TV and Film Production

Women in Film & Television (WIFT) in New Zealand consists of two separate organizations, WIFT Auckland and WIFT Wellington, who have a mutually cooporative relationship. WIFT New Zealand is affliated to WIFT international and the women of Nga Aho Whakaari.

WHENUA FILMS was started in early 2004 by Cliff Curtis and Ainsley Gardiner. Cliff, a talented character actor, came home from Hollywood with the expectation that after ten years away the Maori Film Industry would be flourishing with a diverse range of characters for him to play!! The reality inspired him to start a company devoted to creating a home for indigenous storytelling, that would in turn encourage an aspect of the industry informed by tikanga Maori.

TORO PIKOPIKO is a family based multi media production company formed by Jeffrey Addison (Kai Tahu) and Whaitaima Te Whare (Ngati Tuwharetoa) in 1995. Since then, with our two children Te Aue & Tohi we have toured throughout Aotearoa performing original puppet shows at many Kohanga Reo, Schools, Marae and Festivals.... Toro Pikopiko began producing radio programs in 1999, and have been making a series of television programs, called Toro Pikopiko E! since 2004 with the help of our sincere friends and whanaunga tino rawe....

The New Zealand Screen Council is an independent industry organisation charged with the responsibility of facilitating growth within the New Zealand screen production sector. This website aims to be a useful resource for those interested in the activities of the Screen Council and, more broadly, in the New Zealand screen production sector itself.

Te Waka Toi, the Maori arts board of Creative New Zealand, allocates project grants and develops initiatives. Te Waka Toi also funds Toi Maori Aotearoa on a three-year basis and Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre on an annual basis. With the Arts Board of Creative New Zealand, it contributes to the annual funding of Taki Rua Productions.

Te Mangai Paho is a Crown Entity established to make funding available to the national network of Maori radio stations and for the production of Maori language television programmes, radio programmes and music CDs.

The Screen Production and Development Association of New Zealand (SPADA) represents the interests of producers and production companies on all issues that affect the commercial and creative aspects of independent screen production in New Zealand.

The Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand (SDGNZ) creates a forum where directors can define, defend and further their professional industry. Directors have a responsibility to shape and influence the collective environment they work in. It is the Guild's role to help Screen Directors work more effectively in the New Zealand Film and Television industry. Through the promotion and advancement of New Zealand feature film and TV production, the SDGNZ strives to develop the professional incentives that are needed to encourage talented people to stretch their skills, exploit their gifts to the full and encourage others to follow.

NZ On Air's job is to promote and foster the development of New Zealand's culture on the airwaves by funding locally-made television programmes, public radio networks and access radio, and to promote New Zealand music by funding music videos and radio shows.

The New Zealand Film and Video Technicians' Guild Incorporated (NZF&VTG) is a non-profit professional organisation representing the interests of film and video crew and allied crafts in the New Zealand screen production industry.