DanHenry
- Director
Since debuting in the late 90s as presenter of crime-solving show Crimescene, Dan Henry has gone on to direct a range of non-fiction programmes, from Country Calendar and Here to Stay, to Lost in Libya, the acclaimed tale of the Kiwis who were part of World War II's Long Range Desert Patrol.
Screenography
Biography
Dan Henry got his first television job shortly after taking a production course at Avalon in the mid 90s. The job was as a reporter/presenter for Crimescene, an updated version of long-running crime-solving show Crimewatch. Working both on location and in the studio, Henry got a good grounding in the multiple skills of reporting, writing and making programmes. Crimescene made him realise “what I really enjoyed was seeing a show through from beginning to end; seeing it to fruition.”
Awards
2020 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Factual Series (shared with Julian O'Brien): Hyundai Country Calendar
“It was a real pleasure. They are such gracious men. To have us come into their homes and trawl their memories, and then trust us to treat those memories well in the re-telling of their stories — that’s a big thing. It was great just to sit and spend time with these men and their families.”