Screenrights has announced four projects to be funded in the second year of its annual Cultural Fund. The Fund was established in 2018 to support innovative projects that foster the creation and appreciation of screen content in Australia and New Zealand.

The artists have been selected for You're the future of music, an intensive three day programme designed to equip artists and managers with tools to navigate the global marketplace and create a path for their music. The line up of local and international guest speakers and mentors includes Luke McGrellis from Universal Music Publishing (Los Angeles), Shelita Burke, an Independent Artist and Data Analyst (LA) and Charles Kirby-Welsh from Kartel Music Group UK who will focus on distribution, as well as leaders and artists from the New Zealand industry.

Screenrights has announced the first three projects to be funded by its new Cultural Fund.  The Fund was established earlier this year to support innovative projects which foster the creation and appreciation of screen content in Australia and New Zealand.

Spark Arena’s Zero Waste Strategy rolled out to coincide with the record-breaking P!NK concerts last week, replacing single use cups and hot food containers with carefully sourced compostable serve ware. Now the six concerts have wrapped and the numbers are in, Spark Arena Design Strategist Judith Clumpas says that the strategy is working, with landfill tonnage reduced by more than half compared to similar recent concerts, and the bulk of event waste is already in the process of being transformed into compost destined for New Zealand’s farms and orchards.