Michael Bennett (film director)
Appearance
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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, scenarist and director for film and television.[1]
Career
[edit]Bennett is the co-creator, writer, show-runner 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 and producer, TV serial)[5]
- In Dark Places – 2018 (writer and director, TV film)
- Matariki – 2010 (writer and director, feature film)[6]
- Outrageous Fortune – 2005–2007 (writer and director, TV serial)
- Maddigan's Quest – 2006 (writer, TV serial)
- The Lost Children – 2006 (writer, TV serial)
- Kerosene Creek – 2004 (writer and director, short film)
- Cow – 2002 (writer and director, short film)
- Street Legal – 2000 (writer, TV serial)
- Michelle's Third Novel – 1994 (writer, short film)[7]
Personal life
[edit]Bennett is Maori and is of Te Arawa descent.
He is a cousin of actor Manu Bennett.
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.