Miriam Smith is a New Zealand filmmaker. [1] Her films have twice won New Zealand Film Awards, in 2012 and 2017. [2]
Smith studied film and English at the University of Auckland, graduating with a master's degree in screenwriting. She later studied at Binger Filmlab in the Netherlands. [2]
Smith is a co-director, with Christopher Pryor, of production company Deer Heart Films. [3] In 2016 Smith and Pryor received the Harriet Friedlander Residency. [4]
Year | Title | Genre | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | The Ground We Won | Documentary film | Writer and producer | Winner: 2016 Special Jury Prize at
FIFO Tahiti
[5]
Winner: 2017 New Zealand Film Award for Best Documentary [2] |
2012 | How Far is Heaven | Documentary film | Co-director and producer | Winner: 2012 New Zealand Film Award for Best Documentary Cinematography [6] [7] [8] |
2010 | Licked | Short film | [9] |
Miriam Smith is a New Zealand filmmaker. [1] Her films have twice won New Zealand Film Awards, in 2012 and 2017. [2]
Smith studied film and English at the University of Auckland, graduating with a master's degree in screenwriting. She later studied at Binger Filmlab in the Netherlands. [2]
Smith is a co-director, with Christopher Pryor, of production company Deer Heart Films. [3] In 2016 Smith and Pryor received the Harriet Friedlander Residency. [4]
Year | Title | Genre | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | The Ground We Won | Documentary film | Writer and producer | Winner: 2016 Special Jury Prize at
FIFO Tahiti
[5]
Winner: 2017 New Zealand Film Award for Best Documentary [2] |
2012 | How Far is Heaven | Documentary film | Co-director and producer | Winner: 2012 New Zealand Film Award for Best Documentary Cinematography [6] [7] [8] |
2010 | Licked | Short film | [9] |