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New Platinum Fund programmes

11 May 2010

NZ On Air and TVNZ have confirmed funding for three ambitious 90' historical dramatised documentaries. NZ On Air's funding is from the new Platinum Fund, reserved for high quality programming.

In August last year a competitive tender sought applications for projects which were distinctive, challenging and which would relate a story from our past. In December five projects were selected for development.

Three projects with strong production teams have now been confirmed:

Ice Captain; the story of Frank Worsley, the captain on Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition. Written and directed by Leanne Pooley, produced by James Heyward for Making Movies Ltd. $712,500

The Golden Hour; underdogs Murray Halberg & Peter Snell both gain gold medal wins at the 1960 Olympics in Rome. Directed by Justin Pemberton, written and produced by Steven O'Meagher for Desert Road Productions. $712,417

Cancer Man: The Sir John Scott Story; the unmasking of medical fraudster Milan Brych. Written by Graeme Tetley, directed by Robin Shingleton and produced by Rob Harley for Project Melting Pot. $710,842

One further project will be supported in due course once development is successfully completed.

2010
- 12/08/2010 : Audio Description
- 06/07/2010 : New Access Radio Station
- 01/07/2010 : Sound Archives Review
- 22/06/2010 : Music 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
- 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