For the first time, in one showcase, 16 New Zealand short films and music videos will be presented on the BIG SCREEN and admission is FREE! Village SKYCITY Cinemas, Queen Street , Auckland , is proud to host stubbies – A Showcase of New Zealand Shorts, screening on August 6th a...
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SPADA, the Screen Production and Development Association of New Zealand said that today’s Supreme Court’s decision on the Bryson case is not likely to have widespread implications for engagement of workers in the New Zealand screen industry. “We agree with the statement iss...
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NOT ONLY, BUT ALWAYS, a UK telefeature made for Channel 4 UKTV about the life and times of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, has been nominated for two BAFTAS - Best Single Drama and Best Actor (for Rhys Ifan's performance as Peter Cook).
The telefeature was shot in and around Aucklan...
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SPADA and SPAA join forces in the International Federation of Film Producers Associations.
The Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) and its New Zealand equivalent, the Screen Production and Development Association (SPADA), have joined forces to represent the interests...
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Prime Minister Helen Clark and Germany 's Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, today signed the New Zealand-Germany Film Co-Production Treaty. Helen Clark said that the Treaty provided formally for New Zealand and Germany to co-operate in film production, and to facilitate co-produ...
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The Screen Production and Development Association (SPADA) and TVNZ have reached an agreement on protocols for the ownership of rights to programmes paid for by Charter funding.
The protocols enable producers to retain the majority of licensing income and rights associated with pr...
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New SPADA member and filmmaker Annie Goldson won the SPADA Pitching Competition at the annual SPADA conference, held in Auckland earlier this month.
SPADA conference delegates were entertained with seven pitches, selected from a range of entries by former SPADA President Da...
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The screen industry rewarded three of its members - Diana Rowan, Florian Habicht and Trevor Haysom - with achievement awards at the SPADA conference. Top talent agent, Diana Rowan, has been named as the SPADA OnFilm Industry Champion of the Year. The award, which recognis...
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Three finalists for the prestigious SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year Award 2004 have been selected. The Award is the primary recognition in New Zealand for emerging filmmakers who have displayed special talent, excellence and creativity in their filmmaking to date. The winner, who...
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As New Zealand's Academy Award winners return home the Screen Production and Development Association's (SPADA) annual screen industry production survey shows total New Zealand film and television production financing holding steady at $440 million in the 2003 tax year. The 2003...
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