CameronDuncan
- Director
The work of promising filmmaker Cameron Duncan was seen internationally, after two of his short films were included on an international DVD release of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Son of Auckland cinematographer Rhys Duncan, Cameron continued to make films while battling cancer. He passed away on 12 November 2003, aged 17.
Screenography
Biography
Cameron Duncan began making films as a child, shooting ambitious war scenes on video with his friends. He went on to display his filmmaking promise with a series of public interest commercials made for Fair Go's annual programme devoted to commercials. Duncan won the show's award for best secondary school advertisement three times, and was a finalist on two other occasions. One of them, on road safety, was screened on television. He also won an acting role on Shortland Street, playing a bullying gangster who beats up teenager Tama Hudson (David Wikaira-Paul).
Awards
2004 Atom Film TV and Multimedia Awards (Australia)
Best Secondary Fiction: Strike Zone
2003 River City Short Film Festival (NZ)
Best Film: Strike Zone
2002 River City Short Film Festival
Best Director, Best Script, Public Vote for Best Film: for DFK6498
“You see a lot of work from young filmmakers and this kid was the real thing. It was stunning, frightening how clever he was at that age.”
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