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New Zealand Film Commission

Wellington, New Zealand(approximate location)

Who works there

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Contact & details

TypeFilm Commission · Film
LocationWellington, New Zealand
Websitenzfilm.co.nz
Emailreception@nzfilm.co.nz
Phone+64 4 382 7680
Statusactive2026 credit i
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How their work is rated

Average rating
7.0IMDb
4.0directory 6.28.0

59 rated titles, weighted by votes

Awards
Oscars1of2nominations50%

584 wins from 1,182 nominations across all awards

Box office
$16m

Combined US gross, 17 of 99 titles

Once Were Warriors poster
Highest rated
Once Were Warriors
1994
7.937,765 votes
Bad Behaviour poster
Lowest rated
Bad Behaviour
2023
4.31,166 votes
Mostly
drama, comedy, horror
Active
1983–2026
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Best known for
What We Do in the Shadows

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 76 of 99 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Credits24 of 176

98 films · 1 TV title

Titles per year72 titles · busiest 2021 with 7

72 titles across 30 years, averaging 2.4 a year. The last five years average 3.8 a year, above their long-run rate. 4 of those 30 years carry no credit on file.

Quality over time44 rated titles · bigger dots carry more votes
3579their average 7.0200020102020

Their 2010s work is their strongest, averaging 7.1 across 14 titles. The 21 titles since 2015 average 6.7, 0.3 below their 7.0 overall. 8 of 44 rated titles sit above their 7.0 average, which is weighted by votes: the most seen titles pull it up.

Who they work with

Directors
  • Taika Waititi3
  • Paul Middleditch2
  • Toa Fraser2
  • Robert Sarkies2
  • Vincent Ward2
Writers
  • Taika Waititi3
  • Peter Jackson3
  • Tom Furniss2
  • Robert Sarkies2
  • Vincent Ward2
Notable cast
  • Temuera Morrison4
  • James Rolleston3
  • Craig Hall3
  • Melanie Lynskey3
  • Marton Csokas2
Genres
  • Drama47 of 74
  • Comedy27 of 74
  • Horror13 of 74
  • Thriller12 of 74
  • Romance9 of 74

Names appearing on two or more of New Zealand Film Commission’s produced titles, across the 74 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.

Works with11 companies

Companies that appear alongside New Zealand Film Commission on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

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