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).
Ursula Grace Williams is an award-winning director whose storytelling has sparked global conversations, engaged millions, and even influenced legislative change.
Alex Reed makes high-quality, thought-provoking stories that are distinctive, entertaining and promote social change.
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 Isaac has directed two feature documentaries that were selected for Whānau Mārama NZ International Film Festival.
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 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.
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 Webby is an award-winning, director, executive producer, producer and journalist who explores people centred stories about identity, ethnicity, social issues and the environment
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 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 Behse is an award-winning creative force who turns diverse, high-stakes stories into universally resonant hits that captivate audiences worldwide.
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.