https://shownews.co.nz/the-power-and-the-glory-why-funding-isnt-the-biggest-problem/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:41:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://shownews.co.nz/the-power-and-the-glory-why-funding-isnt-the-biggest-problem/#comment-401 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:41:53 +0000 https://shownews.co.nz/?p=30831#comment-401 We’ve always been saddened by the lack of any public examination of the success – or failure – of funded productions in order to see if there could be lessons to apply to future funding and productions. Maybe this is happening behind closed doors, in which case opening up to the industry and the country would be a wonderful thing.

]]> https://shownews.co.nz/the-power-and-the-glory-why-funding-isnt-the-biggest-problem/#comment-395 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:12:55 +0000 https://shownews.co.nz/?p=30831#comment-395 Here here. Nothing’s really changed since the Jackson / Court report in 2010 – but I’d argue you could apply the findings in that report to the entire sector (excluding gaming). It’s not just an NZFC problem. It has metastasised to all corners of the industry. Complete lack of global ambitions and a strong willingness to keep the status quo.

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