Samuel Flynn Scott has been writing, performing and producing music for 16 years with the award-winning band, The Phoenix Foundation. The band has been nominated for 24 VNZMA awards and…

Ainsley Gardiner is of Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāti Pikiao and Whakatōhea descent. Notably, Ainsley produced Oscar-nominated short film TWO CARS, ONE NIGHT (2002) and TAMA TŪ (2004), both written and directed…

Briar Grace-Smith is of Ngā Puhi descent, and is an award-winning writer of short fiction, stage plays and feature films.  Her plays include Ngā Pou Wāhine, Purapurawhetū and When Sun and Moon Collide. She…

Chelsea Winstanley is a filmmaker with nearly 15 years experience in the industry. In 2002, she graduated from Auckland University of Technology majoring in television production in 2002, being awarded…

Katie Wolfe (Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Tama) works across acting, directing, producing, writing and development in the theatre and screen industries. Trained at Toi Whakaari her first professional acting job…

Writer & director Paula Jones (Whakatōhea, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Ngāti Porou) has been working for the TV industry for nearly 20 years. Her directorial debut was the acclaimed documentary GANG…

Renae Maihi (Ngati Whakaue, Ngapuhi) is an award-winning & critically acclaimed writer & director in theatre & film. After completing a drama degree in 2005 she went on to write her debut…

Awanui Simich-Pene (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Apakura, Croatian, Belgian) was raised by her whānau and people of the Far North. A strong spirit of social consciousness was roused…

Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu is an Auckland-based writer and actor. She is a graduate of Unitec’s Screen and Performing Arts degree and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Auckland University in Film,…

Casey Kaa’s passion for children and her indigenous language led her to producing children’s television and web content in Te Reo Māori and English over the past decade. Casey was the…