chelsea Winstanley Tammy Davis Tammy Davis
$90,000
The Lawnmower Men of Kapu Tainui Stephens Libby Hakaraia Libby Hakaraia
$90,000
iii) Robber’s Dog Shorts – Kristian Eek, Mark Foster and Adam Stevens The Betrayal Rawiri Paratene Greg King Ainsley Gardiner
Project did not proceed
Running Stitch Declan Cahill and Jonathan Gerard Levi Slavin Greg Wood
$90,000
Killing Philip Tara Landry Adam Gunser Adam Gunser
$90,000
J/Short Film projects with post production finance from the NZFC Vostok Station Richard Collins Dylan Pharazyn Dylan Pharazyn
$2,838
Careful with that Crossbow Jason Stutter Jason Stutter
$6,666
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Jason Stutter Day Trip Costa Botes Costa Botes Zoe McIntosh
$14,382
Manurewa Kristian Eek Sam Peacocke Sam Peacocke
$15,421
Redemption Rachel Jean Tim Balme, Renae Maihi, Katie Wolfe Katie Wolfe
$26,980
K/Grants from Independent Filmmakers Fund (a partnership between the NZFC and Creative NZ) Untitled Jerusalem Project documentary Miriam Smith, Chris Pryor, Phillippa Campbell
$63,000
Munted Welby Ings, Michele Fantl
short film
$70,000
Kia Tu Tonu Gaylene Preston
moving image work
$60,000
Desert Stephen Kang, Leanne Saunders
feature film
$70,000
Clesthyra's Undoing Tim Gruchy
360° projection
$26,950
Mops Kelly Joseph, Briar Grace-Smith
short film
$29,945
Manurewa Sam Peacocke, Kristian Eek
short film
$6,750
King of Caravans Zoe McIntosh, Gareth Moon
documentary
$15,000
Wabi Sabi of the Asylum Kathy Dudding
post production essay film
$25,000
Meniscus Maria-Elena Doyle
post production experimental short film
$18,260
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The King of Things Daniel Monaghan
animated short film
Free China Junk Robin Greenberg
post production documentary $4,800
Toi la Who? Sally Tran, David White
experimental short film
Whakatiki short film Bernadette Murphy, Louise Leitch, Sue Ruffell
$18,664
$29,998
$30,000
L/Professional development i) NZFC initiatives Escalator initiative
$100,723
Eurista Tasmania
$7,000
Accelerator, Melbourne
$9,420
1st Writers Initiative
$40,025
37°South partnership
$3,768
Rob Ritchie script focus sessions
$639
Binger Film Lab script development programme
$20,000
eQuinoxe, Germany
$8,000
Spaamart
$39,645
CineMart & Rotterdam Lab
$37,263
Berlin Talent Campus
$12,000
ACE
$17,000
Rewrite Workshop
$53,950
Market briefings
$1,202
Script Factory development training workshops NZ
$13,750
ii) Joint Initiatives
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Screen Australia Script Factory development training workshops Australia $16,339 SDGNZ Tom Abrams directing workshop
$32,810
SPADA co-production & SPIF workshops
$7,000
WIFT mentorship
$10,000
WIFT governance training workshop
$2,220
Film Victoria Genre Tools workshop
$27,755
SPADA Thomas Mai distribution workshops
$7,200
NZWG Alan Sharp mentorship
$15,000
Script to Screen Wendall Thomas workshops
$10,000
Script to Screen Christine Vachon seminar & script focus sessions
$8,240
Steve Kaplan comedy workshops & script focus sessions
$8,210
Script to Screen Rolf de Heer seminars
$6,000
Show Me Shorts workshops
$6,826
M/Industry Infrastructure support Film NZ
$40,000
New Zealand Film Archive
$210,000
Nga Aho Whakaari
$55,000
New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG)
$75,000
New Zealand Film & Video Technicians’ Guild (NZF&TVG)
$20,000
Script to Screen
$108,000
Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand (SDGNZ)
$95,000
Screen Producers and Development Association (SPADA)
$90,000
Women in Film and Television New Zealand (WIFT NZ)
$55,000
V48HOURS Film Festival
$15,000
New Zealand International Film Festival
$75,000
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New Zealand Screen Awards
$50,000
NZ Federation of Film Societies
$15,000
Show Me Shorts Film Festival
$5,000
Wairoa Māori Film Festival
$20,000
Te Ao Marama/Creative Film & TV Forum
$32,824
DocNZ
$15,000
N/Domestic theatrical distribution support – publicity grants Hoyts for Separation City
$19,313
Hopscotch for The Strength of Water
$24,028
Hoyts for The Vintner’s Luck
$40,624
Cloud South Films for This Way of Life
$2,662
Buena Vista for Under the Mountain
$68,031
Transmission for Boy
$82,500
Metropolis for Home by Christmas
$17,594
0/Certification as a New Zealand film (for purposes of the Income Tax Act)
Final The Sun Sets West Mi Films Ltd Feature film P/Productions certified as official co-productions Provisional Ice Ice Features Ltd NZ/UK co-production Feature film Tracker Digit Films Ltd 18
NZ/UK co-production Feature film Heist In the Glen Glen Fallow Ltd NZ/UK co-production Feature film Emilie Richards:Tales of the South Pacific 1) Longing for Your Affection 2) Just Think About The Two of Us 3) Out of The Ashes GFC (Germany) Ltd NZ/Germany co-production 3 Telemovies Q/Large Budget Screen Production Grant approvals Legend of the Seeker (Series 1) The Walt Disney Company (New Zealand) Limited Television drama series
$7.415 million
Avatar (4th interim) 880 Productions Limited Feature film
$10.827 million
District 9 District 9 Limited Feature film
$0.517 million
The Warrior's Way Sad Flutes Limited Feature film
$6.372 million
The Wot Wots Weta Productions Limited Animated television series
$0.591 million
Power Rangers – RPM Ranger Productions Limited Television drama series
$3.031 million
Tintin (1st interim) DWTT Productions Limited Feature film
$8.987 million
R/SCREEN PRODUCTION INCENTIVE FUND SCHEME APPROVALS i) Provisional Certification:
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The Insatiable Moon The Insatiable Moon (NZ) Limited Feature film Tracker Digit Films Limited Feature film The Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell Eyeworks Film & TV Drama Limited Feature film Love Birds General Film Corp (Pierre) Limited Feature film Emilie Richards: Tales from the South Pacific (Series 2) GFC (Germany) Limited Television series ii) Final certification Bite Me NHNZ Limited Television documentary
$0.450 million
Matariki Filmwork (Matariki) Ltd. Feature film
$1.683 million
Separation City Separation City Limited Feature film
$2.046 million
Boy The Volcano Company Limited Feature film
$2.067 million
Predicament Novel Productions Limited Feature film
$2.404 million
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NZFC FUNDING DECISIONS 2010/11
Key: Project Production Company/s Producer/s Writer/s Director/s A/New feature films with investment from NZFC The amounts in this section are the total NZFC equity investment in the film and therefore include all previous development funding received by the project. Short-term loans are also included in this figure but sales advances and non-recoupable grants are not.
