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2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
The 2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards were held on Thursday 24 August 2006 at SkyCity Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand. Previously known as the New Zealand Screen Awards, the awards were renamed when airline Air New Zealand became the naming-rights sponsor, signing for five years of sponsorship. The film awards had only four titles in the feature films category: ''The World's Fastest Indian'', '' No.2'', ''River Queen'' and ''Sione's Wedding'', with ''The World's Fastest Indian'' winning seven of its 10 categories. Hollywood actors Anthony Hopkins and Ruby Dee won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards. Nominees and winners There were 13 feature film categories (an increase of one on 2005), two digital feature categories, four short film categories and 28 television categories (an increase of six on 2005). Feature film Best Picture * ''The World's Fastest Indian'', Gary Hannam, Roger Donaldson ** '' No.2'', Tim White, Philippa Campbell, Lydia Livingstone ** ''River Que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Directors Guild Of New Zealand
The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand (DEGANZ) is a screen-sector trade union that represents the interests of directors and editors within New Zealand's screen and motion picture industry. Initially known as the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand (SDGNZ), it was founded in 1995 when 18 New Zealand (NZ) directors gathered together at an annual industry conference in Wellington to discuss directors' conditions of work and the need for an organization to represent their interests independent of the Screen Production and Development Association (SPADA), which had evolved from the original concept of a guild that represented both producers and directors. Overview The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand was previously a registered Incorporated society. It seeks to maintain a forum where directors and editors can define, defend and further their professional industry. The Guild has a membership of approximately 200 directors and editors, many of whom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Morton
Samantha Jane Morton (born 13 May 1977) is an English actress and director. Known for her work in independent cinema, she is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Morton was a member of the Central Junior Television Workshop in her native Nottingham and began her career in British television in 1991. She appeared in the ITV series '' Band of Gold'' (1995–1996) and the BBC miniseries '' The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling'' (1997). Morton's early film roles include '' Emma'' (1996), ''Jane Eyre'' (1997), and '' Under the Skin'' (1997). She received two Academy Award nominations, one for Best Supporting Actress for Woody Allen's ''Sweet and Lowdown'' (1999), and the other for Best Actress for Jim Sheridan's '' In America'' (2003). Other notable film credits include '' Morvern Callar'' (2002), ''Minority Report'' (2002), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Facelift (TV Series)
Facelift is a half-hour topical comedy show produced for New Zealand's TV One by the Gibson Group. Drawing on The Gibson Group's extensive experience with a wide range of comedy productions, including ''Public Eye'', ''Skitz'', ''Telly Laughs'', ''Newsflash'' and ''The Semisis'', Facelift is a sketch comedy employing live actors in rubber puppet masks. Pulling off the transition from puppet caricatures to human caricatures was a complex and ambitious task. A small group of actors were cast for voice and performance skills. Moulds were then taken of their heads and prosthetic masks created of various New Zealand politicians and celebrities, such as Helen Clark, Don Brash and Kate Hawkesby. New topical characters are periodically introduced. The fourth series screened from July 2007 to September 2007. Characters Main characters Helen Clark (played by Darlene Mohekey), the Prime Minister of New Zealand at the time of the show and leader of the Labour Party. Jokes mainly focus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bro'Town
''bro'Town'' is a New Zealand adult animated comedy television series and sitcom that ran from 2004 to 2009. It starred David Fane, Mario Gaoa, Shimpal Lelisi and Oscar Kightley. Overview The main characters in the series are five 14 year old Samoan New Zealand boys who live in Morningside, Auckland, New Zealand. They attend the local college, St Sylvester's, where their principal is a fa’afafine and the P.E. teacher is the ex-All Black rugby player Michael Jones. It was New Zealand's first primetime animated television show and was very popular when it started in 2004 with 33 per cent of the viewing audience during its 8-8.30pm time slot for the first season. ''bro'Town'' is heavy with popular culture references, and is based on the comedy theatre group '' The Naked Samoans''. The series has faced criticism often for being racist, for example every episode of the first season received complaints. The writers often describe the humour as being 'not PC' (politically corr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Market (TV Series)
The Market is a New Zealand drama series set in South Auckland's Otara Markets. The show is centered on two families, one Māori (the Johnsons) and one Samoan (the Limas).The Market at the TVNZ website. Cast * - Sef Lima * - Mike Johnson * - Julie Lima * Taungaroa Emile - |
The Insider's Guide To Love
The Insiders Guide To Love is a New Zealand drama series directed by Brendan Donovan which went to air on TVNZ from 2005 to 2006. Plot The series explores the lives of a group of seven previously unconnected people. Each is implicated in a bizarre incident, the outcome of which forces them to examine and explore the loves in their own lives. The series is a prequel to the show ''The Insider's Guide To Happiness'', with James the only character in common. Cast *Will Hall - James * Gareth Reeves - Luc *Louis Sutherland - Marty * Kate Elliott - Nicole * Ryan O'Kane - Brad *Serena Cotton - Rachel *Yvette Reid - Maxine *Camille Keenan Camille Keenan is an actress from New Zealand best known for her roles in Australian TV programmes. Career Keenan has appeared in numerous films including Blackspot' (as Ellen) and '' 30 Days of Night'' (as Kirsten). Her New Zealand television ... - Asha Episode Listing # Fallen in Love Lately? # Can Love Make You Sick? # Is Love An Illusion? # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series)
