Debra Millar is the General Manager of Publishing with Penguin New Zealand. Having spent more than 25 years working in senior roles in New Zealand’s magazine publishing industry, Debra made…

The multi-talented Duncan Sarkies is a screenwriter, playwright, novelist, performer and short story writer. In New Zealand he is best known for writing the hit black comedy SCARFIES. He also…

Robyn Bargh founded Huia Publishers in 1991 with a vision of increasing the Māori voice in New Zealand literature. HUIA has since published Māori writers of novels (Ocean Roads by…

Imogen Johnson has worked in the film & television and PR industries for over twenty years. She is owner and senior agent at Johnson & Laird Management which was set…

Anna Dean is a PR maven with a passion for arts, culture and entertainment. Based in Wellington, she is well known for taking a creative approach to communications through both…

THE GROUND WE WON (2015) is Chris Pryor’s second feature documentary as director, cinematographer and editor. The critically acclaimed feature length documentary HOW FAR IS HEAVEN (2012) was Chris’s debut as a director.…

Rachel House is both an actor and director and has performed in many NZ films including Nikki Caro's WHALE RIDER and Taika Waititi’s EAGLE VS. SHARK and BOY (in the role…

Miriam Smith produced & co-created the critically acclaimed observational documentaries THE GROUND WE WON (2015) & HOW FAR IS HEAVEN (2012), both of which had successful cinema releases in New…

Sue May is a publicist specialising in film, working as both unit publicist and release publicist. Her most recent project was the release of UTU REDUX in the NZ International Film…

Curtis Vowell has had a diverse career; working as a director, assistant director and in production as well as being an actor and casting director. in 2013 Curtis completed his…