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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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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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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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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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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MEDIA RELEASEThursday 15 January, 2026The New Zealand screen producers’ guild Spada says Australia’s new streaming content requirements, now in force, have materially changed the competitive landscape for screen production in the region - and risk leaving New Zea...
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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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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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27TH SPADA INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
30th Spada Conference: Key Screen Industry Awards Presented November 20-21 2025, The Pullman Hotel, Auckland
Winners of three prestigious Spada Screen Industry Awards were announced at the 30...
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Spada welcomes the announcement from Minister for Economic Growth (and Finance Minister) Nicola Willis this morning of enhancements to the International Screen Production Rebate to get more production happening in New Zealand.
Congratulations and thank you to Spada's colleagu...
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