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Spada x 48Hours Producer Webinar

Webinar date: 4pm, 7 July 2026 Join Vista Foundation 48Hours alumni producers Sara Chen (Permanently Confused, 2025 Regional Winner), Finn O'Connor (Couch Kumara, 2024 Regional Winner), and Emily Ardern (Videoshop, 2025 Regional Winner) as they share their tips and tricks to he...
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Spada Responds to Budget 2026

      MEDIA RELEASEFriday 29 May 2026For Immediate Release   BUDGET 2026 HIGHLIGHTS URGENT NEED FOR MODERN STREAMING FRAMEWORK, SAYS SPADA The NZ screen producers guild Spada says Budget 2026 underscores the urgent need for a modern regulatory framework for international str...
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Spada Streamers Regulation

STREAMING REGULATION FOR AOTEAROA NEW ZEALANDSpada has been vocal in its support of a simple percentage levy on streamers' New Zealand revenue, reinvested through our existing screen funding agencies.Join the ConversationSpada has published information which empowers New Zeala...
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2026 Vincent Burke Scholarship Recipient

  Spada is proud to announce Jennifer Onyeiwu as the recipient of the 2026 Vincent Burke Scholarship. This year’s Vincent Burke Scholarship drew an exceptionally strong pool of applicants, with fifteen emerging produc...
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NZ Brazil Co-Production Agreement Announced

    MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 05 March 2026 New Zealand and Brazil co-production agreement opens new opportunities for screen producers   Agreement supports creative exports and unlocks new routes to international finance and markets. New Zealand and Br...
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Peter Jackson to be honoured at Cannes

    MEDIA RELEASE Friday 06 March 2026 New Zealand Film Commission Welcomes Cannes Honour for Sir Peter Jackson     The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is delighted to see Sir Peter Jackson honoured with the Palme d’Or d’Honneur. This reco...
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2026 Vincent Burke Scholarship

Spada is proud to open nominations for the 2026 Vincent Burke Scholarship, which aims to support the next generation of New Zealand producers by providing an annual grant of$5,000 to assist the advancement of their projects, companies, or careers.2026 marks the second year th...
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Lights, Camera, Impact - Report and Audio

Lights, Camera, Impact: The role of screen production in shaping New Zealand’s economy and culture The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho commissioned NZIER and Verian to analyse the role of screen production in shaping New Zealand’s economy and cultu...
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2025 South Pacific Pictures BIG PITCH Winner

Kelly Martin (South Pacific Pictures), 2025 BIG PITCH Winner Amanda Jane Robinson, Minister for Culture & Heritage Paul Goldsmith, Paula Pram (TAG NZ)   Congratulations to Amanda Jane Robinson, winner of the 2025 South Pacific Pictures 'BIG PITCH' Competition with Documen...
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