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With ad-space during off-peak times being relatively cheap, Wellington-based producer, Barry Thomas, hit upon the idea of using these spaces to make very short films.  Film as haiku, so to speak.  

From 110 applicants, a panel of judges selected 26 proposals from filmmakers, each receiving $500 in grant money to produce a film from 15 - 90 seconds in length. 

Screend on TV 4, the finished films were a mixed bag, some humorous, some provocative and others offering a personal or community message.  Without any commercial incentive behid them, this was an innovative and unique way to nurture emerging talent.