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Audiovisual Coproduction Treaty between the Government of Canada and the Government of New Zealand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Key points <\/i> <\/i> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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MEDIA
<\/strong>Film, television, and\/or video work on any production support known or not yet known for any distribution platform intended for viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MINIMUM PARTICIPATION
<\/strong>Bipartite:  15%
Multipartite:  10%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SHOOTING AND PERFORMERS \u2013 LAB WORK \u2013 VERSIONING\/DUBBING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A work will be coproduced in the coproducing parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The administrative authorities may, by mutual written consent, allow a work to be coproduced in a non-party for storyline and\/or creative reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The administrative authorities may, by mutual written consent, allow technical services to be provided in one or more non-parties provided that producers demonstrate the non-availability of those services in any of the coproducing parties, and provided that the value of such services does not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the total production budget of a work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKey Position\u201d means the following eight (8) positions, set out below by type of work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. animation: author-director or director, screenwriter, music composer or sound designer, lead actor (voice) or second lead (voice), chief of animation\/animation director, character model, supervisor\/storyboard supervisor or chief picture editor\/picture editor, special effects director or stereoscopy director and layout director;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. documentary: author-director or director, screenwriter or researcher, music composer, lead actor or narrator, second lead actor or narrator, director of photography, art director or production designer and chief picture editor\/picture editor;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. fiction: author-director or director, screenwriter, music composer, lead actor, second lead actor, director of photography, art director or production designer and chief picture editor\/picture editor;<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. for types of works, other than those listed above, such as non-linear digital works, the positions to be included in the key positions will be determined by joint written consent of the administrative coproduction authorities.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The key positions identified in paragraph 1 of this Annex will be filed by one or more nationals of each of the coproducing Participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    One of those key positions may be filled by a non-party national.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In the case of a high-budget work, the administrative authorities may, by mutual written consent, allow a second non-party national to fill one of those key positions. The threshold for what constitutes a high-budget work will be defined by the administrative authorities of each Party, and applied accordingly as mutually determined by those authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    NOTE: <\/strong>The New Zealand authorities may permit Australian nationals to be treated as New Zealand nationals for the purposes of Canada-New Zealand coproductions. Please consult the New Zealand Film Commission coproduction guidelines for the most current information: https:\/\/www.nzfilm.co.nz\/incentives-co-productions\/co-productions<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    All dubbing services of a work, in English and French, will be performed in the coproducing parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n