The Orator aka O Le Tulafale Blueskin Films Ltd Catherine Fitzgerald Tusi Tamasese Tusi Tamasese
$2,313,000
Sione’s 2: Unfinished Business South Pacific Pictures Ltd John Barnett and Paul Davis James Griffin and Oscar Kightley Simon Bennett and
$2,500,000
Rest for the Wicked RFTW Ltd Maile Daugherty Bob Moore Simon Pattison
$2,000,000
Love Story (documentary) Pictures for Anna Ltd Florian Habicht Florian Habicht, Peter O’Donoghue and the people of New York City Florian Habicht
$170,000
The Last Dogs of Winter (documentary) Lone Pine Film & TV Productions Ltd Costa Botes n/a Costa Botes
$176,770
Kiwi Flyer Torrent Films Ltd Tim Sanders Tony Simpson and Andrew Gunn
$750,000
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Tony Simpson When a City Falls (documentary) Frank City Falls Ltd Gerard Smyth and Alice Shannon Gerard Smyth Gerard Smyth
$65,000
Fresh Meat Gibson Group Fresh Meat Ltd Dave Gibson Briar Grace-Smith Danny Mulheron
$2,500,000
RJ: The Movie (post-production) $250,000 Factory Fiction Ltd Michael O'Neill, Peter van der Fluit, Alastair Carruthers, Tim van Dammen Michael O'Neill, Peter van der Fluit, Tim van Dammen Tim van Dammen B/Feature films with additional investment from the NZFC The Most Fun You Can Have Dying Ten Cent Pictures Ltd Alex Cole-Baker Kirstin Marcon Kirstin Marcon
$15,000
Beautiful Machine (documentary) ION Films Ltd Laurence Alexander, Grant Roa and David White Sam Peacocke and Graeme Tuckett Sam Peacocke
$58,900
C/Digital features with post production grants from the NZFC The Holy Roller E.H. Productions Ltd Patrick Gillies Angus Benfield and Patrick Gillies Patrick Gillies
$25,000
Water Whisperers Tangaroa (documentary) Wickcandle Film Kathleen Gallagher Kathleen Gallagher Kathleen Gallagher
$15,000
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Desert Curious Ltd and Severe Features Ltd Leanne Saunders and Matt Noonan Stephen Kang Stephen Kang
$17,500
Gordonia (documentary) Colossus Films Ltd Tom Reilly Tom Reilly Tom Reilly
$5,420
Operation 8 (documentary) CutCutCut Films Ltd Errol Wright and Abi King-Jones Errol Wright and Abi King-Jones Errol Wright and Abi King-Jones
$25,000
Hook, Line and Sinker Torchlight Films Ltd Jeremy Macey, Andrea Bosshard and Shane Loader Andrea Bosshard and Shane Loader Andrea Bosshard and Shane Loader
$24,552
Daytime Tiger (documentary) Lone Pine Film and TV Productions Ltd Costa Botes n/a Costa Botes
$20,000
D/Escalator low budget feature films I Survived a Zombie Holocaust 38 Pictures Ltd Zoe Hobson Guy Pigden Guy Pigden
$250,000
Timeslow Realtime Ltd Owen Hughes Sally Tran and Steve Barr Sally Tran
$250,000
Existence Existence Ltd Mhairead Connor and Melissa Dodds Juliet Bergh and Jessica Charlton Juliet Bergh
$250,000
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Housebound Kitchen Sink Films Ltd Luke Sharpe and Daniel Story Gerard Johnstone Gerard Johnstone
$250,000
E/NZFC development finance for feature film projects i) Early Development Fund The Ballad of Helen and the Go-Go Ninjas (Writer Development Loan) Michael Bennett
$7,500
The Whole World's Watching (Writer Development Loan) Alan Erson
$7,500
Shearers’ Motel (Writer Development Loan) Lala Rolls
$7,500
Black Skies Blue (Writer Development Loan) Simone Horrocks
$7,500
Rise (Writer Development Loan) Andy Sophocleous $7,500
$7,500
Kiwi Idle (Writer Development Loan) Michael Beran
$7,500
Beyond Endurance (Writer Development Loan) Guy Hamling
$7,500
String Through the Earth (Writer Development Loan) Colin Hodson
$7,500
Operation Foxley (Writer Development Loan) David Coyle
$7,500
Demolition Daisy (Writer Development Loan) Matthew Saville
$7,500
Return (Writer Development Loan) Kelly Kilgour
$7,500
13 (Writer Development Loan) Henry Feltham
$7,500
Middlemarch (Writer Development Loan) Riwia Brown
$7,500
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Miss Adventure (Writer Development Loan) Joe Lonie
$7,500
First Pass Under Heaven (Writer Development Loan) Nathan Hoturoa Gray
$7,500
Mike and Virginia (Writer Development Loan) Kathryn Burnett
$7,500
Emerald Curse (Writer Development Loan) Frances Edmond
$7,500
Old Nut Crackers (Writer Development Loan) Stewart Main
$7,500
Burn Out (Writer Development Loan) Matthew Horrocks
$7,500
Shaolin Burning (Writer Development Loan) Jesse Warn and Peter Cox
$7,500
The Red Car (Writer Development Loan) Jeff Hayward
$7,500
Legacy (Writer Development Loan) Paora Joseph
$7,500
One for the Road Clean Slate Films Ltd Bonnie Slater Kelly Kilgour Sam Kelly
$20,000
Don't Fence Me In aka The Big Huey Robin Murphy Productions Ltd Robin Murphy Brian Challis Miles Murphy
$5,000
Tamada Reservoir Films Ltd Matthew Horrocks Tim Tsiklauri Tim Tsiklauri Ergotism Bad Bread Ltd Andrew Beattie, Jonathan Dowling and Jon Staton Stefan Rochfort Stefan Rochfort
$7,500 & $11,000
$20,000
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Parihaka Simmonds Brothers Animation Ltd Matthew Horrocks, Te Miringa Hohaia and Phill Simmonds Phill Simmonds and Matthew Horrocks Phill Simmonds
$40,000
Rocking Horse Road Great Southern Film and Television Ltd Angela Littlejohn Brian Challis Brian Challis
$20,000
The Last Dogs of Winter Lone Pine Film and TV Productions Ltd Costa Botes n/a Costa Botes
$10,000
The Weight of Elephants Severe Features Ltd and Zentropa Leanne Saunders and Katja Adomeit Daniel Borgman Daniel Borgman
$20,000 & $20,000
There Were Brave Men Before Agamemnon Firesign Productions Ltd Michael Wrenn Dane Giraud Dane Giraud
$15,000
Interior PGD Film Ltd Mhairead Connor Gregory King Gregory King
$20,000
Collision (aka The Frozen Sea) Great Southern Film and Television Ltd Rachel Gardner Mike Smith Mike Smith
$20,000
Deep South Sister Zombie and Deep South Productions Ltd Robert Rowe Harold Brodie Harold Brodie
$20,000
The 53rd Victim Whenua Films Ltd
$20,000
