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ThomasRobins

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Thomas Robins has acted alongside digital penguins, dodgy teachers, and a ring forged in the fires of Mount Doom. Off-screen, his directing work has won a bag of awards, thanks to 2009's Reservoir Hill. He created the International Emmy-winning web series with David Stubbs, his partner at KHF Media. Robins was also behind TV series The Killian Curse, and directed 2017 telemovie Catching the Black Widow.

Screenography

Heaven and Hell - The Centrepoint Story
2021 Director - Drama Material Television
Written in the Stars
2021 Director Television
This Could Go Anywhere
2020 Producer Series
Making New Zealand - Manufacturing
2019 Producer Television
Making New Zealand - Tourism
2019 Producer Television

Biography

Much of Thomas Robins' early work for the screen was aimed at the young — initially as a children's presenter, then as the driving force behind a run of shows made with David Stubbs, his partner at production company KHF Media. Since 2015, the pair have began aiming their work at an older audience.  

Awards

2021 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Director - Documentary/Factual (shared with Natalie Malcon): for Heaven and Hell: The Centrepoint Story

2019 Huawei Mate30 Pro New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Feature Drama (shared with Carmen J Leonard and Charlotte Purdy): for Kiwi

“Film, television, online, mobile, tablet — to me it doesn't matter how the story is delivered. The only thing that matters is that I'm telling riveting, entertaining stories about intriguing and engaging characters.”

— Thomas Robins