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NZ screens and airwaves to be filled with stimulating new factual stories next year
Factual story-telling that reveals more of who we are, the land we live in, and the many and varied communities that make up our nation, in new line up for …
Lighten up with lots of brand new screen comedy next year
Five brand new screen drama and comedy projects and one internationally successful returning series for local audiences next year
Public media journalism boosted with new government funding
Nine widely diverse journalism projects have now been selected to receive funding support through the new $6 million Joint Innovation Fund
Big uplift in demand for funded public media
A fundamental change more than a year ago has resulted in much more diverse public media and a 50% increase in the number of funding applications
Canada and New Zealand renew coproduction incentive
NZ On Air and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) have announced the renewal of their partnership, now in its fifth year, to encourage the coproduction of digital media
New funding opportunity for Pacific and Asian NZ filmmakers announced
Pacific and Asian filmmakers have an exciting new opportunity to develop stories that reflect their diverse communities and voices on screen
$15m investment in children’s media aims to strengthen identity
$15m is being invested in new local children’s media to create a huge range of fun, engaging content that reinforces identity
22 new Factual projects reflecting NZ’s diverse identity
Topics as diverse as religion, homelessness, music, suicide, nature and living with disabilities feature in a long list of new screen content
New funding addresses high-needs gaps in public media content
Crucial gaps in public media content will be targeted with $4m additional funding provided in this year’s Budget to NZ On Air for contestable funding.
More paranormal activity destined for screens
The acclaimed mockumentary comedy horror series Wellington Paranormal will be back next year with more supernatural activity on the streets of the capital.
NZ On Air and RNZ announce collaborative approach to public media funding
A Memorandum of Understanding signed between NZ On Air and RNZ will pilot an innovative collaborative approach to commissioning public media for NZ audiences.
Online media closing the gap but traditional broadcast still dominant with most Kiwis
The way New Zealanders consume media continues to change, although the pace of change is slowing, and traditional broadcast media still leads the pack, just.
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