Essential information

Ko te Tohu Kairangi Kiriata Māori (Te Aupounamu), he wāhanga o te Rautaki Māori o Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga. Ka tukuna tēnei tohu ia tau, hei whakanui i ngā mema o te hapori kiriata Māori, kua takoha kounga nei ki te ao kiriata, kua eke rānei ki ngā taumata tiketike i te ao kiriata. 

Rā Tūwhera: 30 Kohitātea 2023

Rā Kati: 10 Poutū-te-rangi 2023

Ka whakamōhio atu ko wai i toa: 17 Poutū-te-rangi 2023

Te Tohu

E $50,000 te rahinga o te pūtea ka tukuna ki te tangata whiwhi kotahi mō Te Aupounamu. Kua tukuna hoki e ngā paewhiri o mua, ētahi tohu motuhake hei whakamihi i “ngā takohatanga whakahirahira ki te Hapori Kiriata Māori.” E whakaaturia ana tēnei takoha i roto i te rētōtanga o ngā wheako, o ngā pūmanawa me ngā whakatutukitanga. 

Māraurautanga

Me tono ā-tautapa nei mō tēnei tohu ki konei. Ka taea e ngā tāngata katoa te tautapa i tētahi atu mō tēnei tohu; heoi,

me kirirarau o Aotearoa, me noho pūmau rānei ki Aotearoa ngā tāngata ka tautapangia
me Māori ngā tāngata ka tautapangia
me kaha whai wāhi atu ināianei tonu ngā tāngata ka tautapangia ki te ao kiriata, i Aotearoa, ā, i tāwāhi rānei.
Ka taea e ngā kaihanga kiriata te tautapa i a rātou anō
E tuwhera ana te tohu ki ngā kaituhi, ki ngā ringatohu, ki ngā kaiwhakaputa, ki ngā toihau tari, ki ngā kiriwhakaari whatutoto, me ngā māngai o te ao Whakaata.

Ko ngā kaiwhiwhi o mua tē taea te tono mai.

Tikanga Tautapa

Me tuku te tangata e tautapa ana i ngā mea e whai ake nei:

he haurongo e whakarārangi ana i ngā kaupapa kiriata kua whai wāhi atu, he haurongo e whakarārangi ana rānei i ngā whakatutukitanga
he whakamāramatanga mō te take e whakapono ana he angitu te kaihanga kiriata, me
te take me whakamihi i a ia
ētahi atu mōhiotanga tautoko

Ngā Kōwhiringa Tuku Pūtea

Ko ngā tāngata ka noho ki te paewhiri; tokorua ngā māngai o Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga, ā, tokorua anō te itinga o ngā māngai o Ngā Aho Whakaari, me tētahi tangata Māori rānei e mahi ana ki te ao kiriata.  Ka hui te paewhiri, ā, ka taunaki ko wai pea te/ngā tāngata whiwhi i te tohu, heoi ka tau te kōwhiringa whakamutunga ki te Tumu Whakarae o Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga. Ka whakamōhio atu ko wai te tangata whiwhi i Te Aupounamu mā tētahi karere motuhake ki ngā pae tukutuku o Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga me Ngā Aho Whakaari.

Rā Tūwhera: 30 Kohitātea 2023

Rā Kati: 10 Poutū-te-rangi 2023

Ka whakamōhio atu ko wai i toa: 17 Poutū-te-rangi 2023

Mō ētahi atu mōhiotanga, me he pātai rānei āu, tēnā whakapā atu ki te tira Rautaki Māori rautaki@nzfilm.co.nz

 

Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award has been established alongside Te Rautaki Māori o Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga, the New Zealand Film Commission’s Māori Strategy. The annual award is a way of recognising and celebrating members of the Māori filmmaking community who have displayed a high-level contribution and/or achievement in screen storytelling.

Key Dates

Fund Opens: 30 January 2023

Fund Closes: 10 March 2023

Decisions Notified: 17 March 2023

The Award

The Māori Screen Excellence Award will offer a maximum of a $50,000 grant to one recipient. Previous panels have also awarded special recognition awards acknowledging “significant contributions to the Māori Film Community”. The significance of this contribution will be reflected in their depth of experience, skill and achievements.

Eligibility

Applications for this award are by nomination by filling out this form. Anyone can submit a nomination; however,

  • must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
  • nominees must be Māori and;
  • nominees must be actively participating in the screen industry in New Zealand or overseas.
  • Filmmakers are permitted to self-nominate.
  • The award is open to writers, directors, producers, heads of department, established actors, and screen industry representatives.

Prior recipients of Te Aupounamu are not eligible for this award.

What you need

The person making the nomination needs to provide

  • a biography including film credits or achievements
  • description of what they believe makes the filmmaker successful and;
  • why they should be acknowledged
  • any other supporting information

This fund is now closed to nominations.

Funding decision

The selection panel will consist of two NZFC representatives and at least two Ngā Aho Whakaari and/or External Māori Industry representatives. The panel will meet and make recommendations on the Award recipient(s), with the final decision to be made by the NZFC CEO.

The winner of Te Aupounamu will be advised and the decision will be published by a special press released on the NZFC and Ngā Aho Whakaari websites.

Key Dates

Fund Opens: 30 January 2023

Fund Closes: 10 March 2023

Decisions Notified: 17 March 2023

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the Rautaki Māori team at rautaki@nzfilm.co.nz

 

 

Audience
New Zealand Filmmakers
Funding type
Grant
Last updated: 
Monday, 6 March 2023