Carthew Neal produced Taika Waititi’s HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE through their company Piki, which went on to become New Zealand’s #1 film, reaching a US$23M box office. Piki recently produced…

Michael Bennett (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue) is an award-winning screenwriter and director, and author. Michael's short films and feature film MATARIKI have screened at numerous international film festivals including Cannes, Berlin, London and…

Annie Goldson is a documentary filmmaker whose films are known for their craft and insight. They have won over 50 awards at international film festivals and have sold to broadcasters…

Jessica Hansell is a writer, musician and artist with a long history in comics, zines and journalism. Hansell wrote and created two seasons of the cartoon AROHA BRIDGE, a cult local webseries…

Dave Gibson is the former CEO of the NZFC and has produced feature films and television programmes that have sold in more than eighty countries worldwide. He has co-produced major television…

After graduating from drama school Toi Whakaari in 1987, Robyn Malcolm worked extensively in theatre for the first 5 years, performing in over 30 plays. In 2003 she won an…

Shuchi Kothari has written and/or produced award winning films (FIRAAQ, APRON STRINGS, COFFEE & ALLAH, FLEETING BEAUTY) that have screened at over 100 international festivals, including Venice, Toronto, Telluride, and Cannes.…

Thomas Sainsbury has written and produced theatre throughout New Zealand, Australia, UK, US, France and Greece. He co-wrote the political thriller novel, Something is Rotten, and the Vietnamese Children’s TV…

Fiona Copland’s award winning feature films include TOPLESS WOMEN TALK ABOUT THEIR LIVES (MIFF 1997), THE PRICE OF MILK (TIFF 2001), German co-production THE STRENGTH OF WATER (Berlinale 2008), MATARIKI…

Jill Macnab began her career working in theatre management at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, after studying in the UK, Switzerland and Germany. She then worked in home entertainment in the…