Here's another fast-approaching deadline for you! The date for pitches to be in to Māori Television for the Te Māngai Pāho Receptive Funding Round 2, is 1pm on Wednesday 21 October, 2020. See below for details:
Kaupapa Rangatahi - Entertain and Energise Youth
Māori Television is looking for content relevant to youth that reflects their lives and interests in Aotearoa today. Innovative approaches to format and style are essential, while stories that share a sense of energy, fun and enjoyment for rangatahi are preferred.
Specifics: Up to 8 x 26min episodes. The content must have a multi-platform (online and linear) application and demonstrate strong understanding of its target audience.
Genre: Reality Series, Quality Factual Series. Reo Category: 30-70%
Kaupapa Wh?nau - Inspire and Empower Audiences
Whakaata M?ori seeks to engage wh?nau to feel inspired and empowered to connect with te ao M?ori. Maori Television is looking for programmes that are inspirational and compelling to wh?nau audiences with content that is original, refreshing and can be enjoyed by a wide audience.
Specifics: Up to 10 x 26min episodes. The content must have a multi-platform (online and linear) application and reflect the target audience and their world.
Genre: Quality Factual Series. Reo Category: 30-70%
All two-page pitches must be delivered via email to: proposals@maoritelevision.com by the deadline.
Pitches must include the two-page pitch cover sheet which is available here.
Ensure you have a name and contact email address on both pages of your proposal. All proposals must be a pdf attachment, no embedded links.