Seven Screen Projects Offered $500,000 from Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi – The Premium Development Fund
The seven successful projects include one feature documentary and six drama series projects and represent a broad array of ideas and creative teams with the potential to engage both local and international audiences.
Waiata reo Māori celebrated at 2021 Aotearoa Music Awards
The Aotearoa Music Awards celebrated the industry’s top artists and creativity. Although COVID-19 restrictions precluded a live audience at the awards show last night, the broadcast allowed people to tune in from their homes and celebrate our kaipuoro.
Four screen projects selected in the Interim Production Round of the $50 million Te Puna Kairangi Premium Fund
A documentary about the disappearance of six people in a small surf town and the true story of a 70-year-old diesel mechanic who cracked a drug operation are just two of four incredible projects that will share in over $11.5m of funding being offered
Final Production Funding round opens Monday 6 December
The final production funding round for Te Puna Kairangi will open on Monday 6 December 2021 with a deadline of Tuesday 22 February 2022.
Ara Ki Te Puna Kairangi - Premium Development Fund Round 2 Opens Today
Round 2 of Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi - The Premium Development Fund opens today, Thursday 23 September with a with a deadline of 1pm, 14 October 2021.
Te Puna Kairangi - Premium Productions Fund interim production funding round opens today
An extra opportunity for funding for the screen industry, supported by the guilds was announced on 30 August by funding agencies Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC), Te Māngai Pāho and Irirangi te Motu (NZ On Air).
Te Māngai Pāho is pleased to support the launch of a new online translation tool developed by Octave
Octave and Te Māngai Pāho have created a translation tool for websites to both increase the use of te reo Māori online as well as encourage audiences to engage with and learn kupu hou.
Te Māngai Pāho funding supports 15 songs released for Waiata Anthems Week.
Te Māngai Pāho is among many who are supporting this kaupapa with more than 27 songs being released. Waiata Anthems Week is an opportunity to celebrate our unique culture and to acknowledge those who have come before us in championing Māori music.
Te Puna Kairangi - Premium Fund Interim Production Funding Round
An extra opportunity for funding for the screen industry, supported by the guilds has been announced by funding agencies NZFC, Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.
Ara ki te Puna Kairangi - The Premium Development Fund Round 2 Postponed
Te Māngai Pāho, NZFC and NZ On Air have agreed to postpone Round 2 of Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi – The Premium Development Fund by one week due to current COVID-19 lockdowns and pressures from screen sector.
Budget supports a sustainable Māori media sector
Te Māngai Pāho welcomes the commitment of $42 million for Māori media announced as part of Budget 2021 today.
New TVNZ Anthology series to explore Māori, Pasifika, and Filipino Supernatural Beings
NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho have announced funding for a new six episode anthology series set to explore supernatural stories of Māori, Pasifika, and Filipino cultures