Save the date and get your nominations in for the 24th Annual SPADA Screen Industry Awards! The Awards ceremony will be held on Friday 26 November 2021 at the Villa Maria Estate in Manukau, Auckland following the one-day SPADA Screen Industry Summit.
The SPADA Screen Industry Awards are a unique opportunity for the industry to gather and acknowledge some of the sector's talent and creativity. They're open to the wider industry, except the Independent Producer of the Year Award, which is open to SPADA members only, so make sure you take the time to consider each of these Awards and nominate either yourself or someone you think deserves to be commended for their work and achievements.
Click here to book tickets. Your ticket to the summit includes a ticket to the SPADA Screen Industry Awards.
The Awards are:
The New Filmmaker of the Year Award
Sponsored by Fulcrum Media Finance
Honouring excellence, talent and creativity in filmmaking - Cash Prize $5,000.
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The SPADA Independent Producer of the Year Award
Sponsored by Crombie Lockwood
Celebrating outstanding contribution as an independent producer in the last calendar year.
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The Industry Champion Award
Sponsored by SPADA and DATA BOOK
Demonstrating passion and professionalism in making a significant contribution to the New Zealand screen production industry.
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Meanwhile, if you have a great idea and are willing to sell it in front of a room full of producers and industry executives (no pressure!) enter the South Pacific Pictures Big Pitch! Given the ongoing constraints on international travel due to COVID-19, the 2021 BIG PITCH winner will be in to win a cash prize of $2,500 towards development (terms and conditions apply). Previous Big Pitch winners include Hweiling Ow and Leanne Pooley.