Ian Mune
Curated by NZ On Screen team 67 items
A collection celebrating Sir Ian Mune's career spanning more than five decades in front of and behind the camera — from groundbreaking TV and landmark films to memorable ads.
Overview
Sir Ian Mune has shaped the way Aotearoa's stories are told on screen. From groundbreaking TV (Derek, Winners & Losers) to landmark film (Sleeping Dogs, Goodbye Pork Pie, End of the Golden Weather) and even some memorable ads, he has worked his magic in front of and behind the camera for more than 50 years so far. Knighted for services to film, television and theatre in 2024 — an accolade that friend Sam Neill calls "long overdue" — Mune has contributed as an actor, writer and director, as well as a collaborator and mentor to many. Neill, fellow screen legend Roger Donaldson and critic Dominic Corry reflect on his ongoing legacy and take us behind the scenes in the backgrounders accompanying this collection.
Profiles
Television
Film
Collection Gallery
A behind the scenes photo taken in the Waitakeres in 1974, for The Woman at the Store. On horseback are actors Ilona Rodgers (obscured), Ian Mune and Jeremy Stephens.
Stills Collection, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. Courtesy of Ian Mune
A behind the scenes shot taken during the filming of Winners & Losers episode Shining with the Shiner. From left to right, director Roger Donaldson, director/actor Ian Mune, sound recordist Craig McLeod, and cinematographer David Gribble.
Stills Collection, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. Unknown donor
The Shiner (Ivan Beavis) takes a swig; the Honourable McKay keeps an eye out. From the Shining with the Shiner episode of 1976 series Winners & Losers.
Stills Collection, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. Unknown donor
A publicity shot taken for Winners & Losers episode Shining with the Shiner: The Shiner (Ivan Beavis, in check jacket) and the Honourable Mackay (Ian Mune, with fake eye) surrounded by their fellow swaggers. Actor Bernard Moody sits on the log at left, next to Harold Kissin, whose arm is resting on his leg.
Stills Collection, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. Courtesy of Carol Mitcheson
(From left to right) Actors Jeremy Stephens, Ian Mune and Ilona Rodgers in 1975 drama The Woman at the Store.
Stills Collection, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. Unknown donor
Charlie (Ivan Beavis) and Mick (Ian Mune) on the case, watched by a prison guard (Bob Crockett). Taken from Winners & Losers episode A Lawful Excuse.
Stills Collection, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision. Courtesy of Roger Donaldson Collection
Paul Leach behind a Panaflex camera, alongside director Ian Mune; from the set of the 1984 film Came a Hot Friday.
Kindly supplied by Onfilm.
A 30th anniversary reunion for movie Sleeping Dogs: from left to right, associate producer Larry Parr, special effects man Geoff Murphy, actor/co-writer Ian Mune, actor Bernard Kearns, and Don Brash (who helped finance the film).
Photographer: Andrew Gorrie. Kindly provided by The Dominion Post
Geraldine Brophy and Ian Mune celebrate having won Best Actor and Best Actress for Home Movie in the 1998 New Zealand Film and Television Awards.
Kindly provided by Onfilm
Some of the cast and crew on 1988 TV movie The Grasscutter. Director Ian Mune is smiling behind the clapper board. Actor Marshall Napier stands behind Mune, in white shirt and dark jacket. Wearing the dark swanndri on Mune's left is director of photography Matt Bowkett. On Mune's right, producer Tom Finlayson kneels in the striped shirt.
Photo supplied by Brian Walden
