DavidStubbs
- Director
- Producer
David Stubbs co-created Emmy-winning web series Reservoir Hill, and teen drama Girl vs Boy. Stubbs began his screen career as an editor at the National Film Unit, before directing an eclectic range of commercials, music videos, documentaries and dramas — including Moa Award-winner Belief, big screen musical Daffodils and Bain family miniseries Black Hands. He set up KHF Media with Thomas Robins in 2009.
Screenography
Biography
David Stubbs has worked on everything from music videos to high profile docudramas.
Raised in Wainuiomata, Stubbs was twice rejected from the Spot On filmmaking contest as a child. He is proud to say that the horror films he made with friends were deemed to be "too violent, supernatural or disturbing for the show's time slot". After getting a Bachelor of Commerce degree at Victoria University, Stubbs got his first screen job, as a runner on a cat food commercial. He worked as an assistant to advertising veteran Pat Cox, and in the production and art departments of various Wellington production companies.
Awards
2019 Asian Academy Creative Awards (Singapore)
Best Children's Programme -One-Off/Series (New Zealand section): Mystic
2021 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Director - Drama: for Black Hands
Nominated for Best Drama Series: Black Hands
“What we do is create wonderful lies. We engineer, fabricate, twist and turn stories — drama, comedy and documentary — and with a bit of luck the lies will reveal a magical truth. Hopefully accompanied by tears, laughter or goose-bumps.”