Michael Firth

Michael John Firth (1949 – 9 October 2016) was a New Zealand film director and writer.[1][2] Firth's first film, Off the Edge, was the first New Zealand feature to be Oscar-nominated.[3][4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes
1977 Off the Edge[4] Yes Yes Yes Also camera operator
1984 Heart of the Stag Yes Yes Yes Also editor
1985 Sylvia Yes Yes Yes
1987 The Leading Edge Yes Yes Yes Also cinematographer
1994 Vulcan Lane Yes Yes No

Assistant director

  • Nutcase (1980)

Camera operator

  • Last Paradise (2013)

Television

Year Title Director Producer Notes
1992 City of Volcanoes Yes Yes
1999–2001 Adrenalize No Yes
2013 Take the Bait Yes Yes Also narrator, camera operator and editor

Awards

See also

List of New Zealand Academy Award winners and nominees

References

  1. ^ "Michael Firth". Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Farewell to Michael Firth". New Zealand Film Commission. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Michael Firth director". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Michael Firth obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "NY Times: Off the Edge". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  6. ^ "The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 12 June 2019.


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