List of New Zealand films
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This film, television or video-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it with reliably sourced additions.A chronology of feature films and feature-length telemovies produced or filmed in New Zealand ordered by year of release:
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[edit] Key
- * = Funded in part by the New Zealand Film Commission.
- † = Year given is dates of principal photography rather than release.
[edit] 1910s
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | ||||||
| Hinemoa | Gaston Méliès | First NZ feature film [1] | ||||
| Loved by a Maori Chieftess | Gaston Méliès | [1] | ||||
| How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride | Gaston Méliès | [1] | ||||
| 1914 | ||||||
| Hinemoa | George Tarr | Romance | First feature film with a NZ producer and director.[2] | |||
| 1916 | ||||||
| The Mutiny of the Bounty | ||||||
[edit] 1920s
[edit] 1930s
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | ||||||
| The Romance Of Maoriland | ||||||
| 1935 | ||||||
| Down on the Farm (film) | First New Zealand talkie feature. | |||||
| Hei Tiki | a.k.a. Primitive Passions | |||||
| New Zealand's Charm: A Romantic Outpost of Empire | CJ Morton | Scenic | [4] | |||
| Magic Playgrounds in New Zealand's Geyserland | Scenic | [4] | ||||
| 1936 | ||||||
| Phar Lap's Son | ||||||
| The Wagon and the Star | ||||||
| On the Friendly Road | Rudall Hayward | |||||
| 1937 | ||||||
| New Zealand Review no.1, Holiday Sounds | Scenic | [4] | ||||
| 1938 | ||||||
| New Zealand Review no.5, Mountain Holiday | Scenic | [4] | ||||
| 1939 | ||||||
| Rewi's Last Stand (1939) | Rudall Hayward | [5] | ||||
[edit] 1940s
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | ||||||
| One Hundred Crowded Years | Official Centennial film | |||||
| 1947 | ||||||
| Green Dolphin Street | Victor Saville | Historical Drama | Academy award winning film set in New Zealand starring Lana Turner and Van Heflin.[5] | |||
| 1949 | ||||||
| Sands of Iwo Jima | Allan Dwan | War | Location shooting for Hollywood film.[5] | |||
[edit] 1950s
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | ||||||
| Broken Barrier | John O'Shea | Drama | [5] | |||
| 1954 | ||||||
| The Seekers (1954 film) | Ken Annakin | Adventure | Location shooting for British film with NZ setting.[5] | |||
| 1955 | ||||||
| Battle Cry | Raoul Walsh | War | Leon Uris novel set in NZ starring Van Heflin, James Whitmore and Tab Hunter.[5] | |||
| 1957 | ||||||
| Until They Sail | Robert Wise | Wartime Romance | Location shooting at Sumner for Hollywood film set in NZ.[5] | |||
[edit] 1960s
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | ||||||
| Runaway (1964 film) | John O'Shea | [5] | ||||
| 140 Days Under the World | Geoffrey Scott | Documentary | 1965 Academy Award Nominee: Documentary Short.[6] | |||
| 1966 | ||||||
| Don't Let It Get You | John O'Shea | Comedy | [7] | |||
| 1969 | ||||||
| Young Guy on Mt. Cook (ja:Nyu jirando no wakadaishô) | Jun Fukuda | (Location shooting of Japanese film)[5] | ||||
[edit] 1970s
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | ||||||
| To Love a Maori | Rudall Hayward | Shot on 16mm [5] | ||||
| 1973 | ||||||
| Rangi's Catch | Michael Forlong | [5] | ||||
| 1974 | ||||||
| Games '74 | John King, Sam Pillsbury, Paul Maunder, Arthur Everard | Sports documentary | ||||
| 1975 | ||||||
| Test Pictures:Eleven Vignettes from a Relationship † | Geoff Steven | shot on 16mm [5] | ||||
| Landfall (film) † | Paul Maunder | shot on 16mm [5] | ||||
| 1976 | ||||||
| Off the Edge † | Michael Firth | Skiing | [5] | |||
| The God Boy † | Murray Reece | Telemovie [5] | ||||
| 1977 | ||||||
