Showdown Productions

The Directors of SHOWDOWN PRODUCTIONS LTD value passion, integrity and excellence in television production. We believe in choosing the right people for the job - having quality people making a valuable contribution results in a great end product.

The company is committed to researching, developing, producing and delivering a product that is on time, on budget, with high production values.

SHOWDOWN PRODUCTIONS LTD has two equal partners, who are all Directors of the company. They are Tracy Nodwell, and Emma Slade. Following is a recent history of those Directors:

Tracy Nodwell
Tracy has been working in the television industry in New Zealand and the UK for the last 11 years. Her passion is in writing and creating new programme ideas and formats.

Tracy is currently producing the third series of "Rural Delivery" (TV One) about the business of farming. Three years prior to that she worked on the agricultural business series "Grass Roots Business" (TV One) as Production Manager, Associate Producer, and Producer. She also wrote the original concept for the seven-part documentary/reality series "City Girls" (TV2), and went on to Field-Direct and Co-Produce the series with Emma Slade.

Prior to that, Tracy was a Field Director and Researcher on a noise control documentary (TV2), and then from 2000 - 2001 she lived in London, working for TWI/IMG on the "ATP Tennis Tour" magazine show (38 x half hour episodes sold internationally). Between 1998 and 2000 Tracy was Production Manager/Associate Producer on "Prime Living" (Prime Television), a daily, hour-long magazine show that ran for three and a half years.

Emma Slade
Over the last 7 years, Emma has worked on an extensive slate of light entertainment, game shows, drama and documentary/reality programmes in a variety of capacities.

In 2006/2007 she Produced "Lost Boys" 3 x one hour documentary's for TV3. She is the Line Producer on "Rural Delivery" (TV One). She produced the 2006 Comedy Gala for TV2, and prior to that Emma was Associate Producer on "Locked Down" (TV2).

She was Production Manager of the "Oddfellows Comedy Gala 2004" (TV2), Field Director & Co-Producer of documentary/reality series "City Girls" (TV2) and Line Producer on the drama series "Good Hands - Lima Lelei" (TV1). Previously she had worked as Assistant Director on commercials in New Zealand, Production Manager on arts series "The Big Art Trip" (TV1), Production Co-ordinator for game show series "Catchphrase" (Carlton UK) and as a Researcher for various series for Discovery UK.