List of New Zealand film directors

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


 * Andrew Adamson
 * Gillian Ashurst
 * 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 Pictures Arts and Sciences and was recently named an Arts Laureate of New Zealand
 * Martin Campbell
 * Jane Campion
 * Winston Cowie
 * Niki Caro
 * Max Currie
 * Roger Donaldson (born in Australia)
 * Cameron Duncan
 * Toa Fraser
 * Alex Galvin
 * Ainsley Gardiner
 * Briar Grace-Smith
 * Ben Hawker
 * Jason Lei Howden
 * Rudall Hayward – pioneer filmmaker
 * 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
 * Robert Sarkies
 * David Sims
 * Jason Stutter
 * Lee Tamahori
 * Taika Waititi (Taika Cohen)
 * Vincent Ward
 * Peter Wells – author and film director
 * Mika X