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NZ On Air-funded programmes dominate 2009 TV Awards

NZ On Air warmly congratulates the all winners of the 2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards. We're proud that our investment has helped deliver a range of quality, award-winning local programmes, and delighted with the recognition of New Zealand's talented producers, directors, writers, actors and crew.

The 24 awards for programmes supported by NZ On Air are:

General Television Winners

Images & Sound Best Drama Programme

Until Proven Innocent

Paula Boock, Donna Malane
Lippy Pictures Ltd - TV One

NZ On Air Best Comedy Programme

The Jaquie Brown Diaries

Jaquie Brown, Gerard Johnstone, Hayley Cunningham
Young, Gifted & Brown - TV3

Qantas Best Children's/Youth Programme

Play It Strange 2008

Rachel Jean
Isola Productions Ltd - C4

Kordia Group Ltd Best Event Coverage

C4 goes to Vodafone Homegrown

Arwen O'Connor, Nikki Streater
Satellite Media C4 - C4

Best Constructed Reality Series

Missing Pieces

David Lomas
Eyeworks New Zealand - TV3

Best Performance by an Actress - General Television

Piece of My Heart

Emily Barclay
MF Films Ltd - TV One

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress - General Television

Piece of My Heart

Keisha Castle-Hughes
MF Films Ltd - TV One

Best Performance by an Actor - General Television

Until Proven Innocent

Cohen Holloway
Lippy Pictures Ltd - TV One

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor - General Television

Until Proven Innocent

Peter Elliott
Lippy Pictures Ltd - TV One

Atomic Coffee Roasters Ltd Best Script - Drama/Comedy Programme

Outrageous Fortune

James Griffin, Rachel Lang
South Pacific Pictures - TV3

Images & Sound Best Director - Drama/Comedy Programme

Aftershock

Brendan Donovan
Gibson Group - TV3

Best Director - Factual/Entertainment Programme

Eating Media Lunch

Paul Casserly
Great Southern Television - TV2

Best Camera Work - Drama/Comedy Programme

Until Proven Innocent

David Paul
Lippy Pictures Ltd - TV One

Images & Sound Best Editing - Drama/Comedy Programme

Until Proven Innocent

Paul Sutorius
Lippy Pictures Ltd - TV One

Best Sound Design in General Television

Aftershock

Phil Burton, Don Paulin, Chris Hiles
Gibson Group - TV3

Best Production Design in General Television

Piece of My Heart

Tracey Collins
MF Films Ltd - TV One

Best Popular Documentary

A Good Way to Die?