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Ainsley Gardiner Pip Hall Peter Burger Death or Milton Certain Scenes Productions Ltd Rhys Cain Scott Boswell and Derryn Beath Scott Boswell
$10,000
Otira (documentary) Monsoon Pictures International Ltd Alex Behse Tom Burstyn Tom Burstyn
$5,000
Bomb NZ! (documentary) Fire and Ice Pictures Ltd Michael McLachlan Tim McLachlan Tim McLachlan
$5,000
The Search for the Gentleman Racer (documentary) Cloud South Films Ltd Sumner Burstyn Sumner Burstyn Tom Burstyn and Sumner Burstyn
$15,000
The Dark Horse Four Knights Film Ltd Tom Hern and Jim Marbrook James Napier Robertson James Napier Robertson
$19,660 & $15,250
Lowdown Dirty Criminals (aka The Knock Off) Lowdown Dirty Criminals Ltd David Brechin-Smith, Angela Littlejohn and Bonnie Slater David Brechin-Smith TBC
$20,000
Moifaa Liberty Films Ltd and Garage Light Films Ltd Richard Fletcher and Ed Talfan Jeff Murphy TBC
$12,240
Cold Storage Off Ramp Films Ltd Michelle Turner Nick Ward and Jeff Hayward Ellory Elkayem
$22,000
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The Very Last Girl Second Cine Ltd Nik Beachman Michael Duignan Michael Duignan
$21,000 & $15,000
A Gift to Zion Kura Productions Ltd Quinton Hita Tearepa Kahi Tearepa Kahi
$25,000
O Jerusalem Isola Productions Ltd Rachel Jean Fiona Samuel Fiona Samuel
$20,000
Paradise Curious Film Ltd Matt Noonan Josh Frizzell Josh Frizzell
$20,000
Downside Story (aka Scumbags) ACIOB Ltd Maile Daugherty and Michael Bennett Michael Bennett and Hamish Bennett TBC
$18,500
Amandla Blues Gaylene Preston Productions Ltd Gaylene Preston Gaylene Preston Gaylene Preston
$15,000
Inside Dope Film Business Ltd Murray Francis David Brechin-Smith TBC
$10,000
The Perfect Woman Isola Productions Ltd Rachel Jean Fiona Samuel Murray Keane Newland THE Film Ltd
$20,000 & $18,000
$11,500
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Trevor Haysom Jodie Molloy TBC Magpie Hall Index Films Ltd Jonathan King and Matthew Grainger Jonathan King Jonathan King
$20,000
The Last Saint Reservoir Films Ltd Matthew Horrocks Rene Naufahu Rene Naufahu
$15,000
Babylon Great Southern Film and Television Ltd Rachel Gardner Glenn Standring Glenn Standring
$20,000 & $20,000
The Sunset Club Greenstone Pictures John Harris John Davies TBC
$4,740
Kiri-haehae: Skin Deep Tauihu Media Ltd Tui Ruwhiu and Brad Haami Riwia Brown Katie Wolfe
$20,000
Insane Jane Great Southern Film and Television Ltd Rachel Gardner Matt Heath and Jodie Molloy Matt Heath
$10,000
One Night Burgling Robber's Dog Films Ltd Mark Foster Glenn Wood Adam Stevens
$20,000
Miracle at St Johns Top Shelf Productions Ltd Vincent Burke Paul Oremland Paul Oremland
$10,000
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The Amazing Extraordinary Friends Greenstone Pictures Ltd Stephen Campbell Stephen Campbell Stephen Campbell
$20,000
Finding Johnson (documentary) Lone Pine Film and TV Productions Ltd Costa Botes n/a Sven Pannell
$5,000
Poisoned Earth Minute Productions Ltd and Sensible Ltd Tim Sanders Glenn Standring Glenn Standring
$18,000
Mountain Oysters Sycorax Enterprises Ltd Grant and Bryce Campbell Grant and Bryce Campbell TBC
$10,000
Dawn Raids Inkubator Ltd Paula Jones and Alex Lee Tom Dreaver TBC
$10,000
Maori Detective and the Boogie Fever Boogie Fever Ltd David Brechin-Smith David Brechin-Smith and Kelly Kilgour TBC
$15,000
Showband Desert Road Films Ltd Steven O'Meagher Vanessa Alexander Vanessa Alexander
$17,500
Life on the Island Escapade Pictures Ltd Philippa Campbell Colin Hodson Colin Hodson
$16,500
Beyond Endurance Supercollider Ltd
$14,000
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Paul Swadel Guy Hamling James Cunningham Photos of Loving Summer Isola Productions Ltd Rachel Jean Katie Wolfe and Hone Kouka Katie Wolfe
$16,000
Susi Newborn Rongo Productions Ltd Stephanie Bennett Stephanie Bennett Stephanie Bennett
$4,000
The Tear Collector One Car Films Ltd Glenis Giles Linda Niccol Linda Niccol
$15,000
When a City Falls (documentary) Frank City Falls Ltd Gerard Smyth and Alice Shannon Gerard Smyth Gerard Smyth
$5,000
ii) Advanced Development Committee The Straggler Nom de Guerre Films Ltd Michael Wrenn Jonathan Ogilvie Jonathan Ogilvie The Teacher and the Boy Desert Road Films Ltd Steven O'Meagher Toa Fraser Toa Fraser
$16,500
$46,000 & $20,000
Land of Tears Wild Pork Ltd Charlie McClellan Paul Murphy and Taika Waititi Paul Murphy
$15,000
Cities General Film Corporation Ltd Matthew Metcalfe
$50,000
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Roger Donaldson and Ken Friedman Roger Donaldson The Fat Man Herbert Muskie Filmwerks Ltd Tim White Robert Humphrey Gyde Toa Fraser
$44,050
Lowdown Dirty Criminals (aka The Knock Off) Lowdown Dirty Criminals Ltd Angela Littlejohn David Brechin-Smith Glenn Standring
$25,000
A Gift to Zion Kura Productions Ltd Quinton Hita Tearepa Kahi Tearepa Kahi
$20,000
The Weight of Elephants Severe Features Ltd and Zentropa Leanne Saunders and Katja Adomeit Daniel Borgman Daniel Borgman
$40,000
F/Development awards i) Professional Development Awards Desray Armstrong
$2,097
Fleur Saville
$4,777
Karl Schodt
$4,717
Matthew Sunderland
$5,000
Simone Horrocks
$5,000
Victoria Spackman
$5,000
Brian Challis
$4,850
David Strong
$2,513
Roseanne Liang
$2,725
Gareth Reeves
$4,360
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Maile Daugherty and Michael Bennett
$5,000
Norelle Scott
$4,540
ii) Talent Awards Ainsley Gardiner
$50,000
Alan Harris
$30,000
Ant Timpson
$25,000
Gregory King
$15,000
Jason Stutter
$15,000
Leanne Pooley
$25,000
Leanne Saunders
$25,000
Sumner Burstyn
$30,000
Tom Hern and James Napier Robertson
$15,000
iii) CEO Talent Awards Taika Waititi
$50,000
Gaylene Preston
$30,000
Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland
$30,000
iv) Other Te Paepae Ataata
$200,000
G/Producer International travel assistance i) To Markets To 37°South, Melbourne Angela Littlejohn
$2,000
Catherine Fitzgerald
