Kerry Warkia
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Kerry Warkia is a New Zealand film producer and director. [1]
Early life and education
Warkia's father is from Papua New Guinea and her mother was born in Scotland.[2] Warkia grew up in Papua New Guinea, where she attended school in the city of Lae. [3] Whilst at school, she developed an interest in performing. [4] Warkia received a scholarship to Unitec Drama School in Auckland, New Zealand, where she studied. [5]
Career
Warkia and her husband, Kiel McNaughton [6], founded Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions in 2006. [7]
Warkia is deeply committed to telling Māori and Pasifika stories and has been the driving force behind some of New Zealand's most innovative television and web series. [8] Warkia has an extensive list of many films that she has produced, most notably Waru [9], which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2017 [10] and Vai [11] which premiered at the Berlinale Film Festival in 2019. [12]
Awards and nominations
2017 - New Zealand Television Awards:
References
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2149811/
- ↑ https://e-tangata.co.nz/korero/kerry-warkia-a-chorus-of-pacific-voices/
- ↑ https://e-tangata.co.nz/korero/kerry-warkia-a-chorus-of-pacific-voices/
- ↑ https://e-tangata.co.nz/korero/kerry-warkia-a-chorus-of-pacific-voices/
- ↑ https://e-tangata.co.nz/korero/kerry-warkia-a-chorus-of-pacific-voices/
- ↑ https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/kiel-mcnaughton
- ↑ http://bsagproductions.com/about-1
- ↑ https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/lifestyle/career/kiwi-women-maori-pasifika-representation-movies-tv-41037
- ↑ https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/films/waru
- ↑ https://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/maori-women-tell-their-stories-in-toronto-festivals-waru-1202548267/
- ↑ https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/films/vai
- ↑ https://collab.sundance.org/people/Kerry-Warkia-1626991386
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