Upcoming Events & Initiatives
Industry Mixers
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Industry Mixer - Queenstown
Monday 23 February 2026
5pm to 8pm with a short presentation at 6pm
Ayrburn Barrel Room, Ayr Avenue, Queenstown.
RSVP below.
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Industry Mixer - Wellington
Early 2026 (date TBC)
Further details to come
Register your interest below
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Industry Mixer - Christchurch
Early 2026 (date TBC)
Further details to come
Register your interest below
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Industry Mixer - Bay of Plenty
Early 2026 (date TBC)
Further details to come
Register your interest below
Subcommittees & Upcoming Webinars
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Location Focus Subcommittee
The Location Focus subcommittee is being developed to strengthen and expand how we communicate NZ’s offering as a filming destination. If you are interested in joining the subcommittee to help shape this initiative, which will form part of SNZI’s wider international communications & advocacy programme, please click below.
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Lobbying Strategy Subcommittee
We are establishing a Lobbying Strategy subcommittee and invite members who would like to actively assist this initiative to register their interest. This subcommittee will work in conjunction with our Executive Committee and our professional PR advisors.
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Webinar - Examining the new PDV 5% Uplift Criteria
Thursday 19 February 2026, 4pm
The webinar will cover:
Outline of the final settings and points test to qualify;
How NZ PDV suppliers bear the onus of qualifying on behalf of foreign studio benefits
What issues arise for local PDV suppliers to satisfy the points test?
Transitional rules do exist (at NZFC discretion)
Will these changes attract more VFX work to NZ?
Is something more required?