Aotearoa’s youngest viewers are in for a treat with $13.3m worth of new content to stimulate and entertain across a range of digital platforms, games and television. WIFT NZ members' projects are among the 13 new series, eight returning favourites and seven new online games greenlit by NZOA funding. We've listed them below.
Rogue Productions Toi Time!, 20 x 29 mins for TVNZ 2, up to $1,289,314.
Treehut Suzy And Friends 2022, 53 x 45 mins for various Access Radio Stations, up to $136,000.
Whitebait Productions The Feed, 210 x 24 mins, What Now, 42 x 58 mins, Take The Mic, 20 x 10 mins for TVNZ 2, up to $3,248,800.
Whitebait Productions Brain Busters 2022,160 x 25 mins, for TVNZ 2, up to $2,685,500.
For HEIHEI - New
Whitebait Productions One Way Out, 20 x 10 mins, up to $498,734.
Tikilounge Productions Fresh Fairytales!, 5 x 12 mins, up to $496,860.
Greenstone TV The Adventure Club, 10 x 10 mins, up to $437,614.
Tomorrowland Television In The Dirt, 10 x 10 mins, up to $237, 923.
Rude Girl Productions The Pooh Files, 20 x 2 mins, up to $211,650.
Attitude Pictures The Kids of Korero Lane, 8 x 2 mins, up to $257,248.
For HEIHEI - Returning
Greenstone TV K-Pop Academy 3 – Level Up,8 x 15 mins, 8 x 5 mins & 7 x 3 mins, up to $464,073
Scottie Douglas Productions Lifesavers 2, 10 x 10 mins up to $350,000
Underwater Promotions/TA Young Ocean Explorers Young Ocean Explorers 3- Kaitiaki O Te Moana, 6 x 4 mins, 4 x 1 min, 5 x 5 mins, & 5 x 2 mins, up to $267,643.
HEIHEI Games:
Method Studios Pinball Play, up to $56,740.