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The films of Gregor Nicholas have won international attention and a host of awards. His work as a director crosses the gamut in style and subject: from acclaimed short film Avondale Dogs to All Black commercials for Adidas, from interracial love story feature Broken English, to experimental music-based short films for From Scratch. 

Screenography

Human
2018 Director Music video
Forever Young - Tourism New Zealand
2007 Director Commercial
A Funeral
1999 Executive Producer Short film
Broken English
1996 Writer, Director Film

Biography

Director Gregor Nicholas first made his name with a series of stylish music and dance-based shorts, including 1987's Hey Paris, a collaboration with dancer Douglas Wright. His second feature film Broken English won a high profile international release, and rave reviews in North America.

Awards

1997 TV Guide Television Awards
Best Commercial: Telecom Friends

1995 New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Best Short Film: Avondale Dogs

1994 New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Best Editing (shared with David Coulson): for Pacific 3, 2, 1, Zero

“Steven Spielberg saw it. I was actually getting feature offers after the success of that film. But I wanted to make Broken English.”

— Gregor Nicholas, on Avondale Dogs.

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