This mainly involved labour, moving sets from Avalon Studios in Lower Hutt to the corporation's Waring Taylor Street locations.

One early piece about two children living on a high country sheep station sold to Encyclopædia Britannica.

Early productions included The Silent One, an adaptation of the Joy Cowley novel of the same name, filmed entirely on the small island of Aitutaki in the Pacific.

In the 2012 Queen's Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours, Gibson was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the film and television industry.

During his tenure the commission granted funding for successful New Zealand films such as Tickled, Poi E: The Story of Our Song, Mahana, and Pork Pie.

In a statement, Gibson said "I've thoroughly enjoyed the last few years but have always believed CEO's [sic] shouldn't stay too long in organisations like the NZFC.