This application form can be used for either provisional approval of a production as an ofcial co-production or provisional
certication of a production as a New Zealand lm for tax purposes. If you are applying for certication as a New Zealand lm,
then you do not need to complete the parts of this application form which relate to the foreign co-producer.
This application form comprises seven sections:
Section 1 – Applicant/Co-producers Information
Section 2 – Production Information
Section 3 – Budget
Section 4 – Financing
Section 5 – Personnel
Section 6 – List of Required Documents
APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE:
CO-PRODUCTION OR CERTIFICATION
SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION
Please send one electronic copy of your application, including all relevant attachments, to: co-productions@nzlm.co.nz
CONFIDENTIALITY
Information that you supply to the NZFC may be provided to the staff and Board of the NZFC, the IRD, and independent
consultants where necessary during the approval process.
The NZFC will use reasonable efforts to maintain the condentiality of the information provided by you. However, the NZFC
is subject to various disclosure requirements, for example under the Ofcial Information Act 1982, and shall not be liable for
any disclosure it believes (acting reasonably) it is required to make.
Notwithstanding this, you acknowledge that the NZFC may publicly disclose the following information without reference to
you: the name of the applicant and the production, the relevant co-production agreement or treaty, and the relevant co-
production percentages.
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Section 1: Applicant/Co-producers Information
Full name of co-production
company:
(registered name)
Name of Individual Producer:
Contact details:
For co-productions, the applicant must be the New Zealand producer.
For co-productions, please provide details of the foreign country co-producer:
Names of applicant company
directors
Nationality Country of permanent residence
Names of applicant company
shareholders
Nationality Country of permanent residence
Names of co-production company
directors
Nationality Country of permanent residence
Names of co-production company
shareholders
Nationality Country of permanent residence
Full name of applicant company:
(registered name)
Company registration number:
Registered ofce address:
Name of Individual Producer:
Contact details:
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Section 2: Production Information
Title of production:
Format of production:
Co-production Percentages
New Zealand nancing percentage: %
Co-Producer nancing percentage: %
Synopsis of Production:
If the production is a series, please supply
a synopsis of each episode. Continue on a
separate sheet if necessary.
Intended Duration of Production:
Intended Total running time (in minutes):
Specify the intended dates and locations of each stage of production
Intended Start Date Intended Finish Date Location country
Pre-production
Principal photography/production
animation
Post-production
Will any lming or post-production
take place outside the co-production
countries (or New Zealand, if this
application is for certication as a
New Zealand lm)? If so, specify why:
What is the scheduled completion date
(being the date it will be ready to be
shown to the general public)?
Ownership/Chain of Title
Please provide details of the actual or proposed chain of rights from the owner of the underlying rights through to
the nal owner/s of the copyright in the production:
Name Description
Nationality/Permanent
residence
Document by which rights
obtained
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Section 3: Budget
Amount in NZD
Percentage of total
budget
What is the total budget of the production?
NZ$ 100%
What is the budget for New Zealand elements?
NZ$ %
What is the budget for the co-production country’s elements?
NZ$ %
What is the budget for the third country
(non-co-production country) elements?
NZ$ %
The percentage to be spent on New Zealand elements (dened below) must be reasonably similar to the percentage of
nancing raised by the New Zealand co-producer.
Expenditures on New Zealand elements includes:
New Zealand cast and crew fees and related expenses (per diems, travel and accommodation) whether they are in New
Zealand or not;
New Zealand facilities and equipment costs;
A proportion of the insurance costs, completion guarantee fee and other general expenses;
Legal costs incurred by the New Zealand co-producer; and
The cost of any third country goods or services incurred by the New Zealand co-producer.
Note: Expenditure on New Zealand elements for the purposes of a co-production is unlikely to be the same as qualifying
New Zealand production expenditure for the purposes of SPG. For example; costs relating to the services of New Zealanders
performed overseas during pre-production do not count as New Zealand production expenditure for the purposes of SPG but
do count as New Zealand expenditure for the purpose of co-production.
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Section 4: Financing
Financing provided or raised by the New Zealand co-producer:
Name of nancier
Country of residence of
nancier
Type of nance (e.g. loan, equity,
distribution advance)
Amount
NZ$
NZ$
NZ$
NZ$
NZ$
Total:
NZ$
New Zealand co-producers contribution as a percentage of the total nal cost:
%
For Co-Productions - Financing provided or raised by the foreign co-producer:
Name of nancier
Country of residence of
nancier
Type of nance (e.g. loan, equity,
distribution advance)
Amount
NZ$
NZ$
NZ$
NZ$
NZ$
Total:
NZ$
Foreign co-producers contribution as a percentage of the total nal cost:
%
Note: The sum of both totals must equal the total budget specied in section 3.
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Section 5: Personnel
All personnel involved in the production must be citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand or the co-producing
country. For permitted exceptions to this rule please contact the NZFC.
Feature lms and TV drama
(15 points)
Name New Zealand points
Foreign
co-producing
country points
Third part country
points
Compulsory Points (10 points)
Writer (2 points)
Director (2 points)
DOP (1 point)
Editor (1 point)
Cast - 4 principal roles
(4 points)
Discretionary points (select 5 of the below)
Composer (1 point)
Costume Designer (1 point)
Production Designer (1
point)
Script Editor (1 point)
Sound Designer (1 point)
Underlying work (1 point)
VFX Supervisor (1 point)
Other senior key role
specic to the lm such
as choreographer, special
make-up design etc.(1 point)
Name of role:
Total: 15 points
Percentage of each country’s contribution
% % %
Attach an intended cast and crew list, specify nationality.
An individual cannot be treated as two nationalities in one application.
You may not score half-points without the approval of the NZFC.
The percentage of creative contribution of New Zealanders must be reasonably similar to the percentage of nancing provided
or raised by the New Zealander co-producer.
Please complete the relevant points test below (Feature lms and TV dramas, Documentaries or Animation):
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Documentary (10 points) Name New Zealand
Foreign co-producing
country
Third party
country
Compulsory Points (6 points)
Writer (2 points)
Director (2 points)
DOP (1 point)
Editor/Picture Editor (1 point)
Discretionary points (select 4 of the below)
Composer (1 point)
Researcher (1 point)
Narrator (1 point)
Sound Designer, Recordist,
Sound Editor or Mixer (1 point)
Underlying work/subject matter
(1 point)
Other senior key role specic
to the lm such as underwater
DOP, art director, VFX supervisor
etc. (1 point)
Name of role:
Total: 10 points
Percentage of each country’s contribution
% % %
Animation (13 points) Name New Zealand
Foreign co-producing
country
Third party
country
Compulsory Points (9 points)
Writer (2 points)
Director/Animation Director (2
points)
Key Animator (1 point)
Storyboard Artist (1 point)
Voices - 3 principal roles (3 points)
Discretionary points (select 4 of the below)
Sound Design (1 point)
Underlying Work (1 point)
Key Model Designer(1 point)
Voice/actors Director(1 point)
Other senior key role specic
to the lm such as 3D modeller,
digital composer, previs
animator etc. (1 point)
Name of role:
Total: 13 points
Percentage of each country’s
contribution
% % %
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Section 6: List of required documents
Attached N/A
1.
Certicate of Incorporation of applicant
2.
Co-production Agreement (draft or preferably signed)
3.
Copies of all chain title documentation (from the acquisition of the underlying
rights to the co-production agreement)
4.
Full list of cast and crew specifying nationality and permanent residence
5.
Shooting script
6.
Detailed budget - for Co-productions, please categorise expenditure as New
Zealand expenditure, co-production country expenditure and third country
expenditure
7.
Detailed schedule