New Zealand Film
Welcome to the New Zealand Film archive. Most New Zealand films have been made by small independent film-makers, often on a low budget and sometimes with sponsorship from the private sector or the NZ Film Commission. Only recently have international film companies used the New Zealand film industry as a source of feature films. However, the independent tradition of filmmaking in New Zealand dates back to the end of the 19th century, when film was first shot in New Zealand. The first feature film made in Godzone was "Hinemoa". It premiered on August 1, 1914 at the Lyric Theatre, Auckland.
The documentary film Cinema of Unease, by Sam Neill, presents an accessible history of film in New Zealand.
Most films are able to be accessed below, however some Films have been seperated into sub-categories, ie "New Zealand Documentaries", "Short Films" and "Peter Jackson Directs". The mother-lode can be prospected below.
Right: An artists rendition of Geoff Murphy's "Goodbye Pork Pie".
Outrageous Fortune: Series 4 (2008)
6.1/10
Starring: Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Antonia Prebble, Siobhan Marshall, Frank Whitten, G...
Cheryl battles the forces of Wolf to defend her kids and castle, but as family tensions erupt, the worst villain may be the enemy within... The Kiwi m... Read more
Outrageous Fortune: Series 5 (2009)
6.1/10
Starring: Frank Whitten, Antony Starr, Robyn Malcolm, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble, K...
The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition in thievery, larceny and petty crimes. Or at least they used to be. At the beginning of s... Read more
Outrageous Fortune: Series 6 (2010)
6.1/10
Director: Various
Starring: Frank Whitten, Antonia Prebble, Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Siobhan Marshall, K...
The Wests are a one-family crime wave with a proud tradition in thievery, larceny and petty crime. Or at least they used to be. At the beginning of Se... Read more
Pallet on the Floor (1986)
5.2/10
Director: Lynton Butter
Starring: Bruce Spence, Peter McCauley, Marshall Napier
A black comedy about Bail Beaumont-Foster, a fallen aristocrat and his life long mate, Sam Jamieson and the riotous events that follow, when the pair... Read more
Perfect Creature (2007)
5.5/10
Director: Glenn Standring
Starring: Saffron Burrows, Dougray Scott, Leo Gregory, Stuart Wilson
The second film from Kiwi Glenn Standring is an ambitious vampire tale set in Nuovo Zealandia, a 1960s-style alternative to our past. The 'Brotherhood... Read more
Perfect Strangers (2003)
5.2/10
Director: Gaylene Preston
Starring: Sam Neill, Rachael Blake, Joel Tobeck
When Melanie (Rachael Blake) goes home from the pub with a handsome stranger (Sam Neill), she's captivated by his charm and attentiveness. He sails he... Read more
Pictures (1981)
5/10
Director: Michael Black
Starring: Kevin J Wilson, Peter Vere-Jones, Helen Moulder
The story of the Burton brothers, photographers in colonial New Zealand and their opposing angles in presenting the Maori culture. Kevin J Wilson and... Read more
Piece of My Heart (2009)
7.7/10
Director: Fiona Samuel
Starring: Annie Whittle, Rena Owen, Emily Barclay, Keisha Castle-Hughes
A powerful drama based on true stories. Unmarried mothers in 1960s New Zealand were treated harshly - sent to secluded homes to have their babies, the... Read more
Pirates of the Airwaves (2014)
Director: Charlie Haskell
In 1966, rock 'n' roll had taken over, the sexual revolution was in full swing, and New Zealand was forging its identity as a nation away from its col... Read more
Pork Pie (2017)
6.5/10
Director: Matt Murphy
Starring: Dean O'Gorman, James Rolleston, Ashleigh Cummings
'Pork Pie' tracks the escapades of a trio of accidental outlaws as they travel the length of New Zealand in a yellow MINI Cooper S, protesting conform... Read more