Armağan Ballantyne (born 7 August 1972) is a New Zealand film director. She is best known for her feature films ''The Strength of Water'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2022).

Biography

Ballantyne was born in

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in 1972. Her first name is

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, and was the name of a family friend. In 1996, Ballantyne directed the music video for

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's "Don't Give It Up", which won an award. Afterwards, Ballantyne studied film in Sydney and Prague. From 2001 to 2002, Ballantyne worked a director for the New Zealand youth television series ''

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''. In 2009, she released her debut feature film ''The Strength of Water''. Written by

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, the film focuses on the story of two Māori youth in rural

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. Her 2018 short film ''Hush'' won the award for best director at the

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international short film festival. The film won a number of awards, including Best Feature Film at the

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, and the Grand Jury prize at the

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. In 2022, Ballantyne released ''

'', a comedy film performed in a fictional language that Ballantyne had developed and wrote together with lead actress

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Filmography

Films

Television

References

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