Writer/director Christina Andreef has joined the New Zealand Film Commission as development executive.
In other appointments at the Nzfc, Marc Ashton takes the newly created role of production executive and Diana Byrne has joined as talent development and relationships co-ordinator.
Andreef grew up in Whakatane and studied film in Ireland and Sydney, where she lived for 30 years. Her director training began when she worked for Jane Campion for five years, starting with Sweetie through to The Piano.
She wrote and directed three shorts, Excursion To The Bridge of Friendship, The Gap and Shooting The Breeze, before making her feature debut in 1999 on Soft Fruit, which screened in Critics. Week in Cannes.
She was a partner in production company Toi-Toi Films for 16 years and taught screenwriting and direction at the Sydney Film School, Sydney University and Uts. Ashton began his film career in the early 1990s at Hoyts Corp, involved...
In other appointments at the Nzfc, Marc Ashton takes the newly created role of production executive and Diana Byrne has joined as talent development and relationships co-ordinator.
Andreef grew up in Whakatane and studied film in Ireland and Sydney, where she lived for 30 years. Her director training began when she worked for Jane Campion for five years, starting with Sweetie through to The Piano.
She wrote and directed three shorts, Excursion To The Bridge of Friendship, The Gap and Shooting The Breeze, before making her feature debut in 1999 on Soft Fruit, which screened in Critics. Week in Cannes.
She was a partner in production company Toi-Toi Films for 16 years and taught screenwriting and direction at the Sydney Film School, Sydney University and Uts. Ashton began his film career in the early 1990s at Hoyts Corp, involved...
- 8/24/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
I’m feeling nostalgic. I just found an article I wrote for my college paper The Roosevelt Torch. It’s my birthday today, so indulge me. I wrote this December 2, 2005. This is before we had Alvin, The Transformers or G.I. Joe on the big screen. This is also before I created Top 7 lists, so there are ten choices. Again, it’s my birthday so you have to accept this.
The best of 1980s cartoon remakes
By Jeff Bayer
Hollywood likes the remake. This much we know. It seems fresh, interesting ideas are a rare commodity. Newsweek recently reported He-man, The Smurfs, Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Transformers are all cartoons that are set to become live-action, big budget movies.
He-man failed once before with Dolph Lundgren but this time John Woo will be directing. Still, can the line “I have the power!” ever work? Michael Bay is directing...
The best of 1980s cartoon remakes
By Jeff Bayer
Hollywood likes the remake. This much we know. It seems fresh, interesting ideas are a rare commodity. Newsweek recently reported He-man, The Smurfs, Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Transformers are all cartoons that are set to become live-action, big budget movies.
He-man failed once before with Dolph Lundgren but this time John Woo will be directing. Still, can the line “I have the power!” ever work? Michael Bay is directing...
- 7/15/2011
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
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