Joanna Paul-Robie: portrait of an overachiever...

Joanna Paul-Robie's screen career has seen her both behind and in front of the camera, and playing a part in anthology series Aroha, one of the earliest TV series told totally in te reo, and the launch of Māori Television.

In this ScreenTalk interview, Paul talks about:

• The challenges she faced when she started out in broadcasting
• Her thoughts on some of the many TV projects she has been involved in, including acting on Loose Enz drama The Protestors
• Details of her early film career in Wellington
• Insights into the early days of news and current affairs at TV3
• Her experiences fronting late night show Nightline on TV3, and why the format was successful
• Thoughts on news and current affairs television today
• How making te reo anthology series Aroha felt like "making six movies back to back"
• Insights into the launch of Māori Television
• The state of Māori broadcasting today

This video was first uploaded on 19 July 2011, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.

Interview, Camera and Editing – James Coleman