After graduating with a journalism degree, David Farrier began work on New Zealand news show Nightline as an entertainment reporter in 2005. He quickly became known for covering quirky local…

Victoria Kelly is an award-winning composer and musician. Her contemporary classical music has been commissioned, performed and recorded by many of NZ’s leading performers and ensembles including NZTrio, the NZ…

Keith Thompson is an eight-time Australian Writers’ Guild AWGIE Award winning screenwriter, who has twice won the Major AWGIE Award for the best script of the year. His feature film…

Timothy White is one of Australia & New Zealand’s most experienced producers. He is a graduate of University of Canterbury’s School of Fine Arts.  His credits include: Nadia Tass’ MALCOLM(AFI…

Mexican filmmaker Dana Rotberg has lived and worked as a director, writer and producer in Mexico, France and Bosnia & Herzegovina. She is currently living in Auckland, New Zealand. While…

John Barnett is Chairman of South Pacific Pictures, NZ's leading film and TV producer. South Pacific Pictures is dedicated to telling New Zealand stories to New Zealand audiences and to…

Film fanatic Chris Guise was working as a cartoon portrait artist in Wellington shopping malls when he got a job with special effects company Weta Workshop. For the next five…

Gaylene Preston’s award-winning work has screened extensively at international festivals including Venice, Sundance, Toronto, London, Chicago, Sydney, Melbourne and New Zealand. Her last feature film, HOME BY CHRISTMAS, won critical and…

Paora Te Oti Takarangi Joseph is of Atihau-a-Papaarangi and Nga Rauru descent, from Kaiwhaiki Pa, near Whanganui, which is affiliated to Parihaka through longstanding family and political connections. He was…

Tim Coddington has over 30 years experience in the industry. Starting as assistant director and first assistant director on many titles including Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, Tim went on to establish…