$2,000
Leanne Saunders
$2,000
Liz DiFiore
$2,000
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Paul Swadel
$2,000
Rachel Gardner
$2,000
Tom Hern
$2,000
To Toronto Michelle Turner
$5,950
To Berlin Emma Slade
$6,310
To Cannes Dave Gibson
$7,900
Leanne Saunders
$7,900
Steven O’Meagher
$7,900
To Halifax Arani Cuthbert
$5,892
Robin Laing
$6,052
To Pusan Leanne Saunders
$6,302
To the International Documentary Film Festival, Amsterdam (IDFA) Lyn Collie
$6,065
To the American Film Market, Los Angeles Sue Rogers
$8,356
To DigiSpaa, Sydney Rhys Cain and Scott Boswell
$1,888 34
ii) General Matthew Horrocks and Guy Hamling to New York
$9,850
H/Festival travel assistance for feature filmmakers Gaylene Preston – Home by Christmas History Makers Awards/New York
$2,500
Rosemary Riddell, Mike Riddell, Rawiri Paratene The Insatiable Moon UK premiere
$6,897
Sumner Burstyn and Tom Burstyn – This Way of Life Los Angeles screenings/Oscar campaign
$6,000
Mike Wallis and Inge Rademeyer – Good for Nothing Santa Barbara Film Festival
$5,000
I/Festival travel assistance for short filmmakers Josh Thomson – Only Son Fantastic Film Festival (Austin, Texas)
$3,500
Chris Dudman – Choice Night Times BFI London/Valladolid Film Festival
$4,822
Tammy Davis – Ebony Society Sundance Film Festival/Berlin International Film Festival
$6,500
Chelsea Winstanley – Ebony Society Sundance Film Festival
$5,000
Katie Wolfe – Redemption Sundance Film Festival
$5,000
Rachel Jean – Redemption Sundance Film Festival
$5,000
Sam Peacocke – Manurewa Berlin International Film Festival
$4,189
Jackie van Beek – Go the Dogs Berlin International Film Festival
$4,000
Kirsten Green – Hauraki Tribeca Film Festival
$3,559
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Glen Real – Preferably Blue Tribeca Film Festival / Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film
$2,982
Stephen Kang – Blue Semaine de la Critique, Cannes
$4,630
Tara Riddell – Blue Semaine de la Critique, Cannes
$4,630
Sam Holst – Meathead Festival du Cannes
$5,000
Chelsea Winstanley – Meathead Festival du Cannes
$4,420
Desray Armstrong – Meathead Festival du Cannes
$4,420
Maria-Elena Doyle – Meniscus Annecy International Animated Film Festival
$2,891
J/Short film projects with production finance from the NZFC Premiere Shorts funding scheme through executive producer groups i) A Collective Intake of Breath – Maile Daugherty and Michael Bennett Night Shift Chelsea Winstanley and Matt Noonan Zia Mandviwalla Zia Mandviwalla
$90,000
Tiger Country Jeremy Macey Sarah Boddy Thomas Robbins
$90,000
ii) Tauihu Shorts – Brad Haami, Poata Eruera and Tui Ruwhiu The Jubjub Bird Claire Kelly Paul Stanley Ward Dylan Pharazyn
$98,000
Inorganic Angela da Silva and Donna Pearman Nick Ward Maria-Elena Doyle
$82,000
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iii) Tom Thumb Shorts – Chris Dudman, Polly Fryer and Steven O’Meagher Bee Ainsley Gardiner Loren Taylor Loren Taylor
$90,000
Sonny, My Older Brother Chelsea Winstanley and Matt Noonan Tammy Davis Tammy Davis
$90,000
Fresh Shorts funding scheme through the NZFC A Bend in the Road Gemma Freeman Rollo Wenlock Rollo Wenlock
$30,000
Fadeaway Amorangi Paitai Hone Kouka Robert George
$30,000
Lambs Tom Hern Sam Kelly Sam Kelly
$30,000
Pot Luck Desray Armstrong Martha Hardy-Ward Michelle Savill
$30,000
Pool Carla Brereton Carla Brereton and Stephen Ballantyne Stephen Ballantyne
$30,000
Runaways Alix Whittaker Jordan Dodson Jordan Dodson
$30,000
Ten Thousand Days Nik Beachman Michael Duignan Michael Duignan
$30,000
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Uphill Aaron Watson Jackie van Beek Jackie van Beek
$30,000
Baby Steps Fred Renata Mark Ruka Mark Ruka
$10,000
Hitchhike Julia Parnell Matthew Saville Matthew Saville
$10,000
Slugs and Snails Andrew Beattie Luke Anastassiou Luke Anastassiou
$10,000
Sneak Out Yani Feltham Ying Ly Ying Ly
$10,000
The Dump Orlando Stewart Hamish Bennett Hamish Bennett
$10,000
The Red Beret Nicholas Henwood and David White Glen Maw Glen Maw
$10,000
The Tinny House Rhys Morgan Rhys Morgan Rhys Morgan
$10,000
Tuffy Marc Swadel and Jay Ryan Matthew Sunderland Matthew Sunderland
$10,000
K/Short film projects with post production finance from the NZFC Blue Tara Riddell Stephen Kang
$34,096
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Stephen Kang Brainy Katja Adomeit Daniel Borgman Daniel Borgman
$20,000
Ebony Society Ainsley Gardiner and Chelsea Winstanley Tammy Davis Tammy Davis
$6,547
Go the Dogs Aaron Watson Jackie van Beek Jackie van Beek
$30,750
Hauraki Stephen Lovatt Dianne Taylor Kirsten Green
$1,962
Manurewa Kristian Eek Sam Peacocke Sam Peacocke
$15,421
Meniscus Maria-Elena Doyle Maria-Elena Doyle Maria-Elena Doyle
$3,589
Indigenous Initiative Te Ara ki te Paepae
$100,000
L/Professional development i) NZFC Initiatives First Writers Initiative
$58,498
Trainee Feature Director Scheme (Two Little Boys)
$10,000
The Mercurial Art: A Conversation with Tim White/Tim White Producer Focus Programme
$7,058
Leanne Pooley Documentary Directing Seminar
$1,400
Binger Doc Lab
$20,000 39
Berlinale Talent Campus
$6,000
No Borders, New York
$30,968
Script Factory Workshops
$15,764
Development Tools Workshop and Simon Van der Borgh Consultations
$19,497
Producing: An (On-going) Education with Finola Dwyer
$2,924
ACE
$12,235
Cinemart and Rotterdam Lab
$30,148
Accelerator, Melbourne
$11,709
37°South Partnership
$9,771
ii) Joint Initiatives Making Babies and Selling Them – Screenwriting Workshops in association with NZWG
$7,900
Christopher Vogler Workshop: The Writer’s Journey in association with Script to Screen
$5,956
WIFT NZ Mentorships
$10,650
Nadia Tass Directing for the Cinema Workshops in association with SDGNZ
$22,778
Follow-up sessions for Show Me Shorts: Short Film Lab 2010 participants
$1,600
Demystifying Distribution, Exhibition and International Sales in association with SPADA
