Department of Post NZ

12/06/2025

A shout-out to "We Were Dangerous" taking out the Dramatic Feature Award at imagineNATIVE Film Festival. We couldn't think of a more deserving recipient, this film is truly exceptional, and we extend our congratulations to Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu and Morgan Waru and the entire team.

In 1954 New Zealand, three rebellious girls—Nellie, Daisy, and Lou—are sent to a remote island institution, where they form an unbreakable bond in defiance o...

12/06/2025

Beyond excited to share the newly released trailer for "Workmates," the latest film directed by Curtis Vowell and starring the talented duo of Sophie Henderson and Matt Whelan.

Department of Post are thrilled to have collaborated with such a creative team by providing the dailies and completing both the sound and picture post-production.

Check out the trailer and head along to theatres to support this fantastic New Zealand film!

When an accident threatens to shut down the tiny, underfunded theatre they’ve built together, Lucy realises she would do anything to save the theatre and kee...

05/02/2025

The murderous doll who captivated pop culture in 2023 is back!

We're thrilled to once again be supporting Blumhouse & Universal Pictures in the creation of the M3GAN sequel.

Department of Post is providing lab-dailies, editorial facilitates & VFX pulls for M3GAN 2.0.
Providing tooling & services to a world-class level for box office success.

We eagerly await its theatrical release in June and this time she’s not alone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTAYuj8K7YE

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Miss Me? is only in theaters June 27. ---The murderous doll who captivated pop culture in 2023 is back. And this time she’s not alone. The original cr...

16/01/2025

We have been on the edge of our seats waiting for this! : House of Ashur teaser just dropped.

Department of Post is beyond proud to be in the arena providing full Location and Post services across multiple units for this worldwide iconic series.

We created a package of services that included on-set DIT, Dailies colour, Vid Split, Editorial Facilities, VFX pulls, Dolby Atmos Audio Post, Dolby Vision UHD Post.
As well as pushing the boundaries in creating an extensive private network, linking studio, post & VFX vendors securely.

Congratulations to all the cast, crew, directors & producing team who put everything into this, we can’t wait for everyone to see the stunning work that is happening within these doors in bringing back to life a series that NZ is renowned for.

Your first look at Spartacus: House of Ashur on STARZ is coming. Stay tuned… to the STARZ YouTube Channel: http://bit.ly/1kalhP0Get...

16/10/2024

The Show Me Shorts awards were presented to nine filmmakers over the weekend and a massive shout out to the team taking out the Department of Post Best New Zealand Film: Vea Mafile’o, Eldon Booth, Alex Lovell for Lea Tupu’anga (Mother Tongue). The judges hailed the film as a true reflection of the diversity and richness of our stories here in Aotearoa.

Grab your tickets and get along to a line up of shorts that we're all fizzing about, thanks Show Me Shorts Film Festival for yet another incredible festival!

A speech therapist oversells her Tongan language skills to get a job.

17/06/2024

Shout out to Tom Hern, Belindalee Hope, and Nua Finae - the creative geniuses behind this sexy and hilarious tale, based on the true story of an ethical brothel in small-town New Zealand. It’s been an absolute blast and privilege to work on something so norm-shaking, just as we'd expect from this amazing producing team.

Our talented crew at Department of Post handled DIT/Dailies, Editorial, VFX, and Picture Post. Hats off to everyone involved!

Stay tuned for a wild ride!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RXLmr-NbdI&t=1s

16/06/2024

Our latest project Ka Whawhai Tonu is premiering at the Sydney Film Festival this weekend and hitting cinemas on August 1st! It’s been a privilege to help tell this powerful story of relentless battle, crafted by the descendants of those who lived it.

Big shout out to our team at Department of Post for their amazing work on DIT/Dailies, Editorial, VFX, Picture Post, and Sound Post. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Mark your calendars and get ready to be moved by this incredible film.

Tiki Taane & Arli Liberman - Hold On To The Dream Ft. Louis Baker“Hold On To The Dream” is the stirring theme song for the powerful new feature film “Ka Whaw...

14/06/2024

We’re super stoked to have helped bring this awesome story to life! 🎬✨ It’s a fun tale of rebellion with a deeper, darker truth that just had to be told. We couldn’t be prouder of how it all came together.Massive shout out to the amazing wahine who made it happen: Maddie Dai, Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu, Maria Ines, Morgan Waru, Polly Fryer.
Our crew at Department of Post handled DIT/Dailies, Editorial, and Picture Post, and it was such a blast from start to finish. Can’t wait for you all to check it out!

Coming to Aotearoa New Zealand cinemas August 22. Opening Night of Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival.Screening at Sydney, Melbourne and P...

03/04/2024

It's been an honour and privilege to fulfil VFX, theatrical picture & sound post alongside Director Michael Jonathan and the team bringing to screen the Battle of Ōrākau. This film is in an authentic narrative based on real survivor accounts and made with a cast & crew, of whom many are descendants of those who fought in the actual battle. Providing world-class tools to Aotearoa filmmakers, enabling them to tell such stories with such impact - is exactly why we're here.

15/03/2024

Congratulations to Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu and the Piki Films team for taking out the SXSW "Special Jury Award for Filmmaking"!

It’s an absolute treat and honour to work with such talented filmmakers and be part of bringing such incredible and powerful stories to screen.

Thank you for trusting us in handling dailies and picture post for "We Were Dangerous".

Executive produced by Taika Waititi, Māori filmmaker Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu’s debut is a short but effective calling card.

08/02/2024

The team at DOP are thrilled to announce the release of Dark City The Cleaner, which will be available to watch on Neon & SoHo from March 4.

Department of Post is honoured to have supplied dailies, HDR picture post, sound post & VFX for this brilliant series.

We can't wait to see this on screen!

Congratulations to the whole crew on a stellar series.

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06/12/2023

Congratulations to all the nominees at the NZTV Awards last night. A special mention and congratulations to the following winners:

Sam and the Great Southern team who won an award for Best Reality on Restaurant That Makes Mistakes.

No Māori Allowed for Best Doco.

Educators Series 3 for Best Comedy.

The Walkers for Best Reality.

And Sesilia Pusiaki for Best Supporting Actress on Inky Pinky Ponky.

The team at DOP is ecstatic for you all and we are super stoked that we had the opportunity to contribute to each and every one of these amazing projects! What a way to see the year out!