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This is the charity information for: Asia New Zealand Film Foundation Trust.

Charity Details

Deregistration details

Legal name of the Charity:

Asia New Zealand Film Foundation Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Asia Film Festival Aotearoa Trust

Registration number:

CC20736

NZBN number:

9429043111657

Current Status:

Deregistered

Deregistration Date:

30/04/2026

Deregistration Reason:

This entity was removed from the Charities Register under section 32(1)(b) of the Charities Act because it failed to file Annual Returns as required by section 41 of the Charities Act

Below are details of Asia New Zealand Film Foundation Trust at the date of deregistration:

Legal name of the Charity:

Asia New Zealand Film Foundation Trust

Other Name (inc Trading Name):

Asia Film Festival Aotearoa Trust

Registration number:

CC20736

NZBN number:

9429043111657

Current Status:

Deregistered

Registration details

Date of Registration:

28/01/2008

Balance Date:

March 31

Registration history

Registration Action	Date effective	Reason
De-registered	30/04/2026	This entity was removed from the Charities Register under section 32(1)(b) of the Charities Act because it failed to file Annual Returns as required by section 41 of the Charities Act
Registered	28/01/2008

Address for service

Charity's Postal Address:

PO Box 8568

Grafton

Auckland

1150

Charity's Street Address:

175 Khyber Pass Road

Ground Floor

Grafton

Auckland

1023

Charity's other details

Phone:

(09) 3600222

Fax:

(09) 6223099

Email:

alex@alexlee.co.nz

Website:

http://www.asianzfilm.org.nz

Areas of Operation:

Nationwide

Organisation with a focus on the following communities:

N/A

View Charity Link:

https://www.register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC20736

Purpose & Structure

Charitable Purpose

The purposes of the Trust are as follows: a. within NZ to promote the education of persons in all types of filmmaking including video, TV and photography. b. within NZ to provide workshops ion filmmaking techniques to assist in educating students and others. c. to promote film activity in NZ including the establishment of a film festival and a film competition in NZ. d. to facilitate interaction between the equipment and software suppliers and film industry practitioners. e. to facilitate interaction and the joint education of regulators and practitioners of the film industry especially about new and developing technology and techniques. f. to undertake such other activities as the trustees may deem desirable to: (a) promote Asian films in NZ (b) encourage and further educate Asian NZ filmmakers (c) encourage and promote the exploration of Asian and Asian related themes in films by NZ filmmakers

Note: The main sectors, activities and beneficiaries are bolded.

Activities:

Provides advice / information / advocacy

Acts as an umbrella / resource body, Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)

Sectors:

Arts / culture / heritage

Education / training / research, Community development, Economic development, Promotion of volunteering

Beneficiaries:

General public

People of a certain ethnic / racial origin, Migrants / refugees

Entity Structure

There is a Board of Trustees of no more than 5. The Board meets to determine its activities according to the rules of the Foundation and will appoint volunteers or contractors to help deliver the activities.

Annual Returns

Annual Returns are due within 6 months of a charity’s balance date (financial year-end), or a longer period if an extension has been granted.

Note: Charities that use the Tier 4 Combined Form to file their annual returns do not need to file their financial statements separately. The financial statements are included in their annual return summary.

For Year Ended	Due Date	Date Submitted	Total Income	Total Expenditure	Financial Statements	Annual Return Summary
31/03/2026	30/09/2026	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2025	30/09/2025	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2024	30/09/2024	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2023	30/09/2023	-	-	-	To be filed	To be filed
31/03/2022	30/09/2022	3/10/2022	$3	$5,309	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2021	30/09/2021	11/08/2022	$4	$0	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2020	30/11/2020	7/02/2022	$4	$0	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2019	30/09/2019	27/11/2019	$10	$4,801	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2018	30/09/2018	14/11/2018	$345	$6,224	Included in Annual Return
31/03/2017	30/09/2017	26/09/2017	$11,563	$506	Included in Annual Return
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Officer Details

Officers

Officer Name	Position	Effective Date
Alexander Lee	Trustee	29/01/2008

Past Officers

Officer Name	Position	Past Since
Dan Shanan	Trustee	1/11/2020
Yee Yang Lee	Trustee	1/11/2020
Duncan Petrie	Trustee	1/10/2009
Helene Wong	Trustee	1/10/2009

Charity Updates

Here is a list of all the details changed by the charity, for example adding or removing officers, amending rules, changing balance dates or updating address details.

Date Created	Reference	View Summary (.pdf <1MB)
13/04/2021	NOC010
30/07/2020	NOC009
26/09/2017	NOC006
30/09/2011	AR004
21/07/2010	AR003
1/10/2009	AR002

Charity Documents

Date Uploaded	Document Type	Reference Name