The Shocking Truth About David Farrier
An Official Information Act request reveals all.
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Hi,
It's taken a long time, but I've had my first OIA request!
That is, someone has summoned the powers of the "Official Information Act 1982", writing to the New Zealand Film Commission to ask how much taxpayer money I've gotten for my various projects.
The OIA Act is a really good thing – it lets the public (including journalists like me) get access to information held by various government bodies. It helps keep those departments that diddle with our taxpayer money accountable. In the USA they call it a FOIA, the Freedom of Information Act.
In regards to me, the request was simple:
"Any and all correspondence regarding David Andrew Farrier & any applications he has been awarded by the NZFC."
Reading between the lines, someone wants this information so they can go, "Look at this terrible person who is using YOUR money to make this CRAP. This terrible Webworm hack who calls himself a JOURNALIST is literally making millions off your TAX MONEY what a JOKE."
Who made the request? Writing Webworm over the last six years, I've collected the most boring rogues gallery of all time, for the world's worst Marvel film: Andrew Thorn? Anna Wilding? James Sved? Sean Plunket? Michael Organ? Anyone from Tickled? Dr Dan? The Hare Krishna who called me "c– t face"?
I guess we'll see.
Two things jumped out immediately about the request that were quite funny.
First, whoever made it used my full name (am I in trouble with mother? Are there other David Farrier's in New Zealand?!) and, well, the second observation I am going to leave to after the paywall, because my guess is the person who made the OIA request is probably reading this, and they're not getting my advice for free.
The New Zealand Film Commission told me their deadline for releasing this Watergate-level funding information was August 7.
I replied saying, "This is all fine with me! Thanks for letting me know".
Then I figured... why not just release this information myself?
It's kinda interesting. You may have thoughts on it. Plus, I like that whoever requested this information will have to become a paying Webworm subscriber to get it before August 7.
So here comes the paywall – where, below, you can find out what David Andrew Farrier has cunningly extracted from the New Zealand Film Commission (plus I'm announcing two Webworm live events in New York and New Zealand, and have a few reflections on Jamie Lockett – the foul-mouthed, cop hating karate-enthusiast from Mister Organ who passed away last week).
If you're a paid up member and you can't keep reading, something has gone wonky with your paid account. Email me and I will sort you out: davidfarrier@protonmail.com
