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SPADA Response to NZFC COI Review

MEDIA ALERT25 August 2022For Immediate Release NZ SCREEN PRODUCERS' GUILD RESPONDS TO THENZ FILM COMMISSION CONFLICT OF INTEREST REVIEW  The New Zealand Screen Producers' Guild, SPADA, welcomed today's release of the independent review as it...
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SPADA Masterclass: The Mentor / Mentee Relationship

    TIME: 4:00 - 5:30pmDATE: Thursday 1 September 2022Via Zoom - REGISTER HERE Mentoring happens at all levels of the screen sector and there are some great initiatives available to support mentors and mentees to work together. Jo...
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NZFC: Screen Sector Industry Skills Survey 2022

Kia Ora We are inviting practitioners across all content creation formats to provide insight into their education, skills and training needs. Toi Mai Workforce Development Council and Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are undertaking this industry s...
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NZ Film Commission CEO to step down

NZ Film Commission CEO to step down NZ Film Commission Chief Executive David Strong today announced he is stepping down from the role. “It has been a privilege to be the CEO of the Commission, working with the highly committed team and passionate film-makers across New Zealan...
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Screen Sector Honourees in Queens Birthday Honours List

Congratulations to the the screen practitioners whose work has been recognised in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Jubilee Honours. ONZM - To be Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit: - Ms Chelsea Jane Winstanley - For services to the screen industry and Maori (Matewa Media Trus...
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NZFC Launches Diversity & Inclusion Strategy

Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga I New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is strengthening its commitment to a diverse and inclusive screen sector with the introduction of its He Ara Whakaurunga Kanorau | Diversity and Inclusion Strategy The Strategy has been developed in partnership with t...
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BUDGET 2022: Screen Sector Support

National Identity The Government is substantially increasing the amount of funding for public media to ensure New Zealanders can continue to access quality local content and trusted news. A new independent and future-focused public media entity will be multi-platform and design...
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SCREENSAFE COVID-19 PROTOCOLS UPDATE

ScreenSafe have released the latest Screen Industry Guidance - COVID-19 Protocols V4 (17 May 2022). The key updates relate to: Vaccine Passes (My Vaccine Pass to be replaced) QR Codes / Tracer App Testing & Isolation Requirements Managing COVID-19 & Long COVID in the Wo...
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LISTEN: SPADA President Irene Gardiner on 'The Fold'

SPADA President Irene Gardiner joins Duncan Grieve from 'The Fold' to share her views on what is happening in the screen sector now, and what we might see in the near future. LISTEN ON SPOTIFY  LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS 'The Fold': What's the state of New Zealand's media...
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