Shutting the door with Chris Plummer & Toa Fraser
The Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand presents a Screen Discussion Series event with editor Chris Plummer and director Toa Fraser.
Award winning editor Chris Plummer has worked on a diverse slate of films including Channelling Baby, In My Father's Den, Black Sheep, Rain of the Children, Boy and Toa Fraser’s directed No.2 and Dean Spanley.
Playwright turned director Toa Fraser stepped into the spotlight with his award-winning play No.2, which he then directed for the screen. No.2 went on to win the coveted audience award at the Sundance Festival in 2006. His second film, Dean Spanley, was shot in England and New Zealand with a cast that includes Sam Neill and acting legend Peter O'Toole. Dean Spanley was nominated for 12 awards at the 2009 Qantas Film and Television Awards and went on to win seven, including Fraser for Best Director and Plummer for Best Editor.
Join Chris and Toa in conversation about their careers, collaborations and where to next.
Date: 18 May 2011
Time: 6.30pm drinks, 7.00pm start
Place: NZ Film Archive, 84 Taranaki St, Wellington
The Screen Discussion Series is held in Wellington and brought to you by the Film Archive and Script to Screen on the third Wednesday of the month. Come along to hear from a range of screen organisations and practitioners and to continue the conversation with a drink after the event.
$5 or free to SDGNZ members
NZ Film Archive, 84 Taranaki St, Wellington
At the door
Member Profile
Screen Directors Guild of New ZealandThe Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand (SDGNZ)
An organisation that creates a forum where directors and editors can define, defend and further their professional industry. Directors and editors have a responsibility to shape and influence the collective environment they work in. It is the Guild's role to help screen directors and editors work more effectively in the New Zealand Film and Television industry.
Through the promotion and advancement of New Zealand feature film and TV production, the SDGNZ strives to develop the professional incentives that are needed to encourage talented people to stretch their skills, exploit their gifts to the full and encourage others to follow.
