Screen industry awards presented at the SPADA Conference on November 12. The award given to Rob was for Onfilm/SPADA Industry Champion! Congratulations Rob!
SPADA members include producers, directors, production companies and allied craft professionals working in film, television, TVC, video, post-production, animation and interactive media; lawyers and accountants, completion guarantors, and industry suppliers.
Rob Tapert
With his latest series, Spartacus, currently in production in Auckland, and all of his productions since 1993, Rob Tapert has brought in $NZ745 million of offshore funding to date. He has produced 375 hours of television in New Zealand, 309 hours of that before the Large Budget Screen Production Grant was introduced. His television series are: 5 x Hercules telefeatures, Hercules, The Legendary Journeys, Young Hercules, Xena: Warrior Princess, Jack of All Trades, Cleopatra 2525, Amazon High, Legend of the Seeker and Spartacus. Plus feature films Boogeyman and 30 Days of Night.
He was the first major offshore producer to see the potential of New Zealand not only for stunning locations, but also for talented crews, actors, directors, producers, editors, stunt performers etc. In 17 years of operating in New Zealand, he has enabled the growth of local infrastructure and the development of skills by providing the projects, the challenges, the training and the promotions, while continually raising the bar. He has been responsible for the careers of thousands of kiwis, all the while developing new ways of making television. He is respected and loved amongst kiwi crews for his innovation, generosity and humour, as well as his enormous contribution to the growth of the industry in this country.
Tapert's early days were with his producing partner Sam Raimi on cult hits Darkman and Evil Dead, a partnership which has also included the feature films The Quick and the Dead, The Gift and The Grudge.
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It seems there is something called Black Friday in the US after thanksgiving where there are mega sales and Amazon.com is having their own sale. They have reduced prices for the Spartacus Season 1 DVD & Blu Ray!
The Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive story about Rob Tapert's new project for Starz!
In a night of glitz and glamour hosted by Leigh Hart, with special guests Lucy Lawless and her husband Rob Tapert, the ITM Fishing Media Awards focused on The ITM Fishing Show’s best catches and greatest moments of the last seven years. Lucy and Rob went to the ITM Fishing Media Awards 2010 in NZ on 28 August 2010. The Awards were televised in New Zealand on TV3 on 6 November 2010 at 5 pm. The video features Lucy and Rob on the red carpet and Lucy's presentation of best reality fishing show.