NZWG developed Kōpere Ake in partnership with NZ On Air as a fund for writers only and to provide development funding for quality, premium series proposals and pilot script development.
The deadline to apply is midday on 28 October 2022.
Grants will be announced 20 January.
Kōpere Ake Structure
In 2022, the Kōpere Ake pilot programme is offered in one round for writers or teams of writers to apply for.
In this round two grants are on offer.
Series Development Fund
Successful Recipient(s) (Writer, Co-Writers, Teams of Writers) will receive $35,000.00 (+ any applicable GST) development funding administered by NZOA
Successful Recipient(s) will also receive story development assistance to the value of $5,000.00 (+ any applicable GST) administered by NZWG. That could include, but is not limited to local or international:
- Mentor, consultant, or advisor to assist in creating a premium series story proposal
- Coaching and assistance to pitch and market their work
- Additional writers to assist with story development tables
- Any other craft or professional support to enable high quality story outcomes
Additional Support
Successful Recipients will also receive professional development assistance to the value of $2,000 (+ any applicable GST) administered by NZWG. That could include, but not limited to local or international:
- Legal Fees to create writer-for-hire or other series contracts
- Design Fees – towards the creation of the series proposal
- Series Business development workshops or courses
- Story Producer development workshops or courses
NZWG Support Offering
Successful Recipients will receive the following NZWG workshops:
- Know Your Rights workshop – understanding rights assignments in series creation, learning to exploit this transaction
- Contracting 101 workshop – understanding the functions of each type of agreement in the Chain of Title, and what should be in (and out) of these series agreements
- Connection workshops with Producers, Production Companies, Commissioners, Broadcasters and Platforms