Michael Bennett (film director)
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Michael Bennett | |
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| Born | Michael Te Arawa Bennett Reefton, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Writer |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Website | [1] |
Michael Te Arawa Bennett is a New Zealand writer, screenwriter and director for film and television.[1]
Career[edit]
He is the co-creator, writer, showrunner and executive producer of TVNZ's Vegas. He is also the author of In Dark Places, a study of the wrongful conviction of Teina Pora for the 1992 murder of Susan Burdett, which won the 2017 Ngaio Marsh crime writing award.[2] His 2022 crime novel, Better the Blood, was shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards[3] and for the Best Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards.[4]
Partial filmography[edit]
- Vegas – 2021 (Writer/Producer, Television Series)[5]
- In Dark Places – 2018 (Writer/Director, Television Film)
- Matariki – 2010 (Writer/Director, Feature Film ) – Toronto International Film Festival[6]
- Outrageous Fortune – 2005–2007 (Writer/Director, Television Series)
- Maddigan's Quest – 2006 (Writer, Television Series)
- The Lost Children – 2006 (Writer, Television Series)
- Kerosene Creek – 2004 (Writer/Director, Short Film) – Berlin Film Festival
- Cow – 2002 (Writer/Director, Short Film) – Cannes Film Festival
- Mataku – 2002 (Writer/Director, Television Series)
- Street Legal – 2000 (Writer, Television Series)
- Michelle's Third Novel – 1994 (Writer, Short Film) – opened for Pulp Fiction at the New York Film Festival[7]
Personal life[edit]
- He and actor Manu Bennett are cousins.
- He is Maori and is of Te Arawa descent.
References[edit]
- ^ "Michael Bennett". IMDb. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Michael Bennett". Spinoff. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Ockham NZ Book Awards 2023 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Ngaio Marsh Awards 2023 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Michael Bennett". IMDb. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Michael Bennett". IMDb. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Michael Bennett". IMDb. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
External links[edit]
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