Business Showcase brought to you by Screen NZ International l 10 September 2026
Acclime:
The Expertise Behind the Production
While the cameras capture what audiences see, every successful production depends on an equally important operation behind the scenes.
Companies must be established. Contracts need to be right. Financial and taxation obligations must be managed. Incentive applications need to be project-managed and withstand scrutiny. And all of it must happen within the demanding schedules and commercial realities of screen production.
For more than 20 years, Acclime’s New Zealand Film and Entertainment team has helped international live-action, post-production, digital and visual effects, co-production and local production businesses navigate that complexity.
The team combines deep Big Four tax expertise with hands-on production accounting experience. It is a rare blend that allows Acclime to understand both the technical requirements and what it takes to keep a production moving.
That expertise has supported clients across the global screen sector, including Netflix, Disney, Amazon MGM Studios, Apple TV+, Marvel, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal, Skydance, Legendary Entertainment and Fifth Season, among others.
One of Acclime’s standout capabilities is its extensive experience with the New Zealand Screen Production Rebate.
The team has handled approximately 130 applications, providing complete application management as well as independent “red flag” reviews. Its support also includes registrations, waivers, specialist opinions and consulting, backed by a close working relationship with the New Zealand Film Commission.
For international producers, that experience brings clarity and confidence to an important but often complex part of producing in New Zealand.
“Productions don’t just need technically correct advice. They need people who understand the pressures, timing and commercial realities behind the work. That is where our experience makes a real difference.”
PHIL GORE, Director, Screen Industry, Acclime
Acclime supports productions throughout their New Zealand journey.
In addition to their specialist incentives facilitation services, this includes special purpose vehicle formation, Acclime ownership and director services (where required), registered office services, tax registrations, bank account setup and Companies Office filings. The team can also assist with structuring, key production agreements (production services agreements, services assignment agreements, film financing security, cast and crew contracts etc), financial accounting and taxation compliance. Once production is complete, Acclime can help repurpose or wind up New Zealand companies.
Rather than working with disconnected advisers at different stages, productions have access to one experienced team that understands the complete lifecycle.
Recent live-action productions in New Zealand where Acclime has provided end-to-end services include Lionsgate’s Spartacus: House of Ashur series and Fifth Season’s East of Eden series.
Acclime’s involvement goes beyond individual productions. The team actively supports and advises many of New Zealand’s screen organisations and is passionate about helping ensure the country’s incentive settings remain internationally competitive.
Because attracting world-class productions takes more than extraordinary locations and creative talent - it also takes trusted specialists working behind the scenes to make New Zealand an easy, confident and commercially attractive place to produce.
For more information visit www.acclime.com
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CONTACT ACCLIME NZ
656 Great South Road, Ellerslie, Auckland
+64 9 918 3474
Phil Gore - Director, Screen Industry
Andy Archer - Senior Director, Screen Industry &
Tax Advisory
