NEW ZEALAND DELEGATES

MEET THE PRODUCERS AND PRACTITIONERS ATTENDING AIDC 2026 AS PART OF THE NEW ZEALAND DELEGATION PROUDLY PRESENTED BY THE NEW ZEALAND FILM COMMISSION TE TUMU WHAKAATA TAONGA (NZFC).

  • Alex ReedBloom Pictures

    Alex Reed

    Alex Reed Producer
    Bloom Pictures

    Alex Reed makes high-quality, thought-provoking stories that are distinctive, entertaining and promote social change.

  • Kahu KaihaKAKAIA Productions

    Kahu Kaiha

    Kahu Kaiha Producer, Director
    KAKAIA Productions

    Kahu Kaiha (Ua Pou - Iles Marquises) is a Marquesan multi-hyphenate and award-winning Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Marquesan Haka Choreographer, and Marquesan Haka music composer.

  • Gwen IsaacIndependent

    Gwen Isaac

    Gwen Isaac Director
    Independent

    Gwen Isaac has directed two feature documentaries that were selected for Whānau Mārama NZ International Film Festival.

  • Karen SidneyThe Script Lounge

    Karen Sidney

    Karen Sidney Producer, Director, Scriptwriter
    The Script Lounge

    Karen Sidney (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongwhakaata, Rongomaiwahine,) is an award-winning scriptwriter, producer, director and researcher since the mid-1980s, and a champion of Māori screen storytelling.

  • Jane RobertsonOur Story

    Jane Robertson

    Jane Robertson Producer
    Our Story

    Jane Robertson is an award-winning New Zealand producer and co-founder of Our Story, creating premium documentary, factual and scripted projects with cinematic craft and international reach.

  • Zoe McIntoshIndependent

    Zoe McIntosh

    Zoe McIntosh Filmmaker
    Independent

    Zoë McIntosh is a New Zealand based filmmaker known for award-winning documentaries and shorts, including 'Stylebender', 'The World in Your Window', and 'You Chose This'.

  • Kim WebbyKimihia Films

    Kim Webby

    Kim Webby Producer, Director
    Kimihia Films

    Kim Webby is an award-winning, director, executive producer, producer and journalist who explores people centred stories about identity, ethnicity, social issues and the environment

  • Ursula Grace WilliamsIndependent

    Ursula Grace Williams

    Ursula Grace Williams Director
    Independent

    Ursula Grace Williams is an award-winning director whose storytelling has sparked global conversations, engaged millions, and even influenced legislative change.

  • Carrisse Uta’iKAKAIA Productions

    Carrisse Uta’i

    Carrisse Uta’i Producer, Writer
    KAKAIA Productions

    Award-winning Sāmoan-New Zealand producer and writer championing Indigenous narratives through KAKAIA Productions and acclaimed short films like 'KÜĪ' and 'Find Where I Belong.'

  • Annie GoldsonOccasional Productions

    Annie Goldson

    Annie Goldson Filmmaker
    Occasional Productions

    Annie Goldson has produced, directed and edited over 15 award-winning feature and broadcast documentaries. She is a Professor at Waipapa Taumata Rau/University of Auckland, Aotearoa.

  • Alexander BehseMonsoon Pictures International

    Alexander Behse

    Alexander Behse Producer, Director
    Monsoon Pictures International

    Alexander Behse is an award-winning creative force who turns diverse, high-stakes stories into universally resonant hits that captivate audiences worldwide.

  • Mike JonathanTohorā Films

    Mike Jonathan

    Mike Jonathan Filmmaker
    Tohorā Films

    Mike Jonathan is a Māori filmmaker and producer of Haka Boy Films and Tohorā Films, devoted to telling powerful Māori and indigenous stories with authenticity, beauty, and ancestral truth.