| Wild Man (film) | Geoff Murphy | |||||
| Sleeping Dogs | Roger Donaldson | Drama/Action | First NZ film to open in the U.S.A | |||
| Solo (1977 film) | Tony Williams | |||||
| 1978 | ||||||
| Skin Deep * | Geoff Steven | Drama | [5] | |||
| Died in the Wool † | Brian McDuffie | whodunnit | telemovie | |||
| Colour Scheme † | Peter Sharp | whodunnit | telemovie | |||
| Angel Mine | David Blyth | Fantasy | [8] Art New Zealand | |||
| 1979 | ||||||
| Middle Age Spread*† | John Reid | Comedy | (shot on 16mm) | |||
| Jack Winter's Dream † | David Sims | telemovie | ||||
| Sons for the Return Home*† | Paul Maunder | |||||
[edit] 1980s
[edit] 1990s
[edit] 2000s
[edit] 2010s
| Title | Director | Genre | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||||||
| Tracker | Ian Sharp | Action / Adventure | ||||
| Wound | David Blyth | Horror | ||||
| Matariki | Michael Bennett | Drama | ||||
| Boy | Taika Waititi | Comedy / Drama | ||||
| Yogi Bear | Eric Brevig | Comedy / Family | US production filmed in New Zealand. | |||
| Predicament | Jason Stutter | Comedy | Based on the Ronald Hugh Morrieson novel.[19] | |||
| The Insatiable Moon | Rosemary Riddell | Comedy / Drama | [20] | |||
| The Hopes & Dreams of Gazza Snell | Brendan Donovan | Comedy / Family | ||||
| 2011 | ||||||
| The Devil's Rock | Paul Campion | Horror | ||||
| Love Birds | Paul Murphy | |||||
| My Wedding and Other Secrets | Roseanne Liang | |||||
| The Hobbit | Peter Jackson | Fantasy | ||||
| The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn | Steven Spielberg | Family / Adventure | ||||
| Operation 8: Deep in the Forest | Errol Wright and Abi King-Jones | Documentary | ||||
| The Most Fun You Can Have Dying | Kirstin Marcon | |||||
[edit] See also
- Cinema of New Zealand (lists New Zealand movies from 2003)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FilmNZ History
- ^ NZ Film Archive
- ^ [1] NZ Film Archive
- ^ a b c d NZFA Events Calendar
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi "Feature Films made in New Zealand since 1939". New Zealand Film Commission. 13 November 2008. http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/getattachment/1ae13826-36fa-42df-a54f-61397a40aed7/Feature_Films_since_1940_by_year.aspx?disposition=attachment. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ Awards for 140 Days Under the World (IMDB)
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211335/
- ^ [2] David Blyth's new film Angel Mine
- ^ NZ film commission
- ^ Wild Horses (1983)
- ^ Among the cinders (IMDB)
- ^ The Silent One (1984)
- ^ Out of Time (1984) (TV)
- ^ Vigil (IMDB)
- ^ Tongan Ninja at IMDB
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1128077/
- ^ "New movie lures Melanie Lynskey home". Taranaki Daily News. 24 October 2007. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4249000a1870.html. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ Calder, Peter (27 August 2009). "The Strength of Water". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10593311. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ Kara, Scott (2010-08-12). "Predicament in the making for local film". New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10665479.
- ^ "Reaching for the Moon". Otago Daily Times. 2010-10-02. http://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/film/129313/reaching-moon.
- Leonard Maltin's 2007 Movie Guide
[edit] Further reading
- Dennis, Jonathan & Jan Bieringa, (1996) "Film in Aotearoa New Zealand", Wellington: Victoria University Press. (best source on topic) ISBN 0-86473-309-7
- Martin, Helen, and Edwards, Sam, (1997) New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1
[edit] External links
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