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49 decisions found for '2020'

Day One Shorts 2027

$405,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Connected Media Charitable Trust
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
8x10 mins
Primary Platform:
YouTube
Date:
Jul 2026
Synopsis:
Day One Shorts is a series of shorts by first-time-funded directors exploring cultural, social and political issues - stories for a better tomorrow.

Shortland Street 36/2027

$2,300,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
South Pacific Pictures Serials
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
160x22.3 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Jul 2026
Synopsis:
Shortland Street is Aotearoa New Zealand's longest running soap opera and the nation's most recognisable television drama brand.

What Now 2027

$2,299,846
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Whitebait Productions
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
40x58 mins + 156x8 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Jul 2026
Synopsis:
What Now bring mess, fun and laughter to tamariki and their whānau on YouTube and TVNZ2, 45 years of a safe and entertaining space for tamariki.

Aho Shorts Production 2026

$115,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Ngā Aho Whakaari Māori in Screen Incorporated
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
5x10 mins
Primary Platform:
Ngā Aho Whakaari Māori in Screen Incorporated
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
Aho Shorts is a Ngā Aho Whakaari Māori short film initiative, nurturing Māori storytellers through wānanga, mentorship and short film production support.

Suzy & Friends 2026

$232,265
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Treehut
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
53x60 mins + 53x60 mins
Primary Platform:
Various Stations
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
Suzy & Friends fills the ears, minds and souls of tamariki across the motu with quality content made specifically for them, and often by them!

Day One Shorts 2026

$405,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Connected Media Charitable Trust
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Youth
Episodes & Duration:
8x10 mins
Primary Platform:
Connected Media Charitable Trust
Date:
Jul 2025
Synopsis:
Day One Shorts 2026 is a series of eight short scripted or factual screen stories by young emerging content creators from across Aotearoa.

Shortland Street 35/2026

$2,500,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
South Pacific Pictures Serials
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
120x23 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Jul 2025
Synopsis:
Shortland Street is Aotearoa New Zealand's longest running soap opera and the nation's most recognisable television drama brand.

Suzy & Friends 2025

$227,249
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Treehut
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
53x60 mins
Primary Platform:
Various Stations
Date:
Nov 2024
Synopsis:
A radio show and podcast that focuses on local content for the tamariki of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Day One Shorts 2025

$405,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Connected Media Charitable Trust
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Youth
Episodes & Duration:
8x10 mins
Primary Platform:
YouTube
Date:
Jul 2024
Synopsis:
Previously known as Someday Stories, Day One Shorts are short films by young emerging filmmakers from across Aotearoa New Zealand. They explore cultural, social

Shortland Street 2025

$3,000,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
South Pacific Pictures
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
138x22 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Jul 2024

Suzy & Friends 2024

$193,458
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Treehut
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
53x60 mins + 52x20 mins
Primary Platform:
Various Stations
Date:
Apr 2024
Synopsis:
Fun songs, stories, love and laughter for tamariki of all ages, and their whanau OR, in the case of the Podcast, all of the above... without the songs!

Aho Shorts 2024

$101,500
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Ngā Aho Whakaari Māori in Screen Incorporated
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
3x10 mins
Primary Platform:
Ngā Aho Whakaari Māori in Screen Incorporated
Date:
Nov 2023
Synopsis:
A short film programme where te reo, tikanga Māori and te ao Māori perspectives are at the heart of authentic storytelling.

Someday Stories 2024

$395,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Connected Media Charitable Trust
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
8x10 mins
Primary Platform:
Someday Stories (www.somdeday.co.nz)
Date:
Jul 2023
Synopsis:
The youth-focused development initiative will continue to nurture a new generation of filmmakers in 2023.

What Now 2024

$2,199,670
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Whitebait Productions
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Funding Subtype:
Non-Fiction (Creation)
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
120x10 mins + 40x58 mins
Primary Platform:
YouTube
Date:
Jul 2023

New Zealand Comedy Festival Partnership 2023

$263,896
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Sky Free
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
5x60 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Nov 2022
Synopsis:
Coverage of five local events in the 2023 New Zealand Comedy Festival.

Suzy & Friends 2023

$136,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Treehut
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
53x45 mins
Primary Platform:
Various Stations
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
Suzy & Friends Radio Show rolls out across 26 regional stations, throughout NZ and is created for the tamariki ataahua and their whanau.

Someday Stories 2023

$280,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Connected Media Charitable Trust
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x10 mins
Primary Platform:
Someday Stories (www.somdeday.co.nz)
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
The youth-focused development initiative Somedays Stories 7 will continue to nurture a new generation of filmmakers in 2023.

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.

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.

Someday Stories 2022

$286,635
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Connected Media Charitable Trust
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x10 mins
Primary Platform:
Stuff.co.nz
Date:
Sep 2021
Synopsis:
A series of short sustainability films by emerging New Zealand film-makers that push the envelope and look to the future.

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