Developing our feature films - Leanne Saunders
Publisher |
Radio New Zealand
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Publication Date |
Aug 07, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:18:00
It's been a good year for New Zealand film-makers - Dame Jane's Oscars, Taika topping the charts with the new Thor epic, Sam Neill back where he belongs in a Jurassic movie, and Thomasin McKenzie starring on big and small screens. But most of these are paid for by big overseas studios. Are we doing enough with our own truly homegrown efforts? Are we making the right films, do they reflect who we are? And should they do that, or should we simply aim at making big, fat hits. After all, how hard can it be to try and guess what the public will want in the three or four years it takes to get a film written, produced and released? Simon Morris talks with Leanne Saunders, the Head of Development and Production for the New Zealand Film Commission. Her background is in production - she produced Born to Dance, The Devil's Rock and our biggest hit, Taika Waititi's Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Upcoming cinema releases include dramas Muru, Millie Lies Low and Punch, as well as documentaries Gloriavale,and More than Gold: Valerie Adams.

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