Tina McLaren

Title
Senior Commissioner Scripted
Company
Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ
Country (Address)
New Zealand
Biography
Tina McLaren is a senior industry practitioner who has produced hundreds of hours of drama, documentary, and reality TV in the New Zealand Screen Production sector for more than 25 years.

As TVNZ’s Drama Commissioner from 2009 to 2017 Tina was responsible for the multi-award-winning Sunday Theatre Strand – Resolve, How To Murder Your Wife, Bombshell, Hillary, Jean to name a few. She was at the forefront of digital commissions for the Network, including the ground-breaking interactive online drama Reservoir Hill, which made history by earning New Zealand’s first International Digital Emmy Award.

Tina left TVNZ to take up the role of Head of Production at Screentime NZ in 2017, a post she held for 5 years. Tina is currently a Senior Commissioner for Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ, responsible for commissioning scripted content for THREE and THREENow.
Tina McLaren
What we're looking for from Ready, Steady, Pitch!
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SCRIPTED TELEVISION

I commission scripted content for NZ local platforms THREE and THREENow.

I'm looking for authentic trans-tasman stories and co-productions which have the ability to access funding on both sides of the Tasman.