Awards & Qualifications
AWARDS
"The Polycees" Short Film 2023
"Milk" Short Film, 2021
"V48 Hours Film Festival Lockdown - Homeschool"
- National Finalist & Winner Best Family Film, 2020.
“Country Calendar - Routeburn" Director
- Silver World Medal for Directing (craft) & Bronze World Medal for Entertainment/Lifestyle Programme, New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards 2019
Judge New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards 2019
Judge New Zealand Television Awards 2018
“Country Calendar - Barley Barons" Director
- Bronze World Medal for Entertainment/Lifestyle Programme, New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards 2018
Judge New Zealand Television Awards 2017
"Primeval NZ" Producer/Director/Editor
- Gold World Medal for Best Nature & Wildlife Documentary, New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards 2013
- Best Natural History Programme at Asian TV Awards 2012
- Best Life Sciences Programme at Jackson Hole Science Media Awards 2012
- Best Scientific Content, Best Graphics & Best of Category at International Wildlife Film Festival 2012
Winner Summer Photography Competition and double page spread in MindFood Magazine, May 2012
"Life Force / Mutant Planet" Editor
- Best Scientific content at International Wildlife Film Festival, 2011
- Best Documentary short Bejing International Film Festival, 2011
- Nominated Best Series, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, 2011
Nominated WIFT Emerging Producer of the Year, 2006
Finalist 'WNTV' Qantas Media Awards Best Children's Programme, 2003
QUALIFICATIONS & INDUSTRY LEARNING
Understanding Tone for Directors with Rob Sarkies - DEGNZ 2021
Directing Actors Masterclass with Miranda Harcourt - DEGNZ 2020
Directors Masterclass with Charlie Haskell - DEGNZ 2020
Script Analysis & Performance with Chris Dudman - DEGNZ 2019
Editing for Drama Masterclass with John Gilbert - NZ Film School 2013
5 Senses of Filmmaking with Rob Sarkies - NZ Film School 2010
Top Student Extramural award Communications and Journalism - Massey University 2009
Summer Film School - Melbourne University 2009
Directing Teenage and Children Actors with Miranda Harcourt - NZ Screen Council 2008
Directing Actors with Judith Weston - The Film School 2004
Directing Comedy - Australian Film Television and Radio School 2002
Directing for Film - WIFT 2001
Screenwriting with Robert McKee - Sydney 1997
Advanced Video Editing - South Seas Film and Television School 1995
