Personal Details

 

• Contact Information
  This is so that we know the best person to contact regarding the work.
  If you need to edit this information later, you can do so, once your profile on the Digital Platform has been created.
  
  Note: Your mobile number will not be made public, this is for the PANNZ team only, so that we can call you if we need to. It will not be made available on the Digital Platform.

 

• Organisation/Company Details
  If you are applying under an organisation you will need to include the name and a short bio of your company or organisation.
  
  Organisation/Company Logo: Company or organisation logos, if you have them. Please upload up to 4 high res images as separate files up to 5MB in size.

 

• Information on the work/idea
  You will need to be able to share the information outlined below. As the application is for an idea or work yet to be developed, we are looking for your intentions for the work at this stage and appreciate that the realisation of the intentions will be part of the development process. - Artform category for the work (e.g. dance, theatre, multi-disciplinary etc)
   - Synopsis / description of the idea (Consider how you speak to the fund criteria)
   - Who you see as the primary audience for this fund (be as specific as possible)
   - Envisioned size / scale of the work/idea
   - What type of venues / presentation options will the idea/work need

 

•  Creative Team
  Provide a list of the core creative team involved in the project at this initial stage. (This may include design, direction, production, artists and creators etc).

 

• Development Plan
  Describe how you plan to develop the work with the seed funding.

 

• Seed-Funding amount you are seeking and associated Budget
  You will need to provide an indication of how much seed funding you are initially seeking and what you will use this money for.

 

• Supporting Documentation and anything else you’d like to share with us
  You are invited to upload any additional supporting documentation which could include: video links / photos / scripts / planning docs / likely technical requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

Artists Eligibility: 

• Applicants must be NZ citizens or permanent residents living in New Zealand.
• The work can be new or reimagined work
• The work may otherwise not be possible without the support of this fund.
• The work will require a level of funding not otherwise possible through existing Creative New Zealand funding schemes.
• The work will not be eligible for any other funding from Creative New Zealand.
• The work is of excellence, and has the ability to tour into a range of festivals throughout Aotearoa.
• The work will be led by a team of established creatives with previous experience in developing, producing and presenting new work, and touring.

NB Applicants can have received some prior support from Creative New Zealand towards development funding, if development happened prior to applying to PHASE One (Seed Funding). 

If successful in being commissioned, applicants will not be eligible for further funding from Creative New Zealand outside this fund. (this does not apply to seed-funded projects that do not proceed to fully-developed works through the Commissioning Fund).

Arts Organisations & Producing Companies Eligibility:

• Must be a NZ organisation with the principal place of business based in NZ

• All actions contemplated herein on behalf of a producing company or  organization must be completed by an authorized representative of the producing company or organization who:

  (a) is a resident (including permanent residents) or citizen of NZ;

  (b) has reached the legal age of majority in NZ;

  (c) has authority and permission from the producing company or organization to participate on behalf of the producing company or organization;

  (e) has the authority to legally bind the producing company or organization – including, without limitation, to the Terms and Conditions of the fund and to any other required documentation as contemplated in the Terms and Conditions of the fund.

SELECTION CRITERIA AND PROCESS

Criteria 

We are looking for projects that:

• Are artistically ambitious and compelling and led by New Zealand creators in theatre, dance, music, circus and/or multi-disciplinary performing arts. 
• Are led by established creatives with previous experience in developing, producing and presenting new work, and touring.
• Are likely to have a long-term national impact, including through touring, have wider audience appeal and be suitable for both metropolitan and regional audiences
• Are destined for small to large, multi and single artform focus festivals in Aotearoa
• Fit within a tour-able box i.e. max 3 tonne truck to tour, can pack in Day 1 and perform in the evening of Day 2 and have a manageable travel party to ensure that presentation costs are not prohibitive. 
• Are scale-able for different presentation options and venues

 

Selection Process for PHASE ONE: Seed Funding

 

• The first phase of the selection process will be completed by a curatorial panel made up of PANNZ, festival directors and independent industry representatives. 

 

• Curators will review each EoI submitted and determine, in their sole and absolute discretion, how the project outlined in the Proposal responds to the criteria as listed. 
• The Curatorial Panel will then determine, in their sole and absolute discretion, whether or not the project outlined in the EoI will be selected for seed funding, and advance to the second phase of the selection process (as outlined below).