''Outrageous Fortune'' is a New Zealand family comedy crime drama television series, which ran from 12 July 2005 to 9 November 2010 on TV3. The series followed the lives of the career criminal West family after the matriarch, Cheryl (Robyn Malcolm), decided the family should go straight and abide by the law. The show was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and produced by South Pacific Pictures. Like the show itself, episodes took their names from Shakespeare quotations. The show concluded after 6 seasons and 107 episodes making it the longest running drama series made in New Zealand. The primary cast for the show's run consisted of Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Siobhan Marshall, Antonia Prebble, Frank Whitten and Kirk Torrance; Grant Bowler appeared in a sporadic role throughout the show's first five seasons. The show premiered on 12 July 2005 and was welcomed by high acclaim. It won many of the major categories in the New Zealand television awards for its first 4 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Hutchison
Anna Hutchison (born 8 February 1986) is a New Zealand actress and producer. Her roles include Delphi Greenlaw on ''Shortland Street'' (2002–04); Lily Chilman, the Yellow Cheetah Ranger on ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' (2008); Allison Dine on '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' (2009); Amy Smart on ''Go Girls'' (2009–12); Jules Louden in ''The Cabin in the Woods'' (2012); Laeta on '' Spartacus: War of the Damned'' (2013); Sasha on ''Anger Management'' (2013–14) and Kim in ''The Right Girl'' (2015). Career Hutchison's career began on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' and continued in the American series ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury''. She also played Allison Dine, the girlfriend of crime figure Terry Clark in the Australian television series '' Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities'' also known as ''Underbelly: The Mr Asia Story'', and Amy Smart in the New Zealand television comedy-drama series ''Go Girls''. In 2012, she starred in the Joss Whedon-Drew Goddard me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don McGlashan
Donald McGlashan (born 18 July 1959) is a New Zealand composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist who Is best known for membership in the bands Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, and The Mutton Birds, before going solo. He has also composed for cinema and television. Among other instruments, McGlashan has played guitar, drums, euphonium and French horn. McGlashan has played with percussion group From Scratch, and bands The Bellbirds, The Plague, and composed pieces for New Zealand's Limbs Dance Company. His first hits were with band Blam Blam Blam in the early 1980s. He later released four albums as lead singer and writer for The Mutton Birds. Biography Early life McGlashan was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Both his parents were teachers: his father Bain taught civil engineering at Auckland Technical Institute and his mother Alice was a schoolteacher. McGlashan was actively encouraged to pursue music from a young age by his father, who bought him various musical instruments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Narbey
Leon Gordon Alexander Narbey (born 2 August 1947) is a New Zealand cinematographer. Born in Helensville, Narbey was educated at the Elam School of Fine Arts, specialising in sculpture. Married Anita Janske Narbey (1944 - 2019) in 1966 and they had together two daughters Vanessa and Beatrix. He lectured at the University of Canterbury in 1972, before joining the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation as a news cameraman. In the mid-1970s, he shot the Geoff Steven documentary ''Te Matakite o Aotearoa'', about the 1975 Māori land march. In 1978 he made ''Bastion Point Day 507'' with Merata Mita and Gerd Pohlmann which he also edited and co-produced with them. Later he continued his partnership with Steven on three documentaries shot in China in 1979 including ''Gung Ho'' (about Rewi Alley) and ''The Humble Force''. He co-wrote and directed two feature films, ''Illustrious Energy'' and ''The Footstep Man'', in 1987 and 1992 respectively. In 1990, he shot the comedy-drama '' Ruby and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gribble
David Gribble is an Australian cinematographer and director of photography based in New South Wales. He has also worked in the United States, filming TV movies and other works. In 2010 he was nominated for an American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography, category Motion Picture/Miniseries Television,Past ASC Awards: 2010 , American Society of Cinematographers, accessed 24 June 2014 for his filming of '' Jesse Stone: No Remorse'' (2010), made for American TV. Filmography As cinematographer, unless otherwise noted: *'' |
Alun Bollinger
Alun Robert Bollinger (born 1948) is a New Zealand cinematographer, who has worked on several Peter Jackson films, and many other films in New Zealand. He has also been a Director of Photography, including the second unit for Peter Jackson's trilogy ''The Lord of the Rings''. He started as a trainee cine-camera operator for television with the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation in 1966. In the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours, Bollinger was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to cinematography. A documentary released in 2008, '' Barefoot Cinema: The Art and Life of Cinematographer Alun Bollinger'', turns the camera 180 degrees and looks at Bollinger's work and life. He lives at Blacks Point, near Reefton on the West Coast of New Zealand, with his wife Helen. Selected filmography ;Cinematographer *1977: ''Wild Man'' *1977: ''Dagg Day Afternoon'' *1978: ''Charlie Horse'' *1980: ''Beyond Reasonable Doubt'' *1981: ''Goodbye Pork Pie'' *1983: '' P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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