$12,300
Killer Films US Screenwriting Internship in association with Script to Screen
$10,000
Dunedin Festival of Film and Television Craft (Script to Screen, NZWG, NHNZ, SDGNZ)
$500
Peter Gilbert Masterclass and Bootcamp (SDGNZ, Script to Screen, DocEdge, University of Auckland and BNO Productions)
$7,700
Development Workshops in association with NZWG
$3,150
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M/Industry Infrastructure Support Film NZ
$40,000
Nga Aho Whakaari
$60,000
New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG)
$80,000
Script to Screen
$110,000
Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand (SDGNZ)
$100,000
Screen Producers and Development Association (SPADA)
$95,000
Women in Film and Television New Zealand (WIFT NZ)
$60,000
V48HOURS Film Festival
$35,000
NZ Federation of Film Societies
$10,000
New Zealand International Film Festival
$85,000
Show Me Shorts Film Festival
$10,000
Wairoa Maori Film Festival
$20,000
New Zealand Screen Awards
$50,000
Pikihuia Awards for Maori Writers
$10,000
N/Domestic theatrical distribution support – publicity grants Metropolis for Home by Christmas
$22,801
Transmission for Boy
$86,833
Rialto for Predicament
$15,134
Rialto for The Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell
$8,200
Rialto for After the Waterfall
$6,044
Icon for Love Birds
$26,367
South Pacific Pictures/Sony for My Wedding and Other Secrets
$40,589
Godzone Snark Productions for Russian Snark
$2,500
Torchlight Films for Hook, Line and Sinker
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0/Certification as a New Zealand film (for purposes of the Income Tax Act) Provisional Certification Mr Pip Mr Pip Ltd Feature film Final Certification The Insatiable Moon The Insatiable Moon Ltd Feature film P/Productions certified as official co-productions Provisional Certification n/a Final Certification Turbo Dogs Racer Dogs (Productions) Ltd NZ/Canada co-production Animated television series Ice Ice Features Ltd NZ/UK co-production Feature film Ice Ice Features Ltd NZ/UK co-production Television mini-series Tracker Digit Films Ltd NZ/UK co-production Feature film
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Q/Screen production Incentive fund scheme (SPIF) approvals i) Provisional Certification: Two Little Boys Tent Pole Films Ltd Feature film Emilie Richards: Tales from the South Pacific (Series 3) GFC (Germany) Ltd Television series Sione’s 2: Unfinished Business Sione’s 2 Ltd Feature film The Stolen Stolen Lights NZ Ltd Feature film (Significant NZ Content only) Mr Pip Mr Pip Ltd Feature film ii) Final Certification The Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell Hopes and Dreams Ltd Feature film
$1.884 million
Emilie Richards: Tales from the South Pacific (Series 2) GFC (Germany) Ltd Television series
$0.931 million
Tracker Digit Films Ltd Feature film
$2.553 million
Life Force (Australia) NHNZ Ltd Documentary
$0.143 million
Life Force (New Zealand) NHNZ Ltd Documentary
$0.215 million
Ice ICE Features Ltd Television mini-series
$1.659 million
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Ice ICE Features Ltd Feature film
$2.489 million
Love Birds General Film Corp (Pierre) Ltd Feature film
$3.433 million
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NZFC FUNDING DECISIONS 2011/12
Key: Project Production Company/s Producer/s Writer/s Director/s A/New feature films with investment from NZFC The amounts in this section are the total NZFC equity investment in the film and therefore include all previous development funding received by the project. Short-term loans are also included in this figure but sales advances and non-recoupable grants are not.
Mt Zion (aka A Gift to Zion) Small Axe Films Ltd Quinton Hita Tearepa Kahi Tearepa Kahi
$1,389,649
The Weight of Elephants Three Birds Ltd and Zentropa Leanne Saunders and Katja Adomeit Daniel Joseph Borgman Daniel Joseph Borgman
$2,300,000
How to Meet Girls from a Distance (Make My Movie) Traces of Nut Ltd Andrew Beattie and Ruth Korver Richard Falkner, Dean Hewison and Sam Dickson Dean Hewison
$50,000
Medicine Woman Medicinal Films Ltd John Barnett and Chris Hampson Dana Rotberg Dana Rotberg
$2,000,000
Shopping Shopping NZ Ltd Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston
$1,914,133
How Far is Heaven (aka Jerusalem/Hiruharama) (documentary) River Pictures Ltd Miriam Smith n/a
$182,453
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Christopher Pryor and Miriam Smith The Dark Horse Four Knights Film Ltd Tom Hern and Jim Marbrook James Napier Robertson James Napier Robertson
Conditional offer
Giselle (documentary) GFC (Giselle) Ltd Matthew Metcalfe n/a Toa Fraser Utu Redux Kiwi Film Productions Ltd Graeme Cowley Keith Aberdein and Geoff Murphy Geoff Murphy
$345,000
Conditional offer
B/Feature films with additional investment from the NZFC When a City Falls (documentary) Frank City Falls Ltd Gerard Smyth and Alice Shannon n/a Gerard Smyth
$211,000
Mr Pip Mister Pip Ltd Robin Scholes, Andrew Adamson, Dean Vanech and Leslie Urdang Andrew Adamson Andrew Adamson
$300,000
Romeo and Juliet: A Love Song $55,000 Factory Fiction Ltd Michael O'Neill, Peter van der Fluit, Alastair Carruthers, Tim van Dammen Michael O'Neill, Peter van der Fluit, Tim van Dammen Tim van Dammen C/Digital features with post production grants from the NZFC Mental Notes (documentary) n/a Jim Marbrook n/a Jim Marbrook
$10,000
Moving (documentary)
$16,925
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Christchurch Moving Productions Ltd Michael Stephens Kiyong Park Kiyong Park Pictures of Susan (documentary) Octopus Pictures Ltd Tash Christie and Dan Salmon n/a Dan Salmon
$25,000
Russian Snark Godzone Pictures Ltd Liz DiFiore Stephen Sinclair Stephen Sinclair
$3,200
Song of the Kauri (documentary) Little Hawk Films Ltd Mathurin Molgat n/a Mathurin Molgat
$10,000
