South Pacific Pictures
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'''South Pacific Pictures''' is a television production company based in [[New Zealand]]. The company produces drama series, mini-series, telemovies and feature films for the domestic market and international market.
[http://www.spp.co.nz/img/s_top_logo.gif.jpg]
SPP's largest project is [[Shortland Street]] the half hour [[soap]] for [[Television New Zealand|TVNZ]]'s TV2.
In 2006, the company released [[Sione's Wedding]] and in 2002, the Oscar-nominated feature film [[Whale Rider]]. In 1998 the company produced the [[feature film]], ''[[What Becomes of The Broken Hearted?]]'', the sequel to ''[[Once Were Warriors (film)|Once Were Warriors]]''.
In August 1999, the company moved from Browns Bay (Auckland) to a new purpose built studio complex in Henderson, West Auckland.
SPP is in a joint venture with Australian company SLR Productions to produce animated shows aimed at international markets and also has a 50% interest in [[Satellite Media]] and has also created a joint venture known as [[Kura Productions]] with Quinton Hita to produce programming for the [[Maori Television Service]].
South Pacific Pictures is owned by CEO [[John Daniel Barnett]] and UK based [[All3Media]].
==Production History==
* [http://www.outrageousfortune.co.nz Outrageous Fortune] 1 & 2
1 hour drama series
TV3, New Zealand
* Wasted
1/2 hour eco series
TV3, New Zealand
* [http://www.maddigansquest.com Maddigan's Quest]
1/2 hour fantasy drama series
TV3, CBBC, Nine Network Australia
* [http://www.sioneswedding.com Sione's Wedding (aka Samoan Wedding)]
Feature Film
* [http://www.nzidol.com NZ Idol series 1 (2004), 2 (2005), 3 (2006)]
Entertainment
TV2, New Zealand
* How Clean is Your House? series 1 & 2
1/2 hour factual series
TV One, New Zealand
* [[Shortland Street]] 14
½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Mercy Peak]] 3
20x1hour drama series (Eps 41-60)
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[Shortland Street]] 12
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Being Eve]] 2
13x½ hour teen drama (Eps 14-26)
TV3, New Zealand
* [[Mataku]] 2002
8x½ hour Maori drama series (Eps 6-13)
TV3, New Zealand
* [[Mercy Peak]] 2
20x1hour drama (Eps 21-40)
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[Shortland Street]] 11
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Whale Rider]]
35mm feature film
* [[Being Eve]] 1
13x½ hour (Eps 1-13)
TV3, New Zealand
* [[Mataku]] 2001
5x½ hour Maori drama series (Eps 1-5)
TV3, New Zealand
* [[Mercy Peak]] 1
20x1hour drama (Eps 1-20)
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[Shortland Street]] 10
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Jackson's Wharf]] 2
20x1hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Lawless]]: Beyond Justice
90min action drama telefeature
* [[Lawless]]: Dead Evidence
90min action drama telefeature
* [[Shortland Street]] 9
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Fearless]]
90min telefeature
New Zealand / Canadian Co-Production
* [[Jackson's Wharf]] 1
26x1hour or 52x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* Jubilee
35mm feature film
* [[Lawless]]
90min action drama telefeature
* [[Market Forces]] 2
7x½ hour sitcom (Eps 8-14)
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[Shortland Street]] 8
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted?]]
35mm feature film
* [[Shortland Street]] 7
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Double Booking]]
½ hour Comedy Playhouse
* [[House of Sticks]]
1hour Montana Sunday Theatre
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[Market Forces]] 1
7x½ hour sitcom (Eps 1-7)
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[McPhail & Gadsby]]
7x½ hour political satire
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[Shortland Street]] 6
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Tales of the South Seas]]
22 x 1hour drama
* [[Citylife]]
26x1hour drama series
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Shortland Street]] 5
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* Riding High
65x½ hour children's series
Production Services Only
* [[Shortland Street]] 4
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Plainclothes]] 1
18x1hour adult drama (Eps 1-18)
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[Plainclothes]] 2
8x1hour adult drama (Eps 19-26)
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[Shortland Street]] 3
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Adrift]]
1x90min telefeature
Production Services Only
* [[Deepwater Haven]]
26x½ hour family drama
* [[Fallout (mini-series)|Fallout]]
2x2hour mini-series
* [[Marlin Bay]] 3
13x1hour drama (Eps 27-39)
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[Mrs Piggle Wiggle]]
13 x half hour children's drama
Production Services Only
* [[Shortland Street]] 2
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Soldier Soldier]]
3x1hour adult drama
Production Services Only for Central TV (UK)
* [[White Fang]]
25x½ hour family drama
Production Services Only
* [[Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey House]]
3x½ hour
* [[Marlin Bay]] 2
13x1hour drama (Eps 14-26)
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[Other Side of Paradise]], The
2x90min mini-series
Production Services Only
* [[Ray Bradbury Theatre]], The
23x½ hour
* [[Shortland Street]] 1
250x½ hour drama serial
TV2, New Zealand
* [[Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior]], The
2x1hour mini-series
Production Services Only for Ten-Four Productions (USA)
* [[End of the Golden Weather]]
35mm feature film
* [[Growing Rich]]
6x1hour drama
Production Services Only for Granada UK
* [[Marlin Bay]] 1
13x1hour drama (Eps 1-13)
TV ONE, New Zealand
* [[Old Scores]]
1x90min telefeature
* [[Sound and the Silence]], The
2x90min mini-series
Production Services Only
* [[Boy From Andromeda]], The
6x½ hour family drama
* [[Gold]]
20x½ hour family drama
* [[Raider of the South Seas]]
8x½ hour family drama
Production Services Only
* [[Star Runner]]
8x½ hour family drama
* [[African Journey]]
6x½ hour family drama
* [[All for One]]
8x½ hour children's drama
* [[Betty's Bunch]]
13x½ hour family drama
* [[Space Knights]]
22x½ hour children's series
==External links==
* [http://www.spp.co.nz/ South Pacific Pictures Website]
[[Category:Cinema of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Television production companies of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Companies of New Zealand]]