Who we are
Built in the South Island, for the regions.
Raw landscapes, larger than life characters, stories you can't fake or move to a studio somewhere else.
The West Coast, Tasman, Nelson and Marlborough are the most cinematic corner of New Zealand and we're building a studio from the ground up.
Lean, fast, proudly independent. DIY in the best sense.
Definitely not waiting for Wellington or Auckland to greenlight us.
How we do it
- Built to the budget.
- We start with what a film can earn, then build it from there. Films for 100-250K NZD, made again and again.
- Cinema first.
- Bums on seats, watching our films, in cinemas. Commercial proof not prestige.
- Lean production.
- Short shoots. Real locations, real people. Small multiskilled crews. Doco efficiency meets narrative certainty.
- Fast track development.
- Finely tuned stories with deep characters brought to life through improvisation.
- Vertical & independent.
- We distribute direct to independent cinemas across the globe.
- Sustainable through respect.
- Flat day rates. Everyone is paid.
- Everyone on the backend.
- Built to grow.
FAQ
- Will you apply for NZF funding?
- Sure, but our model doesn't need it and we're not waiting for some JAFA to decide if it's worthy. If we get funding, we hire more crew, but we're not into dependency.
- What about big cinema chains?
- Sure, but we love independent cinemas more and in our experience that's where indie films perform.
- Sounds like you're a bit anti the industry.
- Not at all. The industry is incredible and performs well for the main centres. Just in the regions, pulling your pants down for some millionaire producer doesn't fly, so we want to do it differently.