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SPADA POLICY OBJECTIVES

In consultation with SPADA members, SPADA has developed policy objectives for film and television. The general objectives provide strategic direction and the specific objectives set SPADA tangible goals in certain areas.

TELEVISION POLICY OBJECTIVES

General

To lobby for the preservation and strengthening of contestable funding arrangements.

To improve the ratio of externally produced vis a vis self-produced programmes across all networks.

To strategise the implementation of tikanga Maori into television policy.

To strengthen working relationships with Broadcasters.

Specific

To review funding levels, equity and recoupment positions held by broadcasters and funders to stimulate industry growth and reflect current budget levels.

To lobby for a position for New Zealand content to be enshrined on all channels including cable and digital.

To create a document that will be issued to all incoming and domestic productions with Iwi protocols.

To advocate for robust, genre-based local content targets for all broadcasters.

To be able to demonstrate increased evidence of recognition of producers’ intellectual property rights.

To revise and negotiate the best practice processes for engagement of actors (Pink Book).

FILM POLICY OBJECTIVES

General

To advocate for a whole of government approach to the growth of the domestic industry.

To increase levels of development and slate funding.

To encourage open communication and accountability from government agencies.

To strategise the implementation of tikanga Maori into film policy.

To create and build an environment of open dialogue with the government agencies and industry organisations involved in marketing the New Zealand industry internationally.

Specific

To strongly advocate for the continuation and increased funding of the Film Fund.

Advocate for the domestic industry to benefit from the Large Budget Screen Production Grant Scheme.

To secure a significant share of first dollar revenues from the New Zealand Film Commission.

To negotiate amendments to the New Zealand Film Commission Purchase and Acquisition Agreement.

To revise and negotiate the best practice processes for engagement of actors. (Pink Book)

To create a document that will be issued to all incoming and domestic productions with Iwi protocols.