NZ On Air conducts review of the various television genres it supports to encourage dialogue, and continue to grow and develop the strategies that guide its decision making.
In the last few years, comprehensive reviews of drama and documentary strategies have been undertaken, including industry consulation, symposia and ongoing discussion. Papers and presentations contributing to these reviews are published on this page for download as PDFs.
In July 2005 a drama symposium was held in Auckland, with keynote addresses from Dr Trisha Dunleavy from Victoria University in Wellington, and Malcolm Long, Director of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. Their presentations may be downloaded by clicking on the PDF links below.
New Zealand Drama - Trisha Dunleavy [PDF DOWNLOAD 36KB]
Navigating the Digital Marketplace - Malcolm Long [PDF DOWNLOAD 871KB]
For a NZ On Air documentary review in 2003, Dr Roger Horrocks was commissioned to write a paper on NZ On Air's documentary funding since its inception in 1989. His paper "The Documentary on Television" which he presented at the Symposium, is available for download below.
Also on this page, is "Snapshot" , a paper summarising submissions from documentary makers and broadcasters.
The paper presented by the keynote speaker, Brian Beaton of Artemis International, Western Australia, is also attached. Brian was voted documentary producer of the year at the SPAA (Screen Producers Association of Australia) conference held in November 2002.
Click on the links below to download the papers presented at the Documentary Symposium and the Symposium Summary Notes.
Documentary Symposium Summary Notes [PDF DOWNLOAD 67KB]
Brian Beaton's Paper [PDF DOWNLOAD 65KB]
The Documentary on Television [PDF DOWNLOAD 176KB]
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