More wins for our WIFT women! We are over the moon. Again, WIFT women are bringing amazing stories to life through the NZ on Air unscripted funding round!
Grace, 1 x 85’, Gaylene Preston Productions for viewing on RNZ and Sky Arts, up to $551,035
Meanwhile, in a feature documentary co-funded with RNZ, acclaimed producer/director Dame Gaylene Preston takes audiences on a journey through the life of another renowned artist, Dame Robin White (Ngāti Awa) in Grace. This observational documentary and art film captures Dame Robin’s life in her studio and art space, as she reconnects with her Ngāti Awa heritage in Whakatane.
Mind Menders, 2 x 44’, Diva Productions for viewing on Sky Open, Neon and Sky Go, up to $548,541
Robyn Malcolm presents documentary series Mind Menders that looks at mental health treatment options for depression, anxiety, addiction and PTSD, using psychedelics – while herself undergoing a 10-week clinical trial.
Buzz’s Epic Little Missions, 6 x 30’, Rogue Productions for viewing on TVNZ 2, TVNZ+ and YouTube Kids, up to $534,087
For our younger audience, Buzz’s Epic Little Mission is a spin-off series from popular preschool show Toi Time that sees Buzz take tamariki on exciting and educational missions around rural Aotearoa.
Hospice Heroes, 8 x 22’, Great Southern Television for viewing on ThreeNow and Three, up to $742,631
Hospice Heroes goes inside one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest hospice facilities, following the staff and volunteers as they help terminally ill patients. The series aims to destigmatise hospices and the belief they are scary and depressing by showing the real humour, compassion and energy that also exists there.
Bryn & Ku’s Singles Club, 6 x 15’, Hex Work Productions for viewing on The Spinoff and YouTube, up to $499,117
Touted as a modern-day cross-country quest for love – Bryn & Ku’s Singles Club sees award-winning comedians Brynley Stent and Kura Forrester take a road-trip around the motu looking at dating across a range of demographics.
400 Weddings and a Funeral, 1 x 44’, Great Southern Television for viewing on TVNZ+ and TVNZ 1, up to $339,248
400 Weddings and a Funeral, is a documentary that opens the door to the Pasifika communities living in Aotearoa so all New Zealanders can learn more about their cultural practices, differences and similarities.
P.I. Story, 3 x 45’, Razor Films for viewing on ThreeNow and Three, up to $228,000
A documentary mini-series that tracks the course of an ongoing NZ trial.
RETURNING
Breaking Silence 4, 8 X 12’, Magnetic Pictures for viewing on TP+, YouTube and NZ On Screen, up to $334,969
Breaking Silence is back for a fourth season with more personal and untold stories that reveal the many faces of domestic violence in Aotearoa,
K’Road Chronicles 4, 8 x 12’, Magnetic Pictures for viewing on TP+, YouTube and NZ On Screen, up to $331,895
K’Road Chronicles is also back for a fourth season looking at the causes of, and solutions to homelessness.
Now, go make content that makes your heart sing. We look forward to hearing about it!
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