Spada - Screen Producers NZ

Spada - Screen Producers NZ Spada advocates on behalf of its members for a robust and sustainable Aotearoa New Zealand screen production industry.

We believe a strong, sustainable independent screen industry is essential to generate quality ideas for new programming for New Zealanders. We want New Zealanders to hear their own voices and see their own stories and experiences on New Zealand screens; so we support the growth and needs of a vibrant independent production sector.

Spada congratulates the screen practitioners recognised in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours.- Chloe Smith (producer) Com...
31/05/2026

Spada congratulates the screen practitioners recognised in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours.
- Chloe Smith (producer) Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM)
- Dan Buckingham (producer, member of Spada Executive, CE of Media Access Charitable Trust) Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)
- Dr Shuchi Kothari (writer, producer, co-founder of Pan-Asian Screen Collective) Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)
- Dr Paul Davidson (documentary maker), Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)

Full details here: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kings-birthday-honours-2026-the-full-list-knights-dames-and-all-other-recipients/LLDSX5I7LRHDVD5FOYO2BOIGNE/

27/05/2026

'Appropriation Nation' is available now on TVNZ+. Kura Forrester tackles cultural appropriation head-on in a new series from Hi Mama Productions, made with support from Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.

Watch here: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/tvseries/appropriation-nation

Opportunity for Producers - Deadline 1 June 202637°South Market: Producer Accelerator is a new initiative for emerging a...
27/05/2026

Opportunity for Producers - Deadline 1 June 2026
37°South Market: Producer Accelerator is a new initiative for emerging and early-career producers participating in the Bridging the Gap or Breakthru Screenings modules at 37°South Market during the Melbourne International Film Festival.

Open to emerging or early-career producers based in Australia or New Zealand who have been selected for 37°South Market: Bridging the Gap or Breakthru Screenings.

More details HERE: https://airtable.com/apptqNw1jegPUjuM8/pagQgH2X43bvmDV1L/form

📣NZ PROJECTS WIN IN NEW YORK🏆Congratulations to the teams from South Pacific Pictures and The Downlow Concept on their w...
24/05/2026

📣NZ PROJECTS WIN IN NEW YORK🏆

Congratulations to the teams from South Pacific Pictures and The Downlow Concept on their wins at the 2026 NYF TV & Film Awards.
🥇The Downlow Concept secured Gold in Entertainment Program – Children’s/Youth for RNZ’s Bigsies and Littles.
🥇South Pacific Pictures won a Gold Tower in the Documentary – Biography/Profiles category for Three / Bros. Discovery’s 'Live and Let Dai'.
🥉South Pacific Pictures also earned a Bronze Tower in Entertainment Program – Drama for ACORN / TVNZ’s The Brokenwood Mysteries Series 11.

Both companies were also finalists in other categories, with The Downlow Concept's 'My Favourite Dead Person' shortlisted in Entertainment Program: Children's/Youth, and South Pacific Pictures 'Educators' Series 4 shortlisted for Streaming: Streaming Comedy.

All four of these award-winning series were made with support from NZ On Air.

15/05/2026

Episode One Redux pilot projects are available to watch now!
https://www.pasc.co.nz/episode-one-redux

This capacity-building initiative was created by Shuchi Kothari for Pan-Asian Screen Collective and aims to enhance the representation of Pan-Asian key creatives and their collaborators on screen and behind the camera in Aotearoa New Zealand. Episode One Redux was made possible with support from NZ On Air, RNZ and Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau.

FIRST MARKET PRODUCERS INITIATIVE (Deadline: 1 June 2026)First Market is a targeted professional development initiative ...
15/05/2026

FIRST MARKET PRODUCERS INITIATIVE (Deadline: 1 June 2026)
First Market is a targeted professional development initiative designed to support up to four emerging New Zealand film producers working as the lead finance producer on a feature film for the first time, to attend the international financing market at MIFF 37º South: Bridging the Gap during the Melbourne International Film Festival (6-9 August 2026).

First Market provides travel funding and pairs each participant with an experienced senior producer mentor from the New Zealand screen industry to provide strategic guidance across preparation, market engagement, and post-market follow-up.

With a 1 June 2026 deadline for applications, producers are encouraged to submit applications quickly.

> Applications and more information HERE: https://www.firstmarket.co.nz/

STREAMING REGULATION FOR AOTEAROA NEW ZEALANDSpada supports a simple percentage levy on streamers' New Zealand revenue, ...
13/05/2026

STREAMING REGULATION FOR AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
Spada supports a simple percentage levy on streamers' New Zealand revenue, reinvested through our existing screen funding agencies.

Spada invites members and the broader screen sector to like and share the information and contribute to the conversation.

More information here: https://www.spada.co.nz/news-events/spada-streamers-levy/

Congratulations to the 'Choir Games' team, winners of two awards at SeriesFest!🏆- Best Unscripted Pilot🏆- Independent Pi...
13/05/2026

Congratulations to the 'Choir Games' team, winners of two awards at SeriesFest!
🏆- Best Unscripted Pilot
🏆- Independent Pilot – Unscripted: “Choir Games”

The four-part documentary series is directed by Leanne Pooley (pictured), Briar March and Julia Parnell, and produced by Leanne Pooley and Andrew Akman. The series was made with support from NZ On Air for screening on Sky Open NZ and NEON NZ.

> More details HERE: https://www.indiewire.com/news/festivals/seriesfest-2026-winners-list-1235193352/

12/05/2026

Congratulations Sir Peter Jackson, recipient of the Palme d’or d’honneur at Festival de Cannes.

In an interview ahead of the presentation Jackson said “Cannes has been a meaningful part of my filmmaking journey. In 1988, I attended the Festival Marketplace with my first movie, Bad Taste, then in 2001 we screened a preview sequence from The Fellowship of the Ring, both of which were important milestones in my career. This festival has always celebrated bold, visionary cinema, and I’m incredibly grateful to the Festival de Cannes for being recognised among the filmmakers and the artists whose work continues to inspire me.”

Jackson joins a prestigious list of previous Cannes honorary Palme recipients, including Agnès Varda, Marco Bellocchio, Jodie Foster, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro and Tom Cruise.

Read more here: https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/events/peter-jackson-honorary-palme-dor-of-the-79th-festival-de-cannes/

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