Frontseat
A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.
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1The Government has been lobbied to top up the one-off Film Fund that helped produce movies like Whale Rider. But in a strongly worded letter Prime Minister Helen Clark made it clear she had told the Film Commission 18 months ago that the Film Fund had a sunset clause. Now lobbyists are angry that the Film Commission kept them in the dark.
Speakers
- John Barnett (Producer, 'Whale Rider')
- Ruth Harley (NZ Film Commission)
Live Broadcast
- No
Commercials
- No
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2Other news.
Primary Title
- Frontseat
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 1 May 2005
Start Time
- 22 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 05
Duration
- 35:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- A topical and provocative weekly arts series investigating the issues facing local arts and culture, from emerging talent to cultural icons, including all the regions and national institutions. Studio interviews, reports from the field, and a late deadline ensure each weeks show is as topical as possible.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Arts/crafts
- News
- Performing arts
Speakers
- John Barnett (Producer, 'Whale Rider')
- Ruth Harley (NZ Film Commission)