Dan Salmon, Tash Christie
Octopus Pictures - TV3

Film Winners

Best Feature Film - Budget under $1 Million

Untouchable Girls

Arani Cuthbert
Diva Productions

Best Lead Actor in a Feature Film

Apron Strings

Scott Wills
Great Southern Television

Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film

Apron Strings

Jennifer Ludlam
Great Southern Television

Best Cinematography in a Feature Film

Apron Strings

Rewa Harre
Great Southern Television

Best Original Music in a Feature Film

Untouchable Girls

The Topp Twins
Diva Productions

Images and Sound Best Sound Design in a Feature Film

The Strength of Water

Dave Whitehead, Polly McKinnon
Filmwork Ltd

Best Production Design in a Feature Film

Apron Strings

Johnny Hawkins
Great Southern Television

2013
- 21/05/2013 : NZ On Air Statement of Intent 2013-2016
- 03/05/2013 : Online Rights - Responses to NZ On Air Discussion
- 01/05/2013 : Celebrating NZ Music Month
- 24/04/2013 : Local Content Report 2012
- 23/04/2013 : Making Tracks - April 2013
- 18/04/2013 : Calling All Documentary Makers
- 28/03/2013 : Making Tracks - March 2013
- 18/03/2013 : NZ On Air and the New Zealand Film Commission announce new $2.5 million Documentary Fund
- 27/02/2013 : Making Tracks - February 2013
- 22/01/2013 : New MakingTracks Applications Website Open
- 14/01/2013 : NZ On Air congratulates top-rating Radio New Zealand National
2012
- 20/12/2012 : NZ On Air extends support for current affairs with The Vote
- 19/12/2012 : NZ On Air is proud to announce Pacific Content Strategy
- 18/12/2012 : New Drama and Documentary series supported by NZ On Air
- 14/12/2012 : New season of Q+A and The Nation
- 13/12/2012 : New digital media projects
- 29/11/2012 : Making Tracks - November 2012
- 27/11/2012 : Annual Report 2012
- 22/11/2012 : Online Rights and Public Access
- 08/11/2012 : MakingTracks Review
- 26/10/2012 : Making Tracks - October 2012
- 19/10/2012 : NZ On Air Ignites Digital Media Fund
- 17/10/2012 : New TV line-up for children and special interest audiences
- 15/10/2012 : The Almighty Johnsons in latest line-up
- 12/10/2012 : New Zealand music finds an online home
- 27/09/2012 : Making Tracks - September 2012
- 14/09/2012 : NZ On Air supports The X Factor NZ
- 12/09/2012 : NZ On Air supports new season of Back Benches
- 11/09/2012 : NZ On Air supports Christchurch Quake drama series
- 30/08/2012 : Making Tracks - August 2012
- 22/08/2012 : New Documentaries and Comedies for 2013
- 17/08/2012 : Digital Media Fund
- 27/07/2012 : MakingTracks Grants - July
- 28/06/2012 : MakingTracks Grants - June
- 27/06/2012 : TV Documentary funding policy: discussion paper
- 15/06/2012 : New TV Line Up
- 14/06/2012 : Media 3
- 13/06/2012 : Broadcasting organisations partner to help Deaf and hearing impaired
- 02/06/2012 : Pacific Music Awards
- 01/06/2012 : Statement of Intent 2012
- 31/05/2012 : MakingTracks Grants - May
- 30/05/2012 : theaudience.co.nz
- 29/05/2012 : An Evaluative Study of NZ On Air
- 18/05/2012 : The GC Proposal
- 10/05/2012 : What's On The Box?
- 27/04/2012 : MakingTracks Grants - April
- 29/03/2012 : Making More Tracks
- 22/03/2012 : Local Content Report (more)
- 21/03/2012 : Diverse Documentaries
- 15/03/2012 : Local content holds its own in 2011
- 29/02/2012 : MakingTracks Grants - February
- 13/02/2012 : Job Vacancy - Music Funding Coordinator
- 08/02/2012 : Working Groups
- 26/01/2012 : Music Promotions appointment
2011
- 30/11/2011 : MakingTracks Grants - November
- 16/11/2011 : Local content holds its own in 2011
- 27/10/2011 : Making More Tracks
- 17/10/2011 : Historial Docudramas RFP
- 13/10/2011 : Bringing diversity to the screen in 2012
- 11/10/2011 : NZ Children a Priority
- 29/09/2011 : More MakingTracks Music Grants
- 30/08/2011 : MakingTracks Grants - August
- 22/08/2011 : Platinum Fund Dramas
- 15/08/2011 : 2012 Platinum Fund Programmes
- 11/08/2011 : TV Documentaries for 2012
- 28/07/2011 : MakingTracks Grants
- 30/06/2011 : Community Diversity Series 2011 RFP
- 29/06/2011 : Regional Television Digital Switchover Assistance
- 15/06/2011 : June Funding Decisions
- 03/06/2011 : MakingTracks Opens For Business
- 23/05/2011 : Statement of Intent 2011-2014
- 20/05/2011 : Television Administration Opportunity
- 12/05/2011 : NZ On Air Launches Making Tracks
- 02/05/2011 : May is NZ Music Month
- 06/04/2011 : Job Opportunities - NZ Music
- 24/03/2011 : Congratulations to What Now on 30 years
- 11/03/2011 : Final grants from two music schemes
- 09/02/2011 : Platinum Fund - The Story
- 10/01/2011 : Maori Innovation Initiative 2011 RFP
2010
- 24/12/2010 : Significant change ahead for music funding
- 23/12/2010 : New Drama for TV One
- 22/12/2010 : Digital Content Partnership Fund 2011
- 21/12/2010 : New Platinum Fund TV projects announced
- 11/12/2010 : Job Vacancy
- 10/12/2010 : TV Current Affairs series confirmed
- 07/12/2010 : Mainstream Maori Programming Research
- 10/11/2010 : NZ On Air's Good Year
- 09/11/2010 : NZ Stories
- 29/10/2010 : New Zealanders speak
- 15/10/2010 : Band Together Concert
- 12/10/2010 : Children's Television
- 15/09/2010 : Music review
- 14/09/2010 : Audit and Risk Committee: Independent member
- 12/08/2010 : Audio Description
- 06/07/2010 : New Access Radio Station
- 01/07/2010 : Sound Archives Review
- 21/06/2010 : NZ digital content takes off
- 20/06/2010 : RFP for TV One Māori Historical Documentary
- 18/06/2010 : Major cultural events brought to TV audiences
- 17/06/2010 : Legal Vacancy - Business Affairs Executive
- 11/05/2010 : New Platinum Fund programmes
- 07/05/2010 : Go Girls Series 3
- 19/04/2010 : NZ On Air releases Local Content Report for 2010
- 31/03/2010 : NZ On Air releases Local Content Report for 2009
- 17/03/2010 : Bliss For Platinum Fund
- 12/02/2010 : Phase Five Changes
2009
- 16/12/2009 : Digital Content Partnership Fund 2010
- 15/12/2009 : RFP for research on Māori programming
- 14/12/2009 : NZ On Air Goes Platinum
- 18/11/2009 : 2009 tops 20 good years for NZ On Air
- 03/11/2009 : Funding review of NZ Film Archive released
- 02/11/2009 : Television Administration Opportunity
- 16/10/2009 : Request for proposals: a new special interest series for TVOne
- 07/09/2009 : NZ On Air-funded programmes dominate 2009 TV Awards
- 19/08/2009 : Request for Proposals for TVOne Historical Documentaries
- 14/08/2009 : First Platinum Fund projects announced
- 23/06/2009 : Seasonal shows and arts events secure funding
- 21/05/2009 : Report on allegations surrounding the production of Asia Downunder
- 07/05/2009 : More New Zealanders than ever watching locally made TV
- 23/04/2009 : New Platinum Television Fund announced
- 06/03/2009 : Hot comedy and explosive drama
- 02/03/2009 : Documenting New Zealand life
2008
- 19/12/2008 : New for TV2
- 12/12/2008 : Fifty Years of Kiwi TV
- 19/11/2008 : Annual Report Released
- 31/10/2008 : Dramatic Developments
- 29/10/2008 : Brand New with Tried-and-True
- 23/10/2008 : NZ On Screen
- 15/09/2008 : Many Happy Returns
- 26/05/2008 : More New Zealanders Than ever Watching Locally-made TV
- 29/04/2008 : Two Crazy Days
- 28/04/2008 : Trouble in Paradise
- 22/04/2008 : A Step in the Digital Direction
- 03/03/2008 : New Drama
- 28/02/2008 : Families and Forensics