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1137 decisions found.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

20

$828,538
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
1x80 mins
Primary Platform:
RNZ
Date:
Sep 2021
Synopsis:
Kāinga celebrates the experiences of eight different Pan-Asian women as they navigate what it means to become ‘at home’ in Aotearoa.

Ahikaroa 5

$601,110
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Kura Productions
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
18x26 mins
Primary Platform:
Whakaata Maori
Date:
Sep 2021
Synopsis:
Ahikāroa is a realistic Māori drama for rangatahi - gritty, funny, and sexy.

Kākāpō Pao!

$50,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Thousand Tonic Limited
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Children
Primary Platform:
HEIHEI Games
Date:
Sep 2021
Synopsis:
A virtual pet game where the player will help hatch and raise kiwi chicks and eventually release them back into the wild.