The New Zealand Film Festival — Arts & Culture Charity in Wellington
The New Zealand Film Festival is a Trust charity in the Arts & Culture sector, based in Wellington, Wellington. CharityData rates this charity D (47.1/100). Annual revenue: $2.5M NZD. 1 red flag detected. Financial data as at December 2025.
Mission: The primary purpose of the Trust is to develop, support, encourage and enhance knowledge, awareness and an understanding of international moving picture culture in New Zealand. We aim to foster interest in film and moving image within local communities and encourage a high standard of film and moving image creation and appreciation.
- Registration Number
- CC23151
- Charity Type
- Trust
- Registration Date
- 2008-04-17
- Status
- Active
- CharityData Rating
- D (47.1/100)
- Sector
- Arts & Culture
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- festival@nziff.co.nz
- Data as at
- December 2025
Beneficiaries: Children / young people, General public, Migrants / refugees, Older people, People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, People with disabilities
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $2.5M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $2.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $0.2M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.0M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.2 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 5
- Financial Year End
- 2025-12-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5M | $2.8M | $0.0M |
| 2024 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $3.5M | $3.3M | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $1.8M | $2.4M | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $2.2M | $0.7M |
| 2019 | $4.3M | $4.0M | $1.3M |
| 2018 | $4.0M | $3.8M | $1.0M |
| 2017 | $3.7M | $3.7M | $0.8M |
| 2016 | $3.7M | $3.6M | $0.8M |
CharityData Rating
- Overall Grade
- D
- Overall Score
- 47.1/100
- Financial Score
- 49.4
- Governance Score
- 75
- Transparency Score
- 65
Red Flags
- 2 trustees of this charity also sit on multiple other charity boards — concentrated trustee bandwidth may warrant board-skill-mix review.
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (2)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lockett | Trustee | 2026-04-14 |
| Robin Laing | Deputy Chair | 2002-03-14 |
Former Officers (19)
- Jane McKenzie — Trustee (departed 2026-04-14)
- Sharon Menzies — Deputy Chair (departed 2025-11-18)
- Kaine Thompson — Chair
- Tobias Manhire — Trustee (departed 2026-01-13)
- Christopher Hormann — Trustee (departed 2025-04-29)
- Helen Marie O'Connell — Trustee (departed 2020-06-18)
- James Every - Palmer — Trustee (departed 2023-06-30)
- Adrienne Bonell — Trustee (departed 2022-06-29)
- Christopher Watson — Trustee (departed 2019-03-09)
- Louise Baker — Trustee (departed 2021-06-19)
- Tanya Surrey — Trustee (departed 2018-04-28)
- Jacqueline Kean — Trustee (departed 2016-11-06)
- Ryan Reynolds — Trustee (departed 2014-05-03)
- Tearepa Kahi — Trustee
- Andrea Haines — Trustee (departed 2013-05-04)
- Catherine Fitzgerald — Trustee
- Andrew Balcombe - Langridge — Trustee (departed 2025-04-29)
- Peter Hay — Trustee (departed 2013-11-16)
- Lindsay Shelton — Trustee (departed 2012-11-03)
Funding Sources
- Foundation North — $420,000
- Foundation North — $120,000
- Foundation North — $60,000
- Foundation North — $50,000
- Pub Charity Limited — $40,000
- Foundation North — $25,000
- Foundation North — $20,000
- Trust House Foundation — $3,000
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The New Zealand Film Festival
Financial data as at December 2025. Sourced from Charities Services register.
$2.5M
$2.8M
$154.2K
5
Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2025). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
This rating may reflect incomplete data
This charity's grade of D is based on limited data from the NZ Charities Register, which does not provide detailed expense breakdowns. Without verified program vs admin spending, efficiency scoring is unavailable and the financial score relies on health metrics only. This charity's actual performance may differ from what the available data suggests.
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About
The primary purpose of the Trust is to develop, support, encourage and enhance knowledge, awareness and an understanding of international moving picture culture in New Zealand. We aim to foster interest in film and moving image within local communities and encourage a high standard of film and moving image creation and appreciation.
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Ranked against 22 peers · Arts & Culture · $1M – $10M
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