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European premiere for Topp Twins documentary

The Big Idea Editor — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:31:25 +1300

Following the film’s award winning success at the Toronto International Film Festival (Cadillac People’s Choice Award – Documentary) and the Melbourne International Film Festival (Audience Award – Documentary), The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls has been invited to screen at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA). Read More »

Honorary Degrees for Topp Twins

The Big Idea Editor — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:24:41 +1300

New Zealand entertainers the Topp Twins will receive honorary degrees from Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology). Read More »

Topp Twins film selected for Toronto (+trailer)

The Big Idea Editor — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:04:27 +1200

Following the film’s recent successful season at the NZ box office, The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls is going international. The film has been invited to the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

In selecting the film, the Festival’s senior programmer Jane Schoettle described it as ‘Pure fun. Pure love.' Read More »

Director Leanne Pooley

The Big Idea Editor — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:31:55 +1200

Award winning documentary filmmaker Leanne Pooley answers The Big Idea community questions about directing The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls. Read More »

ScreenTalk: Leanne Pooley on making Untouchable Girls

The Big Idea Editor — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:36:51 +1200

Documentary filmmaker Leanne Pooley’s award-winning films have examined some of the most potent issues of New Zealand’s recent history from euthanasia (The Promise, about euthanasia advocate Lesley Martin), to sport and politics (Try Revolution, about the effect of protests against the 1981 Springbok Tour in South Africa), to controversial murders (Relative Guilt, about the effect of the Da Read More »