Pitch Deck & Treatment Design

Here is how this works in practice. Pitch deck design for projects targeting a New Zealand shoot or NZ-led production reads two audiences at once: the local greenlight community and the global financing partners who write the cheques. Our decks lead with the The country Film Commission (NZFC) Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga development and production criteria, the Screen Production and Development Association NZ (SPADA) producer-side norms, NZ On Air content investment standards where TV applies, and the Pacific Media Network and Manatū Taonga Ministry of Culture & Heritage where cultural-content streams apply. We model the The country Screen Production Grant (NZSPG) arithmetic — 20% base plus 5% productivity uplift on QNZPE for global features hitting the $15M threshold and TV at $4M-per-episode, 40% for NZSPG-Domestic at $1M+ qualifying, and the post-prod-only and Co-Production uplifts — into the financing slide so investors see net-rebate flows alongside topline budget.

Here is the short of it. Cultural and visual positioning is what separates a deck that opens doors from one that gets passed. We reference the Wellywood lineage — Stone Street Studios, Park Road Post, Weta FX, Weta Workshop in Miramar — and the financing track record from Lord of the Rings (17 Oscars), The Hobbit, King Kong, Avatar capture, Mortal Engines, Whale Rider (Keisha Castle-Hughes Best Actress Oscar nomination at age 13), The Power of the Dog (Campion Best Director 2021). Jojo Rabbit (Waititi Best Adapted Screenplay 2019), and Thor: Ragnarok.

Here is how this works in practice. Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership duties are surfaced when projects touch te ao Māori storytelling — iwi and hapū consultation, Te Puni Kōkiri-aligned cultural advisors, and the Briar Grace-Smith/Witi Ihimaera/Hone Kouka writer lineage shape the cultural-context slide. Visual treatments draw on the Andrew Lesnie LOTR palette and Stuart Dryburgh Piano cinematography. Standard turnaround is 72-96 hours with 48-72 hour rush and 24-48 hour emergency cycles for time-critical investor and commissioning meetings.