A member of the Spada team recently spotted a Facebook thread where it seemed people weren’t fully aware of the international success New Zealand productions have achieved. We’ve compiled a snapshot of some recent success stories to address this. Feel free to share it widely...
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Minister Goldsmith announced earlier this week that the Government would take “immediate action” to support New Zealand’s media and content production sectors – including allowing the 40% New Zealand Screen Production Rebate to apply to Shortland Street, letting platfor...
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MEDIA RELEASEWednesday 10 April, 2024For Immediate Release
SPADA CALLS FOR SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTION BY GOVERNMENT TO SAVE LOCAL CONTENT
New Zealand's screen producers' guild Spada has called for swift and decisive action from th...
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MEDIA RELEASE
Rāpare, 18 Kohitātea 2024 / Thursday, 18 January 2024
GLOBAL SCREEN INDUSTRY UNITES FOR STREAMING PLATFORM REGULATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTIONS
In an unprecedented international collaboration, representatives of screen producing organisations fr...
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MEDIA RELEASEThursday 16 NovemberFor Immediate Release
SPADA CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO REGULATEINTERNATIONAL STREAMING PLATFORMS
(16 November 2023 - Wellington) The New Zealand screen producers’ guild, SPADA, has called for Government to...
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SPADA, in association with the New Zealand Film Commission and NZ On Air, is delighted to announce the Producer Scholarships that have been awarded to nine Emerging and Mid-Career Producers to attend the 2023 SPADA Conference, to be held on 16th & 17th November 2023 in Well...
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All COVID-19 requirements removed
14 Aug 2023
Effective from 12:01am Tuesday 15 August, 7 day mandatory isolation, wearing of face masks for visitors to healthcare facilities removed.
The Government is removing the remaining COVID-19 public health requirements, effective from...
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LOCAL NEW ZEALAND FORMAT TRACKED TO PREMIERE ON WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY STREAMING SERVICE MAX THIS MONTH
Tracked, a Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ original format, produced by Great Southern Television, will be New Zealand’s first local show to premiere on Max, streaming in the...
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Special Scripted roundWe've now published the Information for applicants to the Special Scripted round.NZ On Air has allocated a minimum of $15m for this round. We welcome Scripted drama and comedy production applications for pr...
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MEDIA RELEASETuesday 30 May 2023
SCREEN PRODUCERS GUILD RESPONDS TO GOVERNMENT REVIEW OF THE SCREEN PRODUCTION GRANT
The screen producers' guild SPADA has welcomed the results of the Government review of the NZ Screen Production Grant (NZSPG...
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