2026 Accreditation Applications (09 Aug 2026)

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:30:00 GMT

PHOTO: Murray Milne NZCS, Accreditation Chair, gives a certificate of accomplishment to newly accredited recipient Dave Garbett NZCS at the 7th Annual NZCS Awards ceremony.

NZCS Accreditation is the highest professional honour our Society can bestow on a cinematographer. It's not a length-of-service award. It's a recognition, by your peers, that your work sits at the top tier of the craft, in this country and against international standards.

If you've worked as a professional cinematographer in any field for a minimum of 8 years, including at least the last 3 years as an NZCS Cinematographer member, and you believe your body of work reaches that level, it might be time to apply.

Accreditation is peer reviewed by an independent panel of already-accredited members, and not every application succeeds. It's a genuinely rigorous process, and that's exactly why it carries weight. Achieving it places you among a small group of cinematographers whose work has been judged, by the people best qualified to judge it, as world-class.

Accredited members are the only people permitted to use the letters NZCS after their name. To learn more, read our NZCS Accreditation overview.

To apply, download and complete the application form, and submit your application, supporting documents to the address provided.

If you would like help or advice, please email eo@nzcine.com.

Applications close 9 September 2026

NZCS 2026 AGM and Catch Up (19 Aug 2026)

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 GMT

NZCS AGM - Come along, have your say

It's that time of year again. Time to catch up with your NZCS whānau, hear what's been going on, and have a say in where the Society heads next.

All members are welcome. Come ask questions, throw ideas on the table, nominate someone for the committee, or put your own hand up.

We'll have drinks and kai on us. Good excuse to catch up with people you haven't seen in a while.

Registration is optional, yet we kindly ask that you do so in order to aid with planning. If you are not attending you may register your apologies and/or appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf. Simply follow the registration process and fill in the relevant fields.

WHEN: Wednesday 19th August, 6pm (with formalities kicking off at 7pm)
WHERE: Horse & Trap, 3 Enfield Street, Mount Eden, Auckland

Documents:

To propose an agenda item or nominate someone, please email eo@nzcine.com. Nominations from the floor will also be accepted (if the nominee is present or has given consent).

New Zealand Cinematographers Society upcoming events

2026 Accreditation Applications (09 Aug 2026)

NZCS 2026 AGM and Catch Up (19 Aug 2026)