Tatarakihi - The Children of Parihaka (documentary) Gaylene Preston Productions Ltd Gaylene Preston and Paora Joseph n/a Paora Joseph
$10,000
The Last Ocean (documentary) Fisheye Films Ltd Peter Young Peter Young Peter Young
$25,000
The Red House (documentary) n/a Alyx Duncan Alyx Duncan Alyx Duncan
$10,000
D/Escalator low budget feature films (Includes $10,000 Mentor fund and $10,000 Sales and Marketing fund) Fantail Yes Please Films Ltd & Curious Ltd Sarah Cook, Matt Noonan Sophie Henderson Curtis Vowell
$270,000
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Shirley and the Hungary Bear My Dad Shot Your Dad Ltd Glen Real Wayne Ching Alan Dickson
$270,000
Everything We Loved (aka Stealing Tommy) Hijinx Pictures Ltd Tom Hern and Luke Robinson Max Currie Max Currie
$270,000
E/NZFC development finance for feature film projects i) Early Development Fund A Bittersweet Tale of Glory (Writer Development Loan/Seed Development Fund) Wayne Ching $7,500 Holy Cow (Writer Development Loan/Seed Development Fund) Sarah Boddy
$7,500
Puawai’s Flowers (Writer Development Loan/Seed Development Fund) Hone Kouka
$9,000
The Tutor (Writer Development Loan/Seed Development Fund) Dave Armstrong
$9,000
The Unbearable Darkness of Gavin (Writer Development Loan/Seed Development Fund) Helena Brooks and Jacquie Brown $9,000 Two Dogs (Writer Development Loan/Seed Development Fund) Savage
$9,000
Winter (Writer Development Loan/Seed Development Fund) Dianne Taylor
$9,000
Southern Lights Index Films Ltd Jonathan King and Matthew Grainger Matthew Grainger TBC
$17,500
The 10pm Question Lippy Pictures Ltd Donna Malane and Paula Boock Donna Malane and Paula Boock TBC
$17,500
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Heart of an Angel Blueskin Films Ltd Catherine Fitzgerald Riwia Brown TBC
$20,000
This Way (aka 13) White Balance Pictures David White Henry Feltham TBC
$3,000
The Whole World’s Watching WWW Pictures Richard Thomas and Owen Hughes Alan Erson Alan Erson
$17,500
Holy Cow Diva Productions Arani Cuthbert Lynda Topp and Jools Topp TBC
$9,000
Magpie Hall Index Films Ltd Jonathan King and Matthew Grainger Jonathan King Jonathan King
$20,000
The Changeover Afterimage Films Ltd Angela Littlejohn and Stuart McKenzie Stuart McKenzie Stuart McKenzie
$25,000
We Will Not Cease Escapade Pictures/First Film Company Philippa Campbell and Roger Randall Cutler Glenn Colquhoun Christopher Dudman
$17,930
Distant Fires Godzone PIctures Ltd Liz DiFiore Stephen Sinclair Stephen Sinclair
$9,000
Blood Rush n/a
$3,000
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Karl Zohrab Brain Challis TBC Mountain Oysters Valdon Films Grant and Bryce Campbell Grant and Bryce Campbell TBC
$5,000
Old Nut Crackers n/a TBC Stewart Main Stewart Main
$17,500
Return n/a TBC Kelly Kilgour Peter Burger
$17,000
Tuvalu Filmwork Ltd Fiona Copland Nigel McCulloch, Jarrod Holt and Ryan Hutchings Nigel McCulloch, Jarrod Holt and Ryan Hutchings
$3,000
Wounded THE Film Ltd Trevor Haysom Brad Haami TBC
$11,900
The Magic Shoes Fat Productions Neil Stichbury Michael Bennett Cris Casares
$7,500
Reservoir Hill KHF Media/Liberty Films David Stubbs, Thomas Robins and Richard Fletcher David Stubbs, Thomas Robins and Richard Fletcher David Stubbs and Thomas Robins
$20,000
53rd Victim Whenua Films Ainsley Gardiner Pip Hall Peter Burger
$20,000
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Katherine Mansfield Project MF Films Michelle Fantl Fiona Samuel Fiona Samuel
$18,300
The Graduation The Gibson Group Ltd Dave Gibson Matthew Saville TBC
$16,500
Born Tu Dance Storytime Films and Vendetta Films Daniel Story and Jill Macnab Hone Kouka Tammy Davis
$20,000
The Ballad of Helen and the Go Go Ninjas n/a TBC Michael Bennett TBC
$20,000
Moifaa Liberty Films Limited and Severn Screen Limited (UK) Richard Fletcher Jeff Murphy TBC
$18,600
Blue Smoke Lone Kauri Ltd Brendan Donovan and Kylie du Fresne Brendan Donovan TBC
$20,000
Kiwi Christmas Torrent Films Ltd Tim Sanders Andrew Gunn and Tony Simpson Tony Simpson
$3,000
1 Way (aka The One Thing) n/a TBC Bob Moore TBC
$18,000
Breathing is Singing (documentary) Kaitiaki Productions Ltd
$10,000
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Robert Boyd Bell and Tom Parkinson Ian Fraser Michael Seresin Shearer’s Motel Island Productions Aotearoa and Savage Films Lala Rolls and Maggie Miles Lala Rolls and Kirk Torrance Lala Rolls
$3,000
KHF Double Horror Project KHF Media/Liberty Films David Stubbs and Thomas Robins David Stubbs and Thomas Robins David Stubbs and Thomas Robins
$25,000
Untitled Community Media Trust Project (aka Thigh of the Passionate Nymph) Community Media Trust/Torchlight Films Andrea Bosshard, Shane Loader and Rangimoana Taylor Andrea Bosshard Andrea Bosshard and Shane Loader
$12,000
ii) Chief Executive Delegations The Other Side of the World n/a TBC Sam Holst Sam Holst
$5,000
Shopping Shopping NZ Ltd Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston Louis Sutherland and Mark Albiston
$20,000
The Dark Horse Four Knights Film Ltd Tom Hern and Jim Marbrook James Napier Robertson James Napier Robertson
$10,000
KHF Double Horror Project KHF Media/Liberty Films David Stubbs and Thomas Robins David Stubbs and Thomas Robins David Stubbs and Thomas Robins
$2,500
Long Black Coat Eek Ltd
$10,000
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Kristian Eek Jon Coutts and Jane Warren Christine Jeffs The Changeover Afterimage Films Ltd Angela Littlejohn, Stuart McKenzie, Miranda Harcourt Stuart McKenzie Stuart McKenzie
$15,000
The Rehearsal n/a Bridget Ikin Emily Perkins Alison Maclean
$20,000
Jojo Rabbit Defender Films Ltd Chelsea Winstanley Taika Waititi Taika Waititi
$4,950
Kiwi Flyer Torrent Films Ltd Tim Sanders Tony Simpson and Andrew Gunn Tony Simpson
$15,000
iii) Advanced Development Fund The Patriarch (aka Bulibasha, Mahana) Jump Film & Television Ltd Robin Scholes John Collee Lee Tamahori
