New Zealand film and television awards

New Zealand film and television awards have gone by many different names and have been organised by different industry groups. As of 2016, New Zealand only has a film awards - the Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards.

History

Early Years

The first New Zealand television awards were the National TV Awards, which ran from 1964-1965, organised by the New Zealand Television Workshop. The trophy was designed by noted sculptor Greer Twiss.[1]

From 1970-1985, the New Zealand Feltex Awards honoured New Zealand television, sponsored by carpet manufacturer Feltex.[2]

GOFTA Awards

The Feltex Awards were superseded by annual awards organised by the Guild of Film and Television Arts (GOFTA). The awards ran from 1986 to 2003 and were known by a number of different titles, including the GOFTA Awards. The awards were run as joint film and television awards until 2000 when they were split into two separate ceremonies.[3]

The 1987 GOFTA Awards,[4] presented by American TV personality Leeza Gibbons and New Zealand radio host Nic Nolan, is known for its disastrous presentation, including a disruptive audience who heckled guest John Inman, and confusing stage management.[5]

In 1998 the Academy or Film and Television Arts was established by a collection of national guilds including The Techos' Guild, SPADA, WIFT, the Writers Guild and Nga Aho Whakaari. The AFTA's were held in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003, sponsored by Nokia.

Qantas Television Awards and New Zealand Screen Awards

In 2005, the Qantas Television Awards (honouring television and television journalism) and the New Zealand Screen Awards (honouring film and television) were founded as the new award presentations. The Qantas Television Awards were run by the New Zealand Television Broadcasters Council (now known as ThinkTV).[6] These awards celebrated television productions and also incorporated the television media categories that had previously been part of the Qantas Media Awards.[7] The New Zealand Screen Awards were run by the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand and celebrated both film and television productions, including some overlap with Qantas Television Awards categories.[8]

In 2008 the Qantas Television Awards merged with the New Zealand Screen Awards.[9] From 2008 to 2011, the NZTBC and the SDGNZ jointly ran the Qantas Film and Television Awards. These awards were renamed the Aotearoa Film and Television Awards (abbreviated to AFTA) in 2011.[10]

New Zealand Television Awards and Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards

In 2012 the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand announced that due to funding and resource restraints it would not be involved with the 2012 AFTAs and would not organise an alternate film industry awards that year.[11][12]

ThinkTV renamed the new television-focused awards the New Zealand Television Awards for 2012.[13] However, in early 2013, ThinkTV announced that it would no longer hold the New Zealand Television Awards, after partner TVNZ decided not to support the awards. This left New Zealand without an annual television award.[14]

Later in 2012, an alternative film awards presentation was announced, independent of the SDGNZ. The Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards - also known as the Moas - were organised by film industry figure Ant Timpson and nzherald.co.nz online entertainment editor Hugh Sundae.[15] In 2013 the Moas were renamed the Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards. As there were no television awards in 2013, the 2013 Moas had one television award, honouring Best Television Feature or Drama Series.[16]

In addition to sponsoring the Best Score and Best Sound categories at the New Zealand Film Awards since 2013, in 2014 the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) introduced two film music awards to its annual Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Best Original Music in a Feature Film Award and APRA Best Original Music in a Series Award.[17]

The New Zealand Film Awards were not held in 2015, with organisers saying a lack of films released that year made it hard to justify holding the awards. It is planned that the next award show will be held in mid 2016 to include a larger range of eligible films.[18]

Awards

Year Television Film
1964 1964 New Zealand Television Workshop National TV Awards No film awards
1965 1965 New Zealand Television Workshop National TV Awards
1966 No television awards
1967
1969
1970 1970 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1971 1971 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1972 1972 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1973 1973 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1974 1974 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1975 1975 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1976 1976 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1977 1977 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1978 1978 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1979 1979 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1980 1980 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1981 1981 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1982 1982 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1983 1983 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1984 1984 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1985 1985 New Zealand Feltex Awards
1986 1986 Listener Gofta Awards
1987 1987 Listener Gofta Awards
1988 1988 Listener Gofta Awards
1989 1989 Listener Gofta Awards
1990 No television awards 1990 NZ Film Awards
1991 1991 NZ Film Awards
1992 No film awards
1993 1993 Film & TV Awards
1994 1994 TV Guide Film & Television Awards
1995 1995 TV Guide Film & Television Awards
1996 1996 TV Guide Film & Television Awards of New Zealand
1997 1997 TV Guide Film & Television Awards of New Zealand
1998 1998 TV Guide Television Awards No film awards
1999 1999 TV Guide Television Awards 1999 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards
2000 2000 TV Guide Television Awards 2000 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards
2001 No television awards 2001 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards
2002 2002 TV Guide NZ Television Awards No film awards
2003 2003 New Zealand Television Awards 2003 New Zealand Film Awards
2004 No television awards No film awards
2005 2005 Qantas Television Awards 2005 New Zealand Screen Awards [note 1]
2006 2006 Qantas Television Awards 2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards [note 1]
2007 2007 Qantas Television Awards 2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards [note 1]
2008 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
2009 2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards
2010 2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards
2011 2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards
2012 2012 New Zealand Television Awards 2012 Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards
2013 No television awards 2013 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards [note 2]
2014 2014 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards [note 2]
2015 No film awards
  1. 1 2 3 The 2005 New Zealand Screen Awards, the 2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards and the 2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards included both film and television categories. "New Zealand Screen Awards 2005". On Film. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 The 2013 and 2014 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards included one television award, in addition to the film awards."Frequently Asked Questions". NZ Film Awards. Retrieved 3 October 2013.

External links

References

  1. ↑ "1965-66: New Zealand Television Workshop". Kiwi TV. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "1970-85: New Zealand Feltex Awards". Kiwi TV. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Film Awards in New Zealand". Lonely Geek. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Listener Gofta Awards 1987". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Michele A'Court on Christmas antics". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "About ThinkTV". ThinkTV. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Qantas Media Awards broadcasting results". Royal Society of NZ. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Screen Directors Guild clarifies position re film awards". OnFilm. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Awards". Kiwi TV. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Changes to Aotearoa Film & Television Awards". Scoop. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Changes to Aotearoa Film & Television Awards". Scoop. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  12. ↑ "Waititi upset as NZ film awards cancelled". NZ Herald. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Television Awards". ThinkTV. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  14. ↑ Drinnan, John (12 February 2013). "New Zealand Television Awards canned". NZ Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "The Sorta Unofficial New Zealand Film Awards". TimeOut (nzherald.co.nz). 30 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  16. ↑ "The New Zealand Film Awards — Celebrating New Zealand film". New Zealand Film Awards. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  17. ↑ "Screen Awards". APRA Awards. APRA-AMCOS. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "NZ film awards canned for year". Otago Daily Times. NZ Herald. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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