Gregor Jordan is an Australian film and television writer, director and producer. His first short film Swinger won the Jury Prize at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. His debut feature…

Rosie has spent the past 25 years working in the comedy industry globally.  Rosie started out owning her own performance venue The Green Room in Christchurch, where she discovered comedy…

Sam Kelly graduated from Victoria University with a degree in Film and Masters in Screenwriting. Sam then made several short films, including winning Wellington's 48HOURS filmmaking competition for an unprecedented…

Vicky Pope is an award-winning producer with over 15 years of experience working across film, television and advertising. Her short and feature film productions have sold around the world and…

Lanita Ririnui (Ngāiterangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāpuhi, Ngatiwai, Tumutevarovaro) has a long career in factual TV programming and is currently the Kaikōkiri kaupapa (Content Commissioner) at Māori Television. She has worked…

Becs Arahanga (Kai Tahu, Waitaha, Ngāti Raukawa) has burst onto the film and television scene with three films in two years. With an instinctual knack for story, comedy and a strong…

Piripi Curtis (Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Pikiao) is a well-respected film and television producer with a passion for indigenous storytelling. He is the managing director of Hikoi NZ Ltd which has produced Hunting Aotearoa, Kai Safari,…

Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles MNZM is an award-winning scientist who has made a career of manipulating microbes. She heads up the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland where…

Cole Meyers is a writer, activist and educator. He is series writer and co-producer of Rūrangi, NZ's first transgender drama series that was recently selected for the Berlinale Series Marketplace.…

As a games designer and producer, Maru’s focus is on indigenous storytelling as culture-based games are hugely influential and are a powerful outlet for engagement and learning.  Maru has published…