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".
The winning flick about Ruby, an elderly woman not yet ready for a retirement home and Rata, a would be rock singer and solo mother well practiced in... Read more
Exploring this country's most burning obsession - buying the perfect house in the best location. This entertaining suburban satire focuses on feuding... Read more
A bittersweet comedy about two refugee artists from Russia getting to grips with life in the South Pacific. The unworldly Misha and his vivacious wif... Read more
Meet the Savages; This earthy offering tells the story of a tough West Auckland family battling to survive in a dysfunctional culture armed with the o... Read more
AKA 'Nate and Hayes'. This US/NZ co-production stars Tommy Lee Jones as the legendary buccaneer Bully Hayes. Aided by his mercenary crew he sets out t... Read more
When Grace (Kirsty Hamilton) meets Gerald (Jim Moriarty), a delicate relationship develops. He repairs her confidence, which was shattered when her mo... Read more
When five Otago University students (Scarfies) start squatting in an old abandoned house they discover a locked room with a large quantity of "weed".... Read more
A grand romp about the strain of Valentines Day on a Gorilla Singing Telegram Company. Stars Carmel McGlone, Katherine McRae. Read more
Simon (Joel Edgerton) is living a comfortable but unfulfilling life in the suburbs, with his wife (Danielle McCormack), two kids,and a sex-life on hol... Read more
David McPhail plays the eponymous old crock of a secondary teacher who takes a relieving job at the highly dysfunctional Te Papawai Boys High. The inc... Read more