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Don Selwyn, ONZM, was an actor, casting director and mentor to a host of talented Māori who went on to work in film and television. Selwyn’s long acting resume includes the 1970s historical epic The Governor and police show Mortimer’s Patch. He also directed The Māori Merchant of Venice, the first film feature in te reo Māori.
He saw both the dark and the light of what it means to be human. He told us about it, and what to do.
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The Making of Sleeping Dogs |
Subject |
2004 |
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The Maori Merchant of Venice |
Director |
2002 |
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Subject |
2001 |
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Feathers of Peace |
Executive Producer |
2000 |
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Associate Producer |
1999 |
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Associate Producer |
1999 |
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Te Ohaki a Nihe |
Director |
1998 |
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Actor |
1997 |
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Nga Puna: Small Town Blues |
Director |
1996 |
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Drama Consultant |
1995 |
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Executive Producer |
1995 |
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Executive Producer |
1995 |
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Executive Producer |
1995 |
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Executive Producer |
1995 |
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Executive Producer |
1995 |
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Executive Producer |
1995 |
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Executive Producer |
1995 |
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Actor |
1994 |
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Casting |
1994 |
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Nga Puna |
Director |
1993 - 1996 |
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Actor |
1992 - 1994 |
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Director |
1989 |
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Actor |
1989 |
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Actor |
1988 |
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Actor |
1987 |
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Actor |
1984 |
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Subject |
1983 |
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Actor |
1983 |
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Actor |
1982 |
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Actor |
1980 - 1984 |
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Actor |
1980 |
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Actor |
1978 |
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Actor |
1977 |
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Maori Liaison |
1977 |
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Actor |
1977 |
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Actor |
1977 |
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Maori Liaison |
1977 |
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Actor |
1976 |
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Actor |
1976 - 1977 |
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Rangi's Catch |
Actor |
1973 |
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Tihe Mauriora |
Presenter |
1973 |
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Actor |
1971 - 1972 |
The titles listed here may not reflect this person's full screenography. These are only the titles that are included in or referenced by this site.
2007 Art Foundation
Icon Award
2005 Creative New Zealand Māori Arts Board Award
Te Waka Toi Award for "outstanding contribution to the development of Maori arts"
2003 New Zealand Film and TV Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
2002 Hawaii International Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Fiction Feature: for The Māori Merchant of Venice
1995 Indigenous People's Film Festival (Canada)
Best Director: for Nga Puna: Koro's Hat
1992 New York Festival
Best Foreign Short Film: Don't Go Past With your Nose in the Air