1970 Winners

For shows made in 1969

An interesting find from the Archives New Zealand:

Chairman (sic) of the three judging panels for the Feltex Television Awards for 1969. Left to right they are Dr. J. L. Robson (Public Affairs and Documentary), Miss Cathy Dowling (Light Entertainment), and Mr M Shadbolt (Arts and Speciality). Extreme right is Mr Peter McIntyre who presented the awards. Archives reference: ABHJ W3602 Box 10.

Thanks to Derek Morton for the following image and information:

I thought that you might like to see a slightly tatty old newspaper clip from (I think) "The Evening Post" (because it's been clipped, there's no publication reference). It refers to the first-ever Feltex TV award shindig, which took place at (what was then) the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Wellington, on the evening of Friday 3 April 1970, and was telecast live. Although the event was in 1970, all programmes referred to were from 1969, of course.

Award Winners Will Be Known This Week

From The Press , Volume CIX, Issue 32260, 1 April 1970, Page 3

Through the national network link, television viewers will be able to share the announcement of winners of Feltex television awards to lie presented during a live telecast from the Overseas Passenger Terminal,: Wellington, on Friday, at 8.50 p.m. The award scheme has been set up by the New Zealand .Television Producers’ and Directors' Association and sponsored by Feltex to encourage higher standards of television production. This is the inaugural year of the scheme to which the N.Z.B.C. has given full support and arranged for facilities to assist the judging of programmes. The trophy to be presented to the winners is made of a material relevant to television - translucent acrylic. It is oblong in shape and was designed by Mr Michael Smythe, of Auckland. Programmes nominated by television producers and directors for the Feltex television awards have been assessed by three panels of judges. Winning programmes have already been chosen, but names are being kept secret until they are announced during the telecast. Judges were asked to consider a total of 50 programmes dealing with a wide range of subjects including art. politics, sport, drama, gardening, music and travel. Following is the complete list of programmes submitted by producers and directors.

Public Affairs programmes: Streets and Strangers; Left Right and Centre (Compass); Election Night Results Programme; Gallery (two programmes submitted).

Documentary programmes: All in Good Time; Looking at New Zealand (five programmes submitted); Tonga—First Impressions; Sooner or Later (two programmes submitted); The Carmelites; The Track of this Ship; Three Score Years . . . and then?; Sir James Wattie for Town and Around; Flight South; The Muttonbirders and Caught in Between.

Arts programmes: The Boxer; Frances Hodgkins documentary; Do You Play Requests?; Cinderella; Green Gin Sunset and (Outlets for Talent.

Speciality programmes: Well I Never; Mr Grumpy’s Xmas Present; Gardening with Reg Chibnall; Retirement; The Pied Piper; Countdown; Dialogue; Forty Years On; (Town and Around); Kid Set (Programmes 6 and 9); Do Re Max Xmas Programme; Rugby N.Z. Maoris v. Tonga The Making of an All Black and Jazz Mode.

Light entertainment; Studio (episode 1. series 2); Afore Ye Go; Ode to Billy Joe; Alpha Plan (episode 1); Master; A Girl to watch Music by; Country Touch and In View of Circumstances (two programmes nominated).