$22,000
Ergotism Bad Bread Ltd Jonathan Dowling, Andrew Beattie, Sue Thompson and Jon Staton Stefan Rochfort Stefan Rochfort
$20,000
My Name Was Judas Idas Film Ltd Matthew Horrocks, Tim Sanders and Adrian Burr Guy Hamling Paul Schrader
$69,847
The Dark Horse Four Knights Film Ltd Tom Hern and Jim Marbrook
$25,000
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James Napier Robertson James Napier Robertson The Weight of Elephants Three Birds Ltd and Zentropa Leanne Saunders and Katja Adomeit Daniel Joseph Borgman Daniel Joseph Borgman
$15,000
iv) Board Development Decisions Pictures of Susan Octopus Pictures Ltd Tash Christie and Dan Salmon n/a Dan Salmon
$35,000
Beyond the Known World Reservoir Films Ltd Matthew Horrocks Dianne Taylor Pan Nalin
$30,500
F/Development awards i) Professional Development Awards Angus Benfield (LA Variety Family Entertainment and Faith Based Summit)
$4,985
Ari Wegner (Cannes with Night Shift)
$5,000
James Trevena-Brown (Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn Coaching)
$5,000
Jen Wood (Production Internship at Arsam International)
$5,000
Marshall Smith (Billboard and Hollywood Reporter Film and Music Conference)
$5,000
Roseanne Liang (Snowblade Director Internship)
$4,620
Shuchi Kothari (Script Factory Writer’s Workout)
$4,030
Simon Reira
$3,400 54
(Wet Plate Photography Tutorship) Stephen Gallagher (Composer Internship)
$5,000
Tom Hern (Clermont-Ferrand and Berlin)
$5,000
Tom McLeod (Hollywood Music Workshop- Klosterneuburg, Vienna)
$5,000
ii) CEO Delegations (Professional Development) Roseanne Liang (2011 Golden Rooster Film Awards attendance)
$2,725
Sam Kelly (Binger Directors Artist in Residency)
$2,650
Welby Ing (Judith Weston Workshops)
$5,000
iii) Talent Awards Mike Riddell
$20,000
Nick Ward
$20,000
Robert Sarkies and Duncan Sarkies
$30,000
Florian Habicht
$20,000
South Pacific Pictures
$50,000
Catherine Fitzgerald
$50,000
iv) CEO Talent Awards Sam Holst
$10,000
Stephen Kang
$10,000
Tammy Davis
$10,000
Tusi Tamasese
$20,000
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To Beijing International Film Festival/CFCC Pitch & Catch 2012 George Andrews
$5,000
Maile Daugherty
$2,500
Michael Bennett
$2,500
Samuel Miller
$5,000
Tui Ruwhiu
$5,000
To Cannes Film Market Matt Horrocks
$7,000
Matt Noonan
$5,000
Tim White
$9,000
To International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Annie Goldson
$2,360
Costa Botes
$4,129
To Toronto International Financing Forum 2011 Mina Matheson
$5,250
To Venice International Film Festival 2011 Catherine Fitzgerald
$6,600
ii) General Matthew Horrocks (Australia – packaging & financing) Sue Thompson (LA – packaging & financing)
$1,000 $5,000
H/Festival travel assistance for feature filmmakers Duncan Sarkies – Two Little Boys Berlin International Film Festival
$3,470
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Tusi Tamasese – The Orator Venice International Film Festival
$1,387
Tusi Tamasese – The Orator Sundance Film Festival
$2,984
Tusi Tamasese – The Orator Toronto International Film Festival
$4,805
I/Festival travel assistance for short filmmakers Justine Simei-Barton – Snow in Paradise Berlin International Film Festival
$3,083
Nikki Si’ulepa – Snow in Paradise Berlin International Film Festival
$2,962
Sam Holst – Meathead Berlin International Film Festival
$2,995
Tom Hern – Lambs Berlin International Film Festival
$700
Zia Mandviwalla – Night Shift Cannes Film Festival
$5,000
Sam Kelly – Lambs Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
$4,996
Hamish Bennett – The Dump Palm Springs Film Festival
$3,100
Peter McCully – Eeling Palm Springs Film Festival
$3,100
Richard Mans – Abiogenesis Palm Springs Film Festival
$3,100
Matthew Saville – Hitch Hike Tampere Film Festival
$3,495
Amber Easby & Heather Lee – 43,000 Ft Tribeca Film Festival
$3,866
Louise Leitch – Whakatiki Tribeca Film Festival
$3,399
Melissa Dodds – Whakatiki Tribeca Film Festival
$2,857
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Richard Mans – Abiogenesis Valladolid Film Festival
$1,000
J/Short film projects with production finance from the NZFC Premiere Shorts funding scheme through executive producer groups i) A Collective Intake of Breath – Maile Daugherty and Michael Bennett Bullrush Sarah Cook Mick Andrews Miki Magasiva
$90,000
U.F.O Mhairead Connor Gregory King Gregory King
$90,000
ii) Tauihu Shorts – Brad Haami, Poata Eruera and Tui Ruwhiu Dive Julia Parnell Matthew Saville Matthew Saville
$90,000
Ride Leela Menon Karyn Childs Karyn Childs
$90,000
iii) Tom Thumb Shorts – Chris Dudman, Polly Fryer and Steven O’Meagher Wide-Eyed Catherine Fitzgerald Catherine Bisley Catherine Bisley
$90,000
Mr Bernstein Jackie Dennis Deb Filler Lance Kelleher
$90,000
Fresh Shorts funding scheme through the NZFC Blankets Melissa Dodds Casey Whelan Louise Leitch
$30,000
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Queenie Michelle Savill Sam Burt and Jeremy Liss Paul Neason
$30,000
Horse (aka Soldier Boy) Sarah Cook Jessica Bluck Jessica Bluck
$30,000
Taniwha David White and Melissa Dodds Asuka Sylvie Asuka Sylvie
$30,000
The Hunting Party Maile Daugherty Nick Ward and Andrew Beattie Andrew Beattie
$30,000
The Light Harvester Sarah Howden Jason Lei Howden Jason Lei Howden
$30,000
Two Eyes, Two Hands, Two Feet Stephen Lovatt Kirsten Green Kirsten Green
$30,000
Wing Chun Fiona Copland Ant Sang Ant Sang
$30,000
The God Painter Helmut Marko Pavel Kvatch Joseph Ryan
$10,000
Airmail Kirsty Cooper Prue Cunningham Prue Cunningham
$10,000
Here be Monsters (aka Eyes Behind Before) Nadia Maxwell Nic Gorman Nic Gorman and Paul Glubb
$10,000
Fire in Cardboard City
$10,000 59
Matt Heath Phil Brough Phil Brough and Matt Heath Friday Tigers Julia Parnell Aidee Walker Aidee Walker
$10,000
I Kill David White David White and Paul Wedel David White and Paul Wedel
$10,000
I’m Going to Mum’s Jeremy Macey Lauren Jackson Lauren Jackson
