Gaylene Preston’s award-winning work has screened extensively at international festivals including Venice, Sundance, Toronto, London, Chicago, Sydney, Melbourne and New Zealand.
Her last feature film, HOME BY CHRISTMAS, won critical and popular acclaim and is one of the top 15 grossing New Zealand films of all time at the NZI box office.
She recently made HOPE AND WIRE, a six-part television drama focusing on the social and psychological upheaval during the Christchurch earthquakes.
Gaylene’s career has spanned three decades, and her generosity of spirit and her powerful mentorship and advocacy skills have been central to the development of New Zealand’s filmmaking community.
Panel: Who Gives a Damn About New Zealand Films?
