Spada is proud to open nominations for the 2026 Vincent Burke Scholarship, which aims to support the next generation of New Zealand producers by providing an annual grant of$5,000 to assist the advancement of their projects, companies, or careers.2026 marks the second year th...
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MEDIA RELEASEThursday 15 January, 2026The New Zealand screen producers’ guild Spada says Australia’s new streaming content requirements, now in force, have materially changed the competitive landscape for screen production in the region - and risk leaving New Zea...
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Lights, Camera, Impact: The role of screen production in shaping New Zealand’s economy and culture
The New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho commissioned NZIER and Verian to analyse the role of screen production in shaping New Zealand’s economy and cultu...
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Kelly Martin (South Pacific Pictures), 2025 BIG PITCH Winner Amanda Jane Robinson, Minister for Culture & Heritage Paul Goldsmith, Paula Pram (TAG NZ)
Congratulations to Amanda Jane Robinson, winner of the 2025 South Pacific Pictures 'BIG PITCH' Competition with Documen...
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27TH SPADA INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
30th Spada Conference: Key Screen Industry Awards Presented November 20-21 2025, The Pullman Hotel, Auckland
Winners of three prestigious Spada Screen Industry Awards were announced at the 30...
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Spada welcomes the announcement from Minister for Economic Growth (and Finance Minister) Nicola Willis this morning of enhancements to the International Screen Production Rebate to get more production happening in New Zealand.
Congratulations and thank you to Spada's colleagu...
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Congratulations to our friends at Screen Producers Australia – and the other Australian guilds - who have long and tirelessly championed legislation to ensure international streaming platforms contribute to local screen production.Yesterday, the Albanese Government anno...
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PRODUCER SCHOLARSHIP30th Spada Conference / 20-21 November 2025The Pullman Hotel, Auckland
Spada is delighted to offer FIVE PRODUCER SCHOLARSHIPS to attend the 30th Spada Conference, to be held Thursday 20 & Friday 21 November 2025, at The P...
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Rāpare, 25 Mahuru 2025 / Thursday, 25 September 2025EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE 30TH SPADA CONFERENCE
In 2025, Spada marks three decades as the voice and engine of New Zealand’s screen producers. The 30th Spada Conference is bot...
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A new report by economist Shamubeel Eaqub reveals New Zealand’s creative/creative tech sector* has a much bigger economic impact and is a much bigger employer than commonly perceived, worth $13 billion annually and supporting around 100,000 jobs.
With policy changes and smarter...
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