Yesterday at the IAWG meetings in Montreal, New Zealand Writers Guild president Allan Baddock and Executive Director Steven Gannaway reported on the state of writing in their jurisdiction. The NZWG has 530 members. They do most of their tv writing for the two major nation-wide broadcasters. Only a portion of their work is covered under a collective agreement. Most tv development and production is government financed.
New Zealanders love home grown tv. One of their current hits is a half hour comedy series about a small time crime family called Outrageous Fortune. Below is a promo reel for series three (I’ve been told series 1 is must see).
Recently the state launched a new nation-wide Maori television channel which has proved to be a huge success across the country even with non Maori speakers. And getting called to do a writing gig on a show for the channel is apparently great because it’s so much fun.
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I would move to New Zealand to watch this tv show…
I hear they still have lots of room there. And I have a feeling you’d fit in, Bill.
A trailer so good I’ve sent away for the first season DVD. Any show that uses ‘Feels So Good’ by the Spelling Mistakes as its background music wins props from me!
David-
Let me know how it is.
Jill
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