NZ On Air invests over $13 million in new content to engage tamariki
NZ On Air media release. Aotearoa’s youngest viewers are in for a treat with $13.3m worth of new content to stimulate and entertain across a range of digital platforms, games and television. N…
110 journalist roles funded to provide Public Interest Journalism across the motu
NZ On Air media release. Public Interest Journalism has received an $18m boost with the announcement of funding for an additional 110 journalists* across Aotearoa with a specific mandate to produc…
The generational divide widens in latest NZ On Air audience survey
NZ On Air media release. Young New Zealanders are continuing to lead a march away from traditional media, Netflix is still growing at pace, but TV is still the media New Zealanders spend the most1…
Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog Adds Telluride Film Festival to Festival Run
New Zealand Film Commssion media release. Acclaimed New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog will have its world premiere in Venice on Thursday and has just been announced to1…
New Zealand Actor Dimitrius Schuster-Kolomatangi, Rising Star at Toronto International Film Festival 2021
New Zealand Film Commission media release. Up and coming Aotearoa New Zealand actor, Dimitrius Schuster-Kolomatangi, was named today as a TIFF Rising Star at this year’s Toronto International1Fi…
NZ On Air invests in Pan Asian voices
NZ On Air media release. NZ On Air has invested up to $715,000 in a new development and production initiative with the Pan Asian Screen Collective (PASC) aimed at increasing Pan Asian representati…
It's Business as Usual says Film Commission CEO
NZ Film Commission media release. Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) CEO David Strong said New Zealand’s international reputation continues to attract global interest,1fo…
NZ On Air, Screen Australia and TikTok nurture emerging voices with new Every Voice initiative
NZ On Air media release. TikTok, NZ On Air and Screen Australia have today announced the launch of Every Voice, a new initiative to support diverse and distinct creators in the creation of1innovat…
NZ screen and comedy talents receive NZ On Air funding for new engaging content
NZ On Air media release. A new Jewish comedy series and the return of a successful Tongan drama are among a new batch of scripted content to be made for online and broadcast TV audiences with NZ1O…
23 new and returning Factual projects to hold a mirror up to New Zealand society
NZ On Air media release. NZ On Air has announced over $9m of funding for Factual projects that reveal powerful insights about Aotearoa’s past, present and future. Reviving a much-loved1documen…