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1137 decisions found.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

Double Parked

$1,400,970
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 comedy about a young lesbian couple who both end up pregnant following a ‘botched’ home insemination.

Ka Whawhai Tonu - Struggle Without End

$251,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Akeake
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
1x90 mins
Primary Platform:
MĀORI TELEVISION SERVICE
Date:
Dec 2021
Synopsis:
A new feature film set in the 1860's on the eve of The Battle of Ōrākau, focusing on the unlikely bond of two battle-torn teens.

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.

Taskmaster Nz 3

$870,730
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Kevin & Content
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
10x44 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Dec 2021
Synopsis:
The Taskmaster and his assistant return for a third season to put 5 brand new Kiwi comedians through their paces, in a range of tasks designed to test their wit

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.

Tongan Rogue General & 13 Chambers Of South Auckla

$50,001
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Tusitala Media Limited
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
15x1 mins
Primary Platform:
TikTok Australia
Date:
Dec 2021
Synopsis:
A comedy series starring Toks Fale as a former Army General who must battle the bosses of the 13 chambers of South Auckland.

Educators 3

$1,010,847
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
South Pacific Pictures
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
6x22 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ+
Date:
Dec 2021
Synopsis:
A third season of improvised comedy set in a secondary school among a dysfunctional and childish group of teachers.

Comedy Festival Partnership 2022

$228,390
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Sky Free
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
3x44 mins + 1x88 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Dec 2021
Synopsis:
Four comedy events -The Comedy Gala, The Great Comedy Debate, Last Laughs and a special live episode of 7 Days - will play out across multiple nights.

Rurangi 2

$2,061,892
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Autonomouse
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
5x22 mins
Primary Platform:
Sky Open
Date:
Dec 2021
Synopsis:
A transgender activist returns to a remote, politically divided dairy community in the hope of reconnecting with his father.

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.

Animal Tracks

$47,800
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Spookysoft Games
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Children
Primary Platform:
HEIHEI Games
Date:
Sep 2021
Synopsis:
A free-form music-making game. Players compose rhythms and melodies out of native New Zealand animal noises.

The Poo Files

$211,650
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Rude Girl Productions Ltd
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
20x2 mins
Primary Platform:
HEIHEI
Date:
Sep 2021
Synopsis:
A series showcasing bizarre, fascinating and funny facts about animal poohs and the animals that made them.

Eel Story

$70,040
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Grapefruit Games
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Children
Primary Platform:
HEIHEI Games
Date:
Sep 2021
Synopsis:
An adventure/survival game about a young tuna kuwharuwhau (longfin eel) journeying upstream through Aotearoa New Zealand