ChrisHampson
- Producer
From the acclaimed Illustrious Energy to Under the Mountain, Chris Hampson has been working as a producer and executive producer for more than 20 years. In 2000 he became a partner in production company ScreenWorks, where he produced Street Legal and tele-movie Skin and Bone.
Screenography
Biography
Chris Hampson has worked in television and film for more than three decades.
Hampson's career has always involved words, and he has a healthy respect for the importance of the script in any screen production. Having started a law degree and finished one in arts, Hampson later spent time as an English teacher, book editor, co-starred at Circa in John Banas play Package Deal, and formed publishing company Hampson Hunt, with poet Sam Hunt. Their output included Hunt's Drunkard's Garden and Jan Kemp's Diamonds and Gravel.
Awards
2020 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Feature Drama (with James Heyward): A War Story
“I’ve only ever made two films I was completely happy with. The first was Illustrious Energy, the second is Skin and Bone. It’s exactly what we discussed. It’s exactly what we set out to make.”