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 Mika, and Emma Slade. Following is a recent history of those Directors:

Tracy Mika
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 "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.

Producer: Emma Slade

Film is Emma’s passion. Over the last four years, she has line produced three feature films. The most recent being “Tracker” the UK/NZ co-production which premiered in the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.

Emma’s career in television began in the UK, working for companies such as: Discovery Networks Europe, BBC and Action Time. On her return to New Zealand, Emma worked on a great range of programming, from entertainment to documentary, drama to popular factual, comedy to feature film, Emma has had experience with most genres.

In 2003, Emma joined forces with Tracy Mika and began Showdown Productions Ltd to create a boutique company with a big vision. They are now running seven effective, strategic businesses in an intelligent and creative way.

NEW ZEALAND

• T.H.E FILMS - 2009 Line Producer: ‘Tracker’ – UK/NZ Feature Film. Premiered at the Toronto Film Festival 2010.

• NEW HOLLAND PICTURES NZ & DIRECT HIT – 2008 Line Producer/UPM: ‘Separation City’ – NZ Feature Film

• IDTV FILM – 2007 UPM: ‘Bride Flight’ – Dutch/NZ Feature Film

• SHOWDOWN PRODUCTIONS LTD - Producer: June 2006 – February 2007 - ‘Lost Boys’ (3 x 60) – Doco TV3

• SATELLITE MEDIA – Producer: April 2006 - ‘Oddfellows Comedy Gala’ (1 x 90) – TVNZ

• SHOWDOWN PRODUCTIONS LTD – Line Producer: 2005 – 2010 ‘Rural Delivery’ (90 x 30), Farming Business Show, Series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 – TVNZ

• SCREENTIME - Associate Producer & Story Editor: June – December 2004 : ‘Locked Down’ (13x 30) – Doco TVNZ

• SATELLITE MEDIA – Production Manager: April 2004 – May 2004 : ‘The Oddfellows Comedy Gala’ (1 x 120) – TVNZ

• SHOWDOWN PRODUCTIONS LTD– Director & Producer: July 2003 – April 2004 : ‘City Girls’ (6x30, 1x60) – Entertainment TVNZ

• TALA PASIFIKA PRODUCTIONS – Line Producer: October 2002 – May 2003 : ‘Good Hands – Lima Lelei’ (7 x 30) – Drama TVNZ

• SCREENTIME COMMUNICADO – Production Manager: March - September 2002 - ‘The Big Art Trip – Series 2’ (10 x 60) – Popular Factual TVNZ - ‘Life Goes On’ (8 x 30) – TV3

LONDON

• ACTION TIME - Production Co-ordinator : 2001 : ‘Catchphrase’ (24 x 30) ~ Made for Carlton ITV, U.K. ‘Heroes’ (7 x 30) ~ Made for Discovery Networks Europe, U.K. - the 12 surviving men who hold the Victoria Cross medal. And Researcher: ‘The Caterers’ (16 x 30) ~ Made for Carlton ITV.

• WALL TO WALL - Researcher 2001 : ‘Conversions’ (6 x 60) ~ Made for Discovery Home & Leisure, U.K. Converting unusual buildings into homes.

• BBC – Production Assistant 2000/2001 ‘Live & Kicking’.

• DISCOVERY NETWORKS EUROPE - Executive Assistant to VP of Programming & Director of Production 2000. Channel Co-Ordinator DISCOVERY HEALTH, KIDS & WINGS 2000-1

Emma Slade | Tracy Mika

For more information about Showdown, visit www.showdownproductions.co.nz.

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