Michael Eldred started his career in 1994 with Dendy Films in Australia, shortly before that company launched the highly successful ONCE WERE WARRIORSto Australian audiences. He went on to roles with…

Toa Fraser, born in Britain in 1975, of a Fijian father and a British mother, is a playwright and film director. His first feature film, NO.2, starring Ruby Dee won the Audience Award…

After twelve years abroad in the UK and US, Tanya Phegan, has recently returned to Australia to join Porchlight Films as their Head of Television. Having previously held roles at…

Katherine Thomson is a multi-award winning Australian playwright and screenwriter. Her television credits include SCHAPELLE, MR AND MRS MURDER, AUSTRALIA ON TRIAL, DARWIN'S BRAVE NEW WORLD, ROGUE NATION, KILLING TIME,…

Tom Hern is a New Zealand producer best known for his recent feature films THE DARK HORSE (2014) starring Cliff Curtis, and EVERYTHING WE LOVED (2014), directed by Max Currie.…

James Napier Robertson is a New Zealand writer/director best known for his most recent feature film, THE DARK HORSE (2014) starring Cliff Curtis. Initially an actor by trade, James landed…

Maryanne Redpath is the director of the Generation section of the Berlin International Film Festival. She began her career at the festival in 1993, working as director's assistant at the…

Al Cossar is currently Programmer at the Melbourne International Film Festival, one of the Southern Hemisphere's largest and longest running film festivals. He has worked across a number of screen…

Gaylene Preston has been celebrated as one of New Zealand's leading filmmakers, having made some of the most enduring popular classics of New Zealand cinema. Gaylene is a storyteller whose…

Chris Hampson has been working in feature film and television production for more than 30 years, with a prior background in publishing, theatre and broadcasting. In that time he has…