Ireland–New Zealand co-production treaty

Bilateral co-production agreement signed in 2007 and ratified and implemented in 2008 between the Government of Ireland and the Government of New Zealand. Subsequently modernized through joint arrangements (around 2018) reflecting evolving practice on both sides.

Covers film and television co-productions including drama, animation, and documentary.

Key thresholds

The same 10 key creative + technical roles as the Canada / Australia treaties: director · writer · DoP · sound · editor · music composer · production designer · lead cast 1 · lead cast 2 · supporting cast.

Trilateral structures

The treaty permits trilateral co-productions where the third party holds bilateral treaties with both Ireland and New Zealand. Common third parties:

• UK — via Ireland's European Convention with the UK + the UK-New Zealand 1993 bilateral
• Canada — via Ireland's IE-CA bilateral + Canada-New Zealand bilateral

Trilateral minimum per-party participation drops to 10%.

Competent authorities

What's covered

Film and television co-productions including drama, animation, and documentary.

How Togra supports this

The Co-Production Structurer runs the ie_nz_2018 scheme scorer with the 20/80 financial band, 7-of-10 key creative roles, sums-to-100% and proportionality checks. Trilateral structures route through the n-lateral engine — ie_nz_uk_trilateral and ie_nz_ca_trilateral are pre-modelled trilateral scheme keys.