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Sharon Menzies
Sharon Menzies is a New Zealand financier specialising in film financing. In 2020 she received the Imagezone Entrepreneurship Award at the Women in Film and Television New Zealand Awards. Biography Menzies' career in finance started in the banking industry working for a major Australian bank structuring mid-market corporate loans. She moved on to work in film finance in the United Kingdom, as head of business affairs for Baker Street Media Finance and later at Prescience Film Finance. Menzies founded Fulcrum Media Finance in 2008 to specialise in cashflow lending in the Australian and New Zealand film and television production markets. In February 2023 she stepped down from the company. Menzies has held industry positions such as co-president of Screen Production and Development Association of New Zealand (SPADA) since 2017, SPADA board member (Nov 2009 – Dec 2011), board member for Women in Film and Television (NZ) (2013) and later president (2014 to 2015) and as an assess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women In Film And Television New Zealand Awards
The Women in Film and Television New Zealand Awards, also known as the WIFT NZ Awards, are a set of awards that celebrate and encourage the achievements of New Zealand women in film, television and digital media. The awards are administered by Women in Film and Television New Zealand, the national chapter of Women in Film and Television International, and have been awarded since 2004. The awards were initially made in four categories; additional categories have been added and as of 2022 the awards are made in 11 categories. The awards were also initially presented annually and are now presented biennially. No awards were made in 2012. Nominations are invited from the public. A panel selects finalists in each category, who are invited to an awards ceremony in Auckland where the recipients are announced. Award ceremonies and recipients 2022 The awards ceremony was held on 8 July at ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland. One new category was awarded this year: the Tautai Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
