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This film tells the story of Antarctica’s emperor penguin (the real world inspiration behind Happy Feet) and how they survive vicious blizzards and -50°C. It also retraces the epic “worst journey in the world” that explorer Edward Wilson made to discover these remarkable birds. Max Quinn won a best director award at the 1994 NZ Television Awards for the Antarctic Trilogy that Emperors was part of (as was Quinn's The Longest Night). The trilogy helped establish NHNZ’s relationship with Discovery Channel, and the penguin-falling-through-ice scene (clip one) became a YouTube hit.
NHNZ veteran cameraman Max Quinn left New Zealand in 1991 to make Emperors of Antarctica and The Longest Night, as part of a series on Antarctica. With only one other crew member (soundman Donald Anderson), Quinn filmed, directed ...
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Television, 1980 (Full Length)
Another NHNZ production featuring many of the same crew
Television, 2008 (Full Length)
Presenter Clarke Gayford visits Antarctica
Television, 1989 (Full Length)
Another award-winning NHNZ production looking at Antarctica undersea
Television, 1990 (Full Length)
This David Bellamy-presented doco features Snares Crested and Yellow-eyed Penguin
Television, 1990 (Full Length Episode)
Children's nature puppet series directed by Max Quinn
Television, 2007 (Excerpts)
Marcus Lush explores Antarctic people and penguins
1993 Festival du Film de l'Oiseau
Jury's Special Distinction
1994 New York Festivals
Silver Medal in Nature and Wildlife Series category (as part of the Antarctic Trilogy)
1994 New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Best Director of TV Series (as part of the Antarctic Trilogy)
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
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