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New Zealand cinema can refer to films made by New Zealand-based production companies in New Zealand. However, it may also refer to films made about New Zealand by filmmakers from other countries. Due to the comparatively small size of its film industry, New Zealand produces many films that are co-financed by overseas companies.
Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale is a 1986 New Zealand animated comedy film based on cartoonist Murray Ball's comic strip Footrot Flats about a New Zealand farmer and his border collie sheepdog. The film was written by Ball and Tom Scott, directed by Ball, and produced by John Barnett and Pat Cox, with music by Dave Dobbyn. The voice cast includes leading New Zealand actors John Clarke, Peter Rowley, Rawiri Paratene, Fiona Samuel and Billy T. James. It was New Zealand's first feature-length animated film. The film was released in November 1986 in New Zealand by Kerridge-Odeon, and opened in Australia on 9 April 1987. Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale grossed $2,500,000 at the New Zealand box office . In Australia, it grossed $4,317,000 which is equivalent to $11 million in 2016.
Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill is a documentary about the history of New Zealand cinema written by Sam Neill and co-directed by Neill and Judy Rymer. The film was released in 1995, and was New Zealand's contribution to the British Film Institute's Century of Cinema series. The title refers to the dark and brooding nature of many of New Zealand's most notable films, which Neill considers a reflection of the nation's struggle to find, or form, its own identity. The film screened in the 1995 Cannes Film Festival, and won Best Documentary in the 1996 TV Guide Film and Television Awards of New Zealand.
Beyond Reasonable Doubt is a 1980 New Zealand docu-drama feature film directed by John Laing and starring David Hemmings, John Hargreaves, Roy Billing, and Terence Cooper.
Alun Robert Bollinger is a New Zealand cinematographer, who has worked on several Peter Jackson films, and many other films in New Zealand. He has also been a Director of Photography, including the second unit for Peter Jackson's trilogy The Lord of the Rings. He started as a trainee cine-camera operator for television with the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation in 1966.
Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill is a New Zealand actor. Neill's career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he has been regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation.
Ruby and Rata is a 1990 New Zealand comedy-drama film, directed and produced by Gaylene Preston.
25 April is a 2015 New Zealand animated documentary film about the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign directed by Leanne Pooley. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.
Landfall is a 1975 New Zealand film directed by Paul Maunder. The film was first shown at the 1977 Wellington Film Festival.
Country Lads is a 1941 New Zealand patriotic propaganda film. It was produced by the National Film Unit for the New Zealand war effort.
Journey for Three is a 1950 New Zealand black and white immigration propaganda film.
Wild Man is a 1977 New Zealand comedy starring Bruno Lawrence, Ian Watkin and Tony Barry. It was written and directed by Geoff Murphy.
Send a Gorilla is a 1988 New Zealand comedy film directed by Melanie Read.
Dangerous Orphans is a 1986 New Zealand action film directed by John Laing.
Sons for the Return Home is a 1979 New Zealand film directed by Paul Maunder. The film is based on the 1973 book by Albert Wendt.
Wayleggo is a 1965 New Zealand short film. It was produced by the National Film Unit. The film was based on the 1947 musterer memoir Wayleggo written by Peter Newton.
Angel Mine is a 1978 New Zealand fantasy fiction film.
Starlight Hotel is a 1987 New Zealand Depression-era drama film.
The Te Kooti Trail is a 1927 New Zealand historic drama film about Te Kooti, based on a newspaper serial written by Frank Bodle. This silent film is described as New Zealand's first docudrama and was created by husband and wife team Rudall and Hilda Hayward.
Mr. Wrong is a 1985 New Zealand horror film, directed by Gaylene Preston. The film was based on an Elizabeth Jane Howard short story. It was released in the US as Dark of the Night.
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- 1 2 "The Last Tattoo". NZ On Screen. 1994. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- 1 2 Murray, Scott (April 1994). "A Short History of Film in New Zealand 1977-1994". (Issuu pp 61,65,81). No. 97–98. Cinema Papers New Zealand Supplement. pp. 15, 19, 35. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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- ↑ "Cinema of Unease". NZ On Screen . Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision . Retrieved 5 August 2014.