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49:. Founded in 1936 when the government took over a private film studio, Filmcraft, the NFU produced newsreels, documentaries and promotional films about New Zealand, and for many years was the only significant film-production facility in the country. Many people who became prominent in the development of the modern New Zealand film industry were trained by the NFU (for example, the actor 71:
After the end of the war in 1945, the NFU continued with a renewed focus on "educational film" for domestic audiences as well as the projection of a favourable image of New Zealand overseas, particularly for tourism promotion as well as, to lesser extent, to attract immigrants and investment and to
137:. When staff were told of the sale price, the triumphant management and government officials seemed somewhat surprised to be treated with a collective gasp followed by a "slow clap". 22: 68:, a weekly magazine-style film journal that was distributed free to New Zealand's cinemas. Other productions included short documentaries about the war effort. 295: 280: 84: 243: 275: 118: 290: 300: 229: 285: 114: 203: 42: 8: 98: 132: 223: 78: 130:
When the NFU was privatised in the 1990s, it was purchased by TVNZ for a paltry
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In the late 1990s TVNZ sold the NFU studios in Miramar to film-maker
50: 21: 186: 184: 107: 38: 181: 60:, the NFU had a brief to provide war-time information and 204:"Weekly Review | Series | Short Film | NZ On Screen" 174:. Wellington: John Struthers; Wright & Carman. 267: 172:Miramar Peninsula: A Historical and Social Study 64:to further the war effort. The NFU produced the 16:New Zealand state-owned film production company 41:-production organisation originally based in 96:(1963), and the three-projector wide-screen 85:One Hundred and Forty Days Under the World 190: 169: 296:Film production companies of New Zealand 20: 268: 123:, a television docudrama about Sir 53:started at the NFU as a director). 13: 88:(nominated for an Oscar in 1964), 82:(nominated for an Oscar in 1958), 72:further trade. Notable films were 14: 312: 281:Film organisations in New Zealand 236: 196: 1: 163: 25:Logo of NZ National Film Unit 7: 276:1930s in New Zealand cinema 151: 10: 317: 291:State-owned film companies 90:A Deaf Child in the Family 170:Struthers, John (1975). 76:about the Maori chief, 244:"A history of the NFU" 228:: CS1 maint: others ( 115:Television New Zealand 26: 113:In 1977, the NFU and 24: 37:) was a state-owned 99:This is New Zealand 94:Amazing New Zealand 301:National Film Unit 250:. 11 February 2022 208:www.nzonscreen.com 193:, pp. 85, 86. 31:National Film Unit 27: 308: 260: 259: 257: 255: 240: 234: 233: 227: 219: 217: 215: 200: 194: 188: 175: 144:where he set up 136: 79:Snows of Aorangi 316: 315: 311: 310: 309: 307: 306: 305: 286:Wellington City 266: 265: 264: 263: 253: 251: 242: 241: 237: 221: 220: 213: 211: 202: 201: 197: 189: 182: 166: 154: 131: 17: 12: 11: 5: 314: 304: 303: 298: 293: 288: 283: 278: 262: 261: 235: 210:. NZ On Screen 195: 191:Struthers 1975 179: 178: 177: 176: 165: 162: 161: 160: 158:Park Road Post 153: 150: 146:Park Road Post 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 313: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 273: 271: 249: 245: 239: 231: 225: 209: 205: 199: 192: 187: 185: 180: 173: 168: 167: 159: 156: 155: 149: 147: 143: 142:Peter Jackson 138: 134: 128: 126: 122: 121: 116: 111: 109: 105: 101: 100: 95: 91: 87: 86: 81: 80: 75: 69: 67: 66:Weekly Review 63: 59: 54: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 32: 23: 19: 252:. Retrieved 247: 238: 212:. Retrieved 207: 198: 171: 139: 129: 120:The Governor 119: 117:co-produced 112: 97: 93: 89: 83: 77: 74:Te Rauparaha 73: 70: 65: 58:World War II 55: 34: 30: 28: 18: 248:Archives NZ 125:George Grey 47:New Zealand 270:Categories 164:References 62:propaganda 135:3 million 110:, Japan. 51:Sam Neill 224:cite web 214:21 March 152:See also 104:Expo '70 56:During 43:Miramar 254:14 May 108:Osaka 256:2022 230:link 216:2018 133:NZ$ 102:for 39:film 29:The 106:at 35:NFU 272:: 246:. 226:}} 222:{{ 206:. 183:^ 148:. 127:. 92:, 45:, 258:. 232:) 218:. 33:(

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film
Miramar
New Zealand
Sam Neill
World War II
propaganda
Snows of Aorangi
One Hundred and Forty Days Under the World
This is New Zealand
Expo '70
Osaka
Television New Zealand
The Governor
George Grey
NZ$
Peter Jackson
Park Road Post
Park Road Post


Struthers 1975
"Weekly Review | Series | Short Film | NZ On Screen"
cite web
link
"A history of the NFU"
Categories
1930s in New Zealand cinema
Film organisations in New Zealand
Wellington City

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