Congratulations to all the WIFT NZ creatives who have secured funding from NZ On Air and we're delighted to list them all below!
NZ On Air Funding Decisions
Scripted
Not Where I Thought I'd Be, 6 × 30’, The Heartbeaters Ltd for THREE, up to $3,104,185
Blue Murder Motel 2, 8 × 44’, Great Southern Television for TVNZ 1, up to $3,220,000
Non-Fiction
Chasing the Laughs, 3 × 44’, Great Southern Television for THREE, up to $524,918
Counting the Beat 2, 4 × 44’, Ruckus Media for TVNZ 1, up to $999,071
David Lomas Breakthrough 2, 8 × 44’, Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand for THREE, up to $1,594,000
Death, Reimagined, 6 × 30’, Jack Media for Whakaata Māori, up to $713,526
Hell or High Water, 3 × 44’, Kevin & Content for Sky Open, up to $402,655
Matangireia 3, 6 × 44’, Aotearoa Media Collective for RNZ, up to $282,636
Mission Possible, 8 × 11’, Magnetic Pictures for SunPix Holdings, up to $356,031
Now You Know 2, 184 × 1’, Hex Work for The Spinoff, up to $446,389
Sight Unseen 2, 5 × 5’, Media Access Charitable Trust (ABLE) for RNZ, up to $231,363
Sweet As, 1 × 90’, The Sweet Shop Entertainment for Māori+, up to $364,634
The Hui 11, 32 × 28’, Great Southern Television for Stuff.co.nz, up to $788,000
Professional Development
Director Shadow Attachment, Remarkable Productions NZ, up to $7,200
Music
Aotearoa Children's Music Awards 2026, Treehut, up to $5,000
Sync Camp 2026, Concord Music Publishing New Zealand, up to $10,000