List of New Zealand film directors

The following is a list of New Zealand film directors and producers.

• Andrew Adamson
• Barry Barclay – produced the first feature made by an indigenous person anywhere in the world
• Pietra Brettkelly – award-winning documentary filmmaker, part of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, named an Arts Laureate of New Zealand
• Martin Campbell
• Jane Campion
• Niki Caro
• Winston Cowie
• Max Currie
• Jordan Dodson
• Roger Donaldson (born in Australia)
• Cameron Duncan
• Toa Fraser
• Alex Galvin
• Ainsley Gardiner
• Briar Grace-Smith
• Libby Hakaraia
• Ben Hawker
• Rudall Hayward – pioneer filmmaker
• Jason Lei Howden
• Sir Peter Jackson
• Christine Jeffs
• Rupert Julian, aka Percival Hayes – New Zealand's first Hollywood actor, director during the silent era
• Paul Maunder
• Brad McGann
• Danny Mulheron
• Geoff Murphy
• Andrew Niccol – film director, screenwriter
• John O'Shea
• April Phillips
• Gaylene Preston
• Christian Rivers
• James Napier Robertson
• Tom Sainsbury
• Robert Sarkies
• David Sims
• Jason Stutter
• Lee Tamahori
• Ant Timpson
• Taika Waititi (Taika Cohen)
• Vincent Ward
• Peter Wells – author and film director
• Mika X

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