The finalists have been announced for the NZ TV Awards! There are a lot of WIFTers in the mix - a LOT! and we're proud of you all.
Below are the names of WIFT member finalists (in bold), the award they're up for, and the programme. You can read the full list of finalists here.
NZ ON AIR BEST DRAMA SERIES
Black Hands
Philippa Rennie, Robin Scholes, Tina Archibald
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
Rūrangi
Craig Gainsborough, Max Currie, Cole Meyers, Melissa Nickerson, Tweedie Waititi
Autonomouse (Neon & NZME)
Creamerie
Bronwynn Bakker
Kevin & Co + Flat 3 (TVNZ 2)
The Gulf - Season 2
Paula Boock, Philly de Lacey, Christian Friedrichs, Katrin Goetter, Henning Kamm, Donna Malane
The Gulf Productions (Three)
BEST FACTUAL SERIES
Origins
Peter Bell, Tash Christie, Meg Douglas, Megan Tucker
Scottie Douglas Productions / Greenstone TV (TVNZ 1)
Fight for the Wild
Peter Young, Tracy Roe, Dave Hansford
Fisheye Films (RNZ)
NZ ON AIR BEST DOCUMENTARY
Loimata: The Sweetest Tears
Anna Marbrook, Jim Marbrook, Dr. Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Dame Gaylene Preston
Anna Marbrook Productions (Māori Television)
Six Angry Women
Megan Jones, Jill Soper, Sam Blackley
Kindred Films (TVNZ 1)
Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story
Philippa Rennie, Natalie Malcon
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
BEST ORIGINAL REALITY SERIES
Popstars
Philly de Lacey, Tina McLaren, Jonathan Dowling, Tony Manson, Simon Fleming
Screentime New Zealand (TVNZ 2)
BEST FORMAT REALITY SERIES
The Apprentice Aotearoa
Jon Wild, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited (TVNZ 1)
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME
The Hui
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Rewa Harriman, Mihingarangi Forbes, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three)
NZ ON AIR BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAMME
The New Legends of Monkey
Rachel Gardner, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Robin Scholes, Peter Andrikidis
See-Saw Films and Jump Film & Television (Netflix)
TE MĀNGAI PAHO BEST MĀORI PROGRAMME
The Casketeers - Series 4
Mahanga Pihama, Annabelle Lee-Mather, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited (TVNZ 1)
NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui
Mahanga Pihama, Mihingarangi Forbes, Annabelle Lee-Mather,
Aotearoa Media Collective and Great Southern Television Limited (RNZ)
The Hui
Annabelle Lee-Mather, Mihingarangi Forbes, Lillian Hanley, Philip Smith
Great Southern Television Limited and Aotearoa Media Collective (Three)
TE MĀNGAI PAHO BEST REO MĀORI PROGRAMME
Te Rongo Toa
Amanda Jones, Mana Epiha
Faultline Films (Māori Television)
Waka Huia
Whatanui Flavell, Meg Douglas
Scottie Douglas Productions (TVNZ 1)
NZ ON AIR BEST PASIFIKA PROGRAMME
Teine Sa: The Ancient Ones
Lisa Taouma, Maria Tanner, Karin Williams
Tikilounge Productions (Prime, Neon, The Coconet TV)
Untold Pacific History
Lisa Taouma
Tikilounge Productions (RNZ)
Loimata: The Sweetest Tears
Anna Marbrook, Jim Marbrook, Dr. Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Dame Gaylene Preston
Anna Marbrook Productions (Māori Television)
Brutal Lives - Mo'ui Faingata'a
Sandra Kailahi
Kingston Productions Ltd (The Coconet TV)
BEST SPORTS PROGRAMME
Scratched: Aotearoa’s Lost Sporting Legends – Series 2
Amber Easby, Natalie Wilson, Duncan Greive, Scotty Stevenson, Madeleine Chapman, Eddy Fifield
Hex Work Productions (The Spinoff)
BEST COMEDY/COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME
Educators - Series 2
Rachel Jean, Kelly Martin, Andrew Szusterman, Sally Campbell
South Pacific Pictures (TVNZ OnDemand)
BEST DIRECTOR DOCUMENTARY / FACTUAL
Anna Marbrook
Loimata: The Sweetest Tears
Anna Marbrook Productions (Māori Television)
Natalie Malcon & Thomas Robins
Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
SCREEN AUCKLAND BEST DIRECTOR DRAMA
Roseanne Liang
Creamerie
Kevin & Co + Flat 3 (TVNZ 2)
BEST ACTRESS
Antonia Prebble
Westside - Series 6
South Pacific Pictures (Three)
BEST POSTPRODUCTION DESIGN
Alana Cotton
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Liz McGregor
The New Legends of Monkey
See-Saw Films and Jump Film & Television (Netflix)
BEST MAKEUP DESIGN
Gabrielle Jones
Black Hands
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand (TVNZ 1)
BEST SCRIPT: COMEDY
Shoshana McCallum and Roseanne Liang
Creamerie
Kevin & Co + Flat 3 (TVNZ 2)
BEST SCRIPT: DRAMA
Shoshana McCallum
INSiDE
Luminous Beast (Prime, Neon)