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APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5pm on Monday 29 November 2021

Te Reo Tātaki, in partnership with NZ On Air, is thrilled to announce a second 6 x 22-minute episode, cultural anthology series for TVNZ 2 and OnDemand.

In 2020, we put a call out for pitches for a supernatural anthology. The resulting series “Beyond the Veil”, funded by NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho, with development funding from NZ On Air, Te Māngai Pāho, TVNZ and NZ Film Commission, will be broadcast on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ OnDemand in 2022. We’re extremely pleased with the calibre of these first six episodes.

For this subsequent series, the kaupapa remains the same. First, we want to tell stories that are unique to Aotearoa and our place in the Pacific. Second, it is our intention to create an excellence driven capacity building pathway for Māori, Pasifika and other Tauiwi writers, producers, directors and to further develop talent both on and off screen. 

This years theme is 'Motherhood' - we want to see bold and entertaining stories that push and subvert the narrative around mothering, motherhood, and being mothered.

Key Information:

• DURATION: The episodes will be commercial half-hours for linear broadcast. That’s 22.5 minutes of content, split into three sections of 6-8 minutes, separated by commercials.

• TEAM: We are looking for mid-career practitioners who already have significant screen credits. Experience in screen storytelling outside of television does apply. At least two of the key creatives of each story must be from the cultural landscape and storytelling that inspired the narrative.

• AUDIENCE: We are motivated to provide our key target demo of all people aged 18-49 with a uniquely local lens on this universal theme.

• GENRE: The genre options are wide open for this series.

• BUDGET: The budget for each episode at production will be in the vicinity of $500,000.

• PROCESS: There are two tranches of development – storyline/treatment, then, script/cultural responsibility strategy/production funding application. We’ll assess all the pitches and select a shortlist of eight projects to move to the first development stage.

 

For more information, including timeline, application criteria and details of what TVNZ is looking for, read the FULL ANTHOLOGY RFP HERE