New Zealand Film Commission

The Screen Industry Guild owes thanks to the New Zealand Film Commission/Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga.

The Film Commission have generously supported The Screen Industry Guild with funding including support which has allowed for the development of this website.

The New Zealand Film Commission was established in 1978 by an Act of the New Zealand Parliament. It has the statutory responsibility "to encourage, participate and assist in the making, promotion, distribution and exhibition of films" made in New Zealand by New Zealanders on New Zealand subjects.

The Film Commission provides loans and equity financing to New Zealand film-makers to assist in the development and production of feature films and short films being made in New Zealand. The Film Commission does not itself produce films. The Film Commission is also active in the sales and marketing of New Zealand films, and it assists with training and professional development within the industry.

Professional Associations and Unions (New Zealand)

New Zealand Writers Guild
Union representing screen writers in New Zealand
www.nzwritersguild.org.nz
Pan-Asian Screen Collective (PASC)
PASC represents screen practitioners of Pan-Asian heritage including those from long-established New Zealand Chinese and Indian communities. It also includes members from migrant and refugee communities.
www.pasc.co.nz
Directors and Editors Guild of New Zealand
Professional association representing screen directors and editors in New Zealand
www.degnz.co.nz
Screen Production and Development Association (SPADA)
Professional association representing independant New Zealand producers & production companies.
www.spada.co.nz
Women in Film and Television (WIFT)
WIFT NZ, Women in Film and Television Incorporated, is an organisation working in film, television and associated industries which works to support growth and sustainability in the screen industries with a particular emphasis on equal opportunity and participation for women.
www.wiftnz.org.nz
Equity New Zealand
Union representing Actors in New Zealand
www.equity.org.nz
The Pacific Islands Screen Artists (PISA)
The Pacific Islands Screen Artists (PISA) group supports, encourages and promotes individuals of Pacific Islands heritage working in the New Zealand Screen sectors at all stages of their journey.
www.pisa.org.nz
New Zealand Cinematographers Society (NZCS)
Professional association of cinematography and the camera community in New Zealand
www.nzcine.com
Ngā Aho Whakaari
Professional association representing Maori practitioners in the screen production industry.
ngaahowhakaari.org

Screen Industry Government Organisations

New Zealand Film Commission
Commission and funding agency with a statutory responsibility "to encourage, participate and assist in the making, promotion, distribution and exhibition of films"
www.nzfilm.co.nz
Tax information for the Screen Industry
Screen production information from the Inland Revenue Department
www.ird.govt.nz/industry-guidelines/screen-production
Te Māngai Pāho
Funding agency for the production of Mäori language television programmes, music CDs and videos and for Maori radio stations.
www.tmp.govt.nz
New Zealand On Air
Funding agency for television, radio and NZ music content.
www.nzonair.govt.nz
Creative New Zealand
Arts council "National development agency for the arts in New Zealand".
www.creativenz.govt.nz

Professional Associations and Unions (International)

IATSE Local 891 (Vancouver)
Union representing screen technicians in British Columbia
www.iatse.com
Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance (Australia)
Australian union representing screen technicians and actors
www.meaa.org
BECTU (UK)
UK union representing screen technician
www.bectu.org.uk