Kirstin Marcon is a

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screenwriter and film director. Her debut feature film as writer and director ''

The Most Fun You Can Have Dying ''The Most Fun You Can Have Dying'' is a 2012 New Zealand romantic drama film directed by Kirstin Marcon and starring Matt Whelan, Roxane Mesquida and Pana Hema Taylor. The film is based on the novel ''Seraphim Blues'' written by Steven Gannaw ...

'' was shot in Europe (London, Paris, Monaco,

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) and New Zealand (Auckland, Hamilton) in 2010/11 and is financed by the

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. It stars Roxane Mesquida (Fr)

Matt Whelan Matt Whelan (born 1985) is a New Zealand actor and comedian. Whelan is known for his roles as Brad Caulfield in the New Zealand television comedy-drama programme ''Go Girls''. He has also played Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in the Amazon Origi ...

(NZ) and ''Pana Hema-Taylor'' (NZ). Based on the novel ''Seraphim Blues'' by Steven Gannaway, it is produced by Alex Cole-Baker and executive produced by Tim White.Tim White – Executive Producer IMDB
/ref> Her 35mm short (writer & director) ''Picnic Stops'', was made in association with the

, and was selected for Competition and Official Selection at a number of festivals including the Hof International Film Festival, Germany (2004), Expression en Corto International Film Festival, Mexico (2005), and the 27th International Women's Film Festival of Créteil, France, 2005. Her debut 35mm short film as writer & director, ''She's Racing'' was made in association with the

in 2000. It screened in competition at Edinburgh Film Festival,

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Film Festival, and

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(where it won a Silver Plaque). It also screened at

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, with Australian indie film '' Chopper''.

Filmography

;Writer and Director *''

'' (2012) *''Picnic Stops'' (2005) *''She's Racing'' (2000)

References

External links

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''Kirstin Marcon: Living Like There's No Tomorrow - NZ Herald''
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