''Michael John Firth'' (1949 – 9 October 2016) was a

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film director and writer. Firth's first film, '' Off the Edge'', was the first New Zealand feature to be Oscar-nominated.

Filmography

Film

Assistant director * ''Nutcase'' (1980) Camera operator * ''Last Paradise'' (2013)

Television

Awards

* 1977 Nominee for an

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for Best Documentary Feature for ''Off the Edge'' (1976).

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