Ka Haere Tahi Maatau - We will go far 'together'.
Our only strategy is our culture and our culture is our strategy. Everyone at New Zealand Motion Pictures takes responsibility for our spirit and culture as it reflects our collective personality.
I was fortunate to work with the founding team of Activeark and Supercell hence, naturally, our Spirit is highly influenced by their learnings.
We believe Great Teams produce Great films. Great individuals do not necessarily produce a great film.
It's all about 'our people' and 'the teams', they are the most important aspect of our company.
We strive to tell stories with meaningful films that people around the world could watch for years and that are remembered for generations.
At NZMP, talking about money is strictly-frowned upon.
We believe in the remarkable benefits of having small-teams. Often, smaller teams actually perform better and produce higher quality than bigger teams.
We have delegated all the powers to the teams as we believe decisions must be made by the people best prepared to make them.
Our CEO is the least-powerful person in the company and has the lowest influence on any creative decision-making.
Unnecessary processes are injurious to creativity. We believe this creates an unhealthy environment where teams are trying to get around the “rules” vs focusing on making the finest movie possible.
We do not believe in any goals that have a 'number' in it. At New Zealand Motion Pictures, the only goal we have is to tell stories with meaningful films that people around the world could watch for years and that are remembered for generations.
“You will know about it, if you are meant to know about it”. Period.
Secrecy is like a religion at New Zealand Motion Pictures. It's baked deeply into the DNA and culture of our company. Sounds scary, however it's more out of respect for the teams that are working tirelessly on creating original content for the people.
The only mistake we can make is not making one.
We nurture an environment where our teams and partners feel confident to be bold and to take risks. Creativity is non-existent Without courage.
Why be so serious?! People naturally seek joy in life. And 'joy together' connects people more firmly than almost any other human experience.
We believe fun and happiness is found along the way, not at the end of a journey.
