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What Will I Be Today? 2

$498,709
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
POW Studios Limited
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
9x5 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ+
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
In the What Will I Be Today? series, we meet characters from different cultures who share their unique worldviews while on adventures from the outer reaches of

Mother Hood (Motherhood Anthology)

$515,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Mother Hood Tapui
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
1x23 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ+
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
Mother Hood follows fa’afafine Māori and Pasifika characters as they prepare for and present at a Vogue Ball.

Kairakau 3

$540,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Velvet Stone Media
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x26 mins
Primary Platform:
MĀORI TELEVISION SERVICE
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
A drama series set in pre-colonial Aotearoa that highlights the struggles, relationships, and ultimately, revenge between warring tribes.

Speak Maori For Kids 2

$567,820
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Adrenalin
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Funding Subtype:
Factual
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
171x4 mins
Primary Platform:
YouTube
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
Learn to speak Māori with the help of Ārai, Tairua, their whānau and friends.

Moe And Michal

$319,200
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Pop-Up Workshop
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
8x20 mins
Primary Platform:
YouTube
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
Michal Bush and Dave Martin will team up with Pop Up Workshop’s Jeremy Dillon to create a wealth of new Moe and Michal crossover content.

Maoringo

$6,687
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Teramon Charitable Trust
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Funding Subtype:
Factual
Genre:
Children
Primary Platform:
HEIHEI Games
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
Māoringo is a fun, dungeon-crawler game that teaches players basic te reo Māori.

The Hua Company

$59,500
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Thousand Tonic Limited
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Funding Subtype:
Factual
Genre:
Children
Primary Platform:
HEIHEI Games
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
An exciting new local farm management simulation game.

Testify

$6,195,206
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x45 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
A charismatic young pastor forms an unlikely alliance with a queer podcaster to challenge his father’s mega-church, with explosive results.

7 Days 2023

$1,006,725
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Sky Free
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
20x44 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
7 Days will be back on Three in 2023, pitting top comedians against the week’s news and each other.

Friends Like Her

$7,044,641
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Great Southern Television
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x44 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
Based in post-earthquake Kaikōura, this drama explores a friendship that goes sour when a surrogacy deal goes wrong.

Madam

$800,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Empowered Productions
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
10x22 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
An all-American Mom finds herself divorced, unemployed and pregnant in small-town New Zealand and starts an ethical brothel to survive.

Dark City: The Cleaner

$795,318
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Dark City Limited
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x50 mins
Primary Platform:
Sky Open
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
Joe Middleton is the cleaner at Christchurch’s Central Police Station. Everyone thinks Joe is not very smart. The Police are looking for a serial killer who...

Raised By Refugees 2

$1,371,655
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Kevin & Content
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
6x22 mins
Primary Platform:
Sky Open
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
When a 14-year-old Pax is presented with the alcohol-fuelled adventures high school has to offer, he is confronted with a choice; dive into the adventure, or...

Creamerie 2

$800,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Creamerie Limited
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
6x22 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
Team Creamerie flees Hiro Valley and sets off on an epic road trip to save male survivors, bring Lane to justice and uncover the truth about the pandemic.

Badjelly

$800,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Badjelly NZ
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
13x22 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
When siblings Tim and Rose enter the nearby woods in search of their beloved cow Lucy, they must confront a force terrorising the valley, known as Badjelly.

After The Party

$800,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
After The Party Productions Ltd
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x43 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 1
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
Penny’s world implodes when she accuses her husband of a sex crime, and nobody believes her. Five years later, she must decide what’s more important...

Guy Montgomery's Guy-Mont Spelling Bee

$400,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Kevin & Content
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
8x44 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
This original panel comedy series will put NZ comedians through their paces as they attempt to be crowned best speller in front of a live audience.

Animation Series - Lion King And Frozen Reo Maori

$500,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Matewa Media
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
2x110 mins
Primary Platform:
MĀORI TELEVISION SERVICE
Date:
Dec 2021
Synopsis:
Two iconic Disney films will be reimagined and repurposed in te reo Māori, including original waiata for each film’s soundtrack.

Not Even

$1,208,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Miss Conception Films
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
6x23 mins
Primary Platform:
Sky Open
Date:
Dec 2021
Synopsis:
Five young friends and flatmates grapple with what it means to be Māori in the 2020s.

Homebound 3.0

$1,407,618
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Kevin & Content
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
8x22 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Dec 2021
Synopsis:
A struggling 30-something unpublished writer is forced to move back home and deal with the disappointment of his Chinese parents.