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Leanne Pooley is one of New Zealand’s most accomplished documentary filmmakers. She directed our recent feature film Topp Twins Untouchable Girls.

Her company Spacific Films has made many award-winning documentaries including Haunting Douglas, Try Revolution and The Promise.

More about Leanne on her website

One of NZ’s top commercial directors, Chris has made two acclaimed short films. ‘The Graffiti of Mr. Tupaia’, won Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor at New Zealand’s Qantas Film and Television Awards in 2008. ‘Choice Night’ premiered at the 2010 Melbourne International Film Festival.

‘One of Us’ will be his debut feature film.

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For the last 5 years we’ve shared a creative space with these wonderful folk in the heart of Grey Lynn, right next to the iconic Gypsy Tea Rooms, where we can be found most Fridays after work.

Steven O’Meagher and his team at Desert Road produced Robert Sarkies’ film Out of the Blue, and have just completed a futuristic TV drama This Is Not My Life.

Mike Mizerahi and Marie Adams are mega-event producers. They have created and produced events for Louis Vuitton, the America’s Cup, NZ Warriors, David Jones, and NZ Tourism. The giant inflatable Rugby Ball in Paris, Tokyo and London, which Her Majesty Queen Liz visited is their baby.

Park Road Post is NZ’s premier post production facility in Miramar, Wellington, developed by film-makers (Peter Jackson) for film-makers – Vicki Jackaway and her team looked after us well during the final stages of making our film.

Paul Everett at Concrete Creative has created most of our recent posters and artwork.

PC (Escapade Pictures) is an experienced film producer and creative executive. She has produced five feature films – Via Satellite, Rain, No.2, Black Sheep and Rubbings of a Live Man. In 2007 she was included in Variety’s “10 Producers to Watch” list. She is EP on our film One of Us.

Our dear friend Sally has taken photos of the Topp Twins for more than 20 years. One of NZ’s top commercial photographers, Sally has worked for most major NZ magazines and is a successful artist whose artwork has sold around the world.

Diva has been very grateful for the support of the NZFC. The Topp Twins documentary was largely funded by the NZFC, who backed our vision from the first. The government agency was established in 1978 “to encourage, participate and assist in the making, promotion, distribution and exhibition of films” made in New Zealand by New Zealanders on New Zealand subjects.

The NZFC provides loans and equity financing to New Zealand film-makers to assist in the development and production of feature films and short films being made in New Zealand. It does not itself produce films. The NZFC is also active in the sales and marketing of New Zealand films, and it assists with training and professional development within the industry.

www.nzfilm.co.nz

The good people at NZOA fund NZ broadcasting and music. They have helped our TV series and Film get made.