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CeliaJaspers (née Offwood)

  • Director
  • Producer
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Celia Jaspers directed and produced award-winning documentary Primeval New Zealand for NHNZ. She got into television early — thanks to a tangled camera cable — and has stayed, developing a range of skills from editing to directing.

Screenography

The Polycees
2023 Producer, Director, Writer, Editor Short film
Shut Eye
2022 Co-Producer Film
Milk
2021 Director, Writer, Editor, Producer Short film
Home School
2020 Director, Writer, Producer Short film
Primeval New Zealand
2012 Director - Peter Elliott scenes, Producer, Editor Television

Biography

Celia Jaspers, director/producer of Primeval New Zealand, is modest when it comes to discussing her role in the award-winning documentary. “It was all so beautifully shot,” she says. “When you’ve got such amazing footage to work with, it’s very hard to go wrong.”

Awards

2023 WorldFest Houston International Film Festival (United States)
Bronze Remi Award - Family Shorts Section: The Polycees

2022 US Film Festival (Childrens' Film Festival)
Nominated for Best Drama: Milk

2021 Tokyo International Short Film Festival (Japan)
Jury Prize for Message of Hope: Milk

“I love telling good stories, and finding them; to go from the beginning — the writing, the shooting, the post production — it’s all very satisfying.”

— Celia Jaspers