Great Southern Film and Television (L.A. based) - a Seven Studios company
Feb 2019 - Present
Greater Los Angeles Area
Consultant
Great Southern Film and Television
Dec 2018 - Feb 2019
Greater Los Angeles Area
Volunteer - AFI Festival
The American Film Institute
Nov 2018
Greater Los Angeles Area
Delivery Consultant
Oration Films
Sep 2018 - Nov 2018
Greater Los Angeles Area
Consultant on feature film delivery for boutique international sales agency specialising
world sales of European art house feature film. Responsibilities included liaising with
European producers and post production professionals; and researching and publishing
revised delivery schedule to include picture, audio, legal, and marketing delivery items.
Film Festival Programmer
Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles
Jun 2018 - Oct 2018
Greater Los Angeles Area
Viewed and assessed submitted feature films. Liaison with Festival Curator and Head of
Programming. Liaison with local consulates and international film commissions.
Producer/Director
Kingfisher Films
Oct 2013 - Jun 2018
Auckland, New Zealand
Director/Producer of music documentary "NZ Women in Rock". Also managed a slate
of scripted projects including feature films and TV scripted drama.
Series Producer
Top Shelf Productions Ltd
Apr 2013 - Dec 2013
New Zealand, Asia
Setting up and running a 6 episode reality series shot in Auckland, Bangladesh,
Philippines and Sri Lanka. Other countries scouted include Thailand and Indonesia.
Responsibilities included casting, crewing, research, visa liaison, pre production,
production, talent management.
Writer/Producer/Director
Kingfisher Films
2012 - 2013
Auckland, UK, Turkey, France, Belgium,
Director/Producer of docodrama "The Forgotten General" for Prime TV/Sky TV/ History
Channel. Also managed a slate of scripted projects including feature films and TV
scripted drama.
Head of Production
General Film Corporation
Dec 2009 - 2012
Auckland, New Zealand
Oversaw production of feature film and telemovie production, across various budgets and genre. Responsibilities include budgeting, scheduling, financing, delivery, working with distributors across release. Organised and managed director scouts of India and UK. Responsibilities also included Officil Treaty Co Production analysis, structuring and application, and too management of production incentives.
Consultant
New Zealand Film Commission
Jul 2010 - Sep 2010
New Zealand
Consultant for NZ Film Commission. Responsibilities includes external budget assessor;
report on digital feature film budgets.
Creator/Writer/Producer (Unscripted)
Warner Bros International Television Production
Apr 2009 - Dec 2009
Auckland, New Zealand
Created, wrote and produced music reality series Hip Hop High, for TVNZ.
Development Producer (Unscripted)
Warner Bros International Television Production
Oct 2008 - Apr 2009
Auckland, New Zealand
Development, writing and casting of original factual formats. Assessment of formats for
NZ acquisition.
Development Consultant - Drama
Warner Bros International Television Production
Feb 2008 - Oct 2008
Auckland, New Zealand
Providing script coverage, facilitating meetings with writers and producers, funding
applications, rights negotiation, budgeting.
Co Producer (NZ)
General Film Corporation
Aug 2007 - Mar 2008
Auckand
Supervised NZ splinter shoot of UK/NZ international feature film. Oversaw co
production budgets and NZ spend in Official Treaty Co Production, NZ payroll, cost
report, management of travel of A-list cast
Story Producer
Great Souther Film and Television / Keoghan Films
Mar 2007 - Aug 2007
Auckland, New Zealand
Story Producer on reality series "No Opportunity Wasted", hosted by Phil Keoghan, for
TVNZ.
Film Producer
Kingfisher Films
Oct 2005 - Mar 2007
Auckland, New Zealand
Co-Lead Producer of comedy feature film "The Devil Dared Me To". Official Selection
SXSW 2007. US Distrib: Universal Home Video
Consultant
New Zealand Film Commission
Apr 2005 - Aug 2005
New Zealand
Consultant on marketing campaign celebrating acclaimed New Zealand short films.
Film Producer
Kingfisher Films
Aug 2002 - Jan 2004
Auckland, New Zealand
Lead Producer of short film "Water" - Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2004