$10,000
Purerehua Sandra Richmond Renae Maihi Renae Maihi
$10,000
K/Short film projects with post production finance from the NZFC Abiogenesis Richard Mans Richard Mans Richard Mans
$2,887
Hitch Hike Julia Parnell Matthew Saville Matthew Saville
$10,570
I Kill David White David White and Paul Wedel David White and Paul Wedel
$3,217
Lambs Tom Hern Sam Kelly Sam Kelly
$13,259
Night Shift Chelsea Winstanley Zia Mandviwalla Zia Mandviwalla
$9,179
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Whakatiki Melissa Dodds Bernadette Murphy Louise Leitch
$25,000
Indigenous Initiative Waharoa Strategy ‘Maui - Te Paepae
$100,000
L/Professional development i) NZFC Initiatives Trainee Feature Director Scheme (Shopping)
$10,000
Trainee Feature Director Scheme (Top of the Lake)
$10,000
Trainee Feature Director Scheme (Medicine Woman)
$10,000
Producer Intern Scheme (Shopping)
$10,000
Binger Director Lab
$21,000
Berlinale Talent Campus
$14,000
Script Factory Workshops
$30,000
Alan Sharp Workshops
$15,000
Cinemart and Rotterdam Labs
$40,082
Chinese Delegation Writers Meeting
$450
Eave Marketing Workshop
$6,180
MPA-CICE Workshop
$1,000
37°South Partnership
$12,731
Accelerator
$9,755
No Borders
$18,667
ACE
$4,617
ii) Joint Initiatives Directors Finders Series in association with SDGNZ
$15,000
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Killer Films Internship in association with Script to Screen
$20,000
Screenwriting workshops in association with EAT Wellington
$7,720
Content workshop in association with Film Wellington and Grow Wellington
$500
Pitching workshop in association with NZWG
$1,440
Miranda Harcourt Actors Workshop in association with Actors’ Equity NZ
$4,480
Docu72 in association with the Documentary Edge Trust
$5,000
Revolver Producer Master Classes in association with Revolver Entertainment
$850
Now What/Treatments workshop in association with NZWG
$4,000
Writer’s Room Series in association with Script to Screen
$5,000
Mark Woods MIFF Discussions in association with 37°South
$850
Killer Films Internship in association with Script to Screen
$20,000
Magma Short Film Workshops in association with Magma Film Festival
$5,000
Te Rangitawaea Workshops in association with Te Rangitawaea Festival
$5,000
Outlook for Someday Workshops
$15,000
John Stevenson Masterclasses in association with The GAV Trust
$10,800
Inspiring Stories Workshops in association with Inspiring Stories Charitable Trust
$38,400
Mentorships in association with WIFT
$10,000
Sian Jaquet Workshop in association with WIFT
$1,330
‘Welcome to the Firm’ Workshop in association with WIFT
$813
Show Me Shorts Workshop in association with Show Me Shorts Film Festival
$10,000
The Age of Stupid Workshops in association with WIFT
$8,630
48 Hour Film Festival (talent development support)
$15,000
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M/Industry Infrastructure Support Actors Equity
$10,000
Documentary Edge Festival Trust
$15,000
Film NZ
$40,000
New Zealand Film & Video Technicians’ Guild (NZF&TVG)
$10,000
New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG)
$80,000
Nga Aho Whakaari
$54,000
Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand (SDGNZ)
$90,000
Script to Screen
$99,000
Screen Producers and Development Association (SPADA)
$85,500
Women in Film and Television New Zealand (WIFT NZ)
$54,000
48 Hour Film Festival
$20,000
New Zealand International Film Festival
$90,000
Wairoa Maori Film Festival
$20,000
N/Domestic theatrical distribution support – print and publicity grants South Pacific Pictures/Sony for My Wedding and Other Secrets
$33,321
Icon for Love Birds
$26,367
Godzone Snark Productions for Russian Snark
$2,500
Metropolis for Love Story
$18,739
Transmission for The Orator
$53,319
Sony for Billy T: Te Movie
$131,855
South Pacific Pictures for Sione’s 2:Unfinished Business
$100,000
Gamewhizz for The Devil’s Rock
$13,073
Wickcandle Film for Sky Whisperers Ranginui
$5,000
Rialto for The Most Fun You Can Have Dying
$31,573 63
Antipodean Films for Rest for the Wicked
$3,458
Rialto for Shihad:Beautiful Machine
$57,120
0/Certification as a New Zealand film (for purposes of the Income Tax Act) Provisional Certification n/a Final Certification Kiwi Flyer Kiwi Flyer Productions Limited Feature film Butterfly Crush Artmedia Feature film Salmon World 3D Southern Gateway Tourism Limited 3D tourism film P/Productions certified as official co-productions Provisional Certification Emilie Richards: Tales from the South Pacific (Series 4) GFC (Germany) Ltd Television series New Zealand from Above Making Movies Ltd Television documentary series Final Certification Emilie Richards: Tales from the South Pacific (Series 3) GFC (Germany) Ltd Television series Q/Screen production Incentive fund scheme (SPIF) approvals i) Provisional Certification: Top of the Lake 64
Top of the Lake Productions Ltd Television series Fresh Meat Gibson Group Fresh Meat Ltd Feature film Shopping Shopping NZ Ltd Feature film Medicine Woman Medicinal Films Ltd Feature film NZ From Above Making Movies Ltd Television documentary series Mt Zion Small Axe Films Ltd Feature film Emilie Richards: Tales from the South Pacific (Series 4) GFC (Germany) Ltd Television series Ergotism Bad Bread Ltd Feature Film ii) Final Certification Aerial Assassins (aka Winged Warriors) Raptor Productions Ltd Documentary
$53,813
Emilie Richards: Tales from the South Pacific (Series 3) GFC (Germany) Ltd Television series
$1,310,974
Life Force (Australia) Natural History New Zealand Ltd Documentary
$143,388
Life Force (New Zealand) Natural History New Zealand Ltd Documentary
$215,098
The Wot Wots (Series 2) Spotty Limited Partnership
$787,146
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Animated television series Two Little Boys Tent Pole Films Ltd Feature film
$2,427,139
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