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Max Quinn began dabbling in filmmaking as a teenager. Aged 17, he joined the NZBC as a trainee film cameraman. At 25 he was shooting landmark dramas like Hunter’s Gold. In 1980 Quinn moved into directing and producing. Since joining Dunedin’s Natural History Unit (now NHNZ) in 1987, his double-barreled talents have helped establish a reputation as one of the most experienced polar filmmakers on the globe.
She got a sniff of me and she came right up to me. There I was on my own on the sea ice, with this beautiful big female polar bear, stalking me no more than 10 metres away.
– Max Quinn on filming an anestheised polar bear, for series Ice Worlds
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Primeval New Zealand |
Camera |
2011 |
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Awesome Pawsome 2 - The Next Generation |
Director |
2010 |
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Jewels of the World |
Camera |
2010 |
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Expedition Antarctica |
Director |
2009 |
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What Lies Beneath |
Director |
2007 |
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Ice Worlds |
Director |
2000 |
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Into the Teeth of the Blizzard |
Producer |
1999 |
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A Wild Moose Chase |
Director |
1998 |
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Producer |
1997 |
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Realm of the Rhododendron |
Director |
1994 |
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Ozone - Cancer of the Sky |
Director |
1993 |
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Camera |
1992 |
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The Longest Night |
Director |
1992 |
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Director |
1990 - 1991 |
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Director |
1990 |
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Albatross Watch |
Director |
1987 |
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World at Your Feet |
Director |
1987 |
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Director |
1989 |
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Moon Jumper |
Director |
1985 - 1986 |
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Viewfinder |
Director |
1986 |
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Director |
1981 - present |
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Director |
1988 |
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Director |
1980 - 1989 |
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How's That |
Director |
1979 - 1980 |
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Ngaio Marsh Theatre - Died in the Wool |
Camera |
1978 |
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Ngaio Marsh Theatre - Vintage Murder |
Camera |
1978 |
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The MacKenzie Affair |
Camera |
1977 |
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Camera |
1976 |
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Camera |
1976 |
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Camera |
1975 |
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Director |
1969 - 1990 |
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.
1997 EarthVision: The Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival
Excellence Award: for The Lost Whales
1997 Stambecco d'Oro Nature Film Festival
Conservation Prize: for The Lost Whales
1997 NZ Television Awards
Nominated for Best Camera: for A Wild Moose Chase
1994 TV Guide Television Awards (NZ)
Best Director (shared with Michael Single) for Wild South: Antarctic Trilogy
1994 National Education Media Network Awards (United States)
Bronze Apple: for Ozone - Cancer of the Sky
1991 US Cable Ace Awards
Finalists: The Longest Night, and Emperors of Antarctica