SPADA congratulates the team behind 'The Beatles: Get Back' who have scooped five Emmy Awards from five nominations.
Sir Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary, Get Back, has won all five categories it was nominated for in the 2022 Emmys. Jackson has also won the Emmy for Outstandi...
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MEDIA ALERT25 August 2022For Immediate Release
NZ SCREEN PRODUCERS' GUILD RESPONDS TO THENZ FILM COMMISSION CONFLICT OF INTEREST REVIEW
The New Zealand Screen Producers' Guild, SPADA, welcomed today's release of the independent review as it...
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TIME: 4:00 - 5:30pmDATE: Thursday 1 September 2022Via Zoom - REGISTER HERE
Mentoring happens at all levels of the screen sector and there are some great initiatives available to support mentors and mentees to work together. Jo...
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Kia Ora
We are inviting practitioners across all content creation formats to provide insight into their education, skills and training needs.
Toi Mai Workforce Development Council and Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) are undertaking this industry s...
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NZ Film Commission CEO to step down
NZ Film Commission Chief Executive David Strong today announced he is stepping down from the role.
“It has been a privilege to be the CEO of the Commission, working with the highly committed team and passionate film-makers across New Zealan...
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MEDIA ALERT5 July 2022For Immediate Release
SPADA, the New Zealand screen producers' guild, is very disappointed by today’s misleading NZME story on the Avatar sequels and the New Zealand Screen Production Grant.
The story completely ig...
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Congratulations to the the screen practitioners whose work has been recognised in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Jubilee Honours.
ONZM - To be Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
- Ms Chelsea Jane Winstanley - For services to the screen industry and Maori (Matewa Media Trus...
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Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga I New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) is strengthening its commitment to a diverse and inclusive screen sector with the introduction of its He Ara Whakaurunga Kanorau | Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
The Strategy has been developed in partnership with t...
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National Identity The Government is substantially increasing the amount of funding for public media to ensure New Zealanders can continue to access quality local content and trusted news. A new independent and future-focused public media entity will be multi-platform and design...
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ScreenSafe have released the latest Screen Industry Guidance - COVID-19 Protocols V4 (17 May 2022).
The key updates relate to:
Vaccine Passes (My Vaccine Pass to be replaced)
QR Codes / Tracer App
Testing & Isolation Requirements
Managing COVID-19 & Long COVID in the Wo...
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