The SPADA/Onfilm Industry Champion
of the Year Award

ENTIRES CLOSED

Nominate 2006's SPADA/Onfilm Industry Champion now!

It's time again for the industry and Onfilm readers to nominate a member of the screen sector for the 8th annual SPADA/Onfilm Industry Champion Award.

The award is intended to reward "passion and professionalism in making a significant contribution to the production industry". The term "significant contribution" is deliberately vague, to keep the criteria as open and as broad as possible - it may describe a single action, activity or achievement, or an entire lifetime of commitment.

The winner may be an individual, an organisation, or a company.

The inaugural SPADA/Onfilm Champion was writer Arthur Baysting, a key figure in uniting the industry under the Green Ribbon banner to campaign for a NZ TV quota; the 2000 winner was the NZFC's marketing maven of 20 years, Lindsay Shelton; in 2001 the honour went to Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh for their "passion, bloody-mindedness and sheer chutzpah"; South Pacific Picture's John Barnett got the nod in 2002 thanks to the myriad roles he has played as an "indefatigable member of the industry, its culture and its politics"; in 2003 John McRae was tapped in recognition of his unstinting contribution to New Zealand television drama during his long career; Diana Rowan was honoured in 2004 for her "immeasurable passion, commitment, integrity and success in helping NZ drama" in her career as a casting director par excellent; and last year it went to Dave Gibson, for contribution to the industry, his staff and colleagues, and to the Wellington creative sector that he has helpted to build.

The award will be presented on Friday 17th November, alongside the SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year Award and the SPADA/Onfilm Industry Champion Award, during the TVNZ Big Conference Dinner

The deadline for nominations is 5pm Thursday 26 October

The Nomination forms are available on the Onfilm website www.onfilm.co.nz or click HERE to go directly to the page.

Proudly supported by

Onfilm is New Zealand’s number one screen production monthly industry magazine. The publication features the latest industry news, editorials, production list, etc. You can subscribe to Onfilm via the magazine or email update service.