It's exciting to see that so many WIFT members are finalists in the New Zealand Television Awards this year! We've listed them and their categories below. Good luck everyone! The NZTV Awards are on 18 November.
NZ On Air Best Drama Series
Philip Smith, Carmen J Leonard, Deb Cope and Great Southern Television for One Lane Bridge
Liz Adams for The Deadlands
Lisa Chatfield for The Luminaries
Images & Sound Best Feature Drama
Philly de Lacey, Tina McLaren and Screentime New Zealand for Ablaze
Carmen J Leonard and Deb Cope for Runaway Millionaires
Best Factual Series
Warner Bros for David Lomas Investigates
Rogue Productions for High School Mums
Best Documentary
Arwen O'Connor, Mitchell Hawkes and Ruckus for On Weed
Charlotte Purdy and Rogue Productions for By The Balls
Clare Mackey and Irene Gardiner for Help Is On The Way
Best Original Reality Series
Rachel Currie and Storymaker for Unbreakable
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith, Carmen J Leonard, Susan Leonard and Great Southern Television for The Casketeers, series 3
Best Format Reality Series
Tina McLaren and Screentime New Zealand for Eat Well For Less New Zealand
Anna Lynch, Philip Smith and Great Southern Television for My Restaurant Rules
Sue Woodfield, Angela Mann and Warner Bros. for The Block NZ, season 8
Best Lifestyle Programme
Robyn Patterson and Attitude Pictures for Attitude
TVNZ for Fair Go
Meg Douglas and Scottie Douglas Productions for Off The Grid With Pio
Best Current Affairs Programme
Philip Smith and Great Southern Television for The Hui
Best Children's Programme
Janine Morrell-Gunn and Whitebait Media for Science On Ice
Te M?ngai Paho Best M?ori Programme
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith, Deb Cope and Great Southern Television for NZ Wars - Stories of Waitara
Te M?ngai Paho Best Reo M?ori Programme
Meg Douglas and Scottie Douglas Productions for Waka Huia
NZ On Air Best Pasifika Programme
Tikilounge Productions for Fresh
Lisa Taouma and Tikilounge Productions for Tales of Taonga and Marks Of Mana.
Best News Coverage
MediaWorks for Newshub Live at 6pm and The AM Show Samoa Measles Outbreak
TVNZ for 1 News Covid-19
Best Sports Programme
Amber Easby for Scratched: Aotearoa's Lost Sporting Legends
Best Live Event Coverage
MediaWorks for Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards 2019
Best Comedy/Comedy Entertainment Programme
Ruby Reihana-Wilson, Karin Williams for Life Is Easy
Morgan Waru and Carthew Neal for Aroha Bridge
Best Editing: Documentary/Factual
Prisca Bouchet for Funny As
Best Director: Multi Camera
Mitchell Hawkes for Survive The 80s
Best Cinematography: Drama
Ginny Loane for The Gulf
Best Production Design
Alana Cotton for The Luminaries
Best Costume Design
Tracey Sharman for The Gulf
Best Script: Drama
Pip Hall for One Lane Bridge
Kate McDermott for Westside, Season 5, Episode 10
Click here to see all the finalists