Synopsis

A magazine show with an edge, The Living Room did for arts television production what Radio With Pictures did for NZ music - it ripped open the venetian blinds, rearranged the plastic covered cushions, and shone the light on Aotearoa's homegrown creative culture. The first of three seasons, this award winning production from Sticky Pictures brought new energy to the rather staid world of ‘worthy' arts television.

Background

The Living Room Series by Paul Stanley Ward 04.09.2008

This Sticky Pictures production comprises ten half-hour episodes, each episode is divided into 4 segments, each profiling a different artist or group.

The art-making takes in music, painting, film, fashion, architecture, sculpture, tagging, ...

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Credits (23)

 Louis Sutherland
 Mark Albiston
 Nathan Morris

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 Lisa Finnerty

Lisa Finnerty

I was channel flipping and fell into the web of this show. It really is an artful look at producing a show casing the people and their creative side.

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Awards

2003 NZ TV Awards
AFTA Best Lifestyle Series
AFTA Best Director, Factual/Entertainment Programme (Mark Albiston)