NZ On Air reminds us that April is the last funding round of the current financial year and with the majority of its pūtea already committed, this round is limited to the following specific initiatives:
- Factual – only applications to the NZ On Air / Te Māngai Pāho Co-Fund are being considered in this round. Guidelines for the request for proposals can be seen here.
- Scripted – only applications to the NZ On Air / Te Māngai Pāho Co-Fund are being considered in this round. Guidelines for the request for proposals can be seen here. The focus for scripted applications are for projects that meet the Newer Storytellers stream of our Scripted Roadmap.
A total of up to $6m will be available for the co-fund but both agencies reserve the right to allocate a greater or lesser amount of funding depending on the applications received.
Te Puna Kairangi / Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund (TPK)
To support a wider range of Scripted outcomes, funding is also potentially available for Te Puna Kairangi / Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund (TPK) projects that have submitted to the final round of this fund and are seeking ‘top up’ funding from NZ On Air.
- Up to $2m is available for projects that are strongly assessed by the TPK panel, and which meet NZ On Air’s usual funding requirements. The funding available from NZ On Air for each TPK project is up to a maximum of $999,000.
- Applicants do not need to submit a separate application to NZ On Air to apply for this funding, you should indicate your intention to seek this funding in the finance plan of your application via the TPK portal.
- If you have any questions about this, please contact Amie Mills to set up a time to speak to NZ On Air and NZ Film Commission staff about your intentions.
Development
Both Content (applications that have co-investment from a supporting platform and Diverse Development) and Industry development applications will be considered. Please see the Development Roadmap.
- Diverse Development applications will be considered in this round, but it is likely that only a single application can be funded out of the remaining annual budget.
- Factual development applications will only be accepted for projects that require significant research. There is limited pūtea remaining in the factual development budget and we encourage applications to have co-funding attached from a supporting platform.
- Further information on Industry Development and Cultural Sector Capability Funding can be seen in paragraphs E and F in the full round information document.
Industry Development Fund
To this round NZOA is accepting applications to all three strands of the Industry Development Fund: Professional Development, National Conferences and National Awards.
If you have a new IDF initiative, please discuss this with glenn@nzonair.govt.nz before applying. Please see our Development Roadmap for more information
Important dates: Scripted, Factual, Development and Industry Development
13 January 2022 - Funding round opens.
10 February 2022, 4pm - Application deadline. Round closes.
13 April 2022 - Decisions confirmed, applicants notified the following day. This date may be extended at NZ On Air’s sole discretion.
The decisions for applications to the NZ On Air / Te Māngai Pāho Co-Fund will be announced on 15 April.
You can read the full April round information document below.