GaryHannam
- Producer
A key player behind the scenes, Gary Hannam’s ability to find and exploit mechanisms for financing movies was a key driver in the rapid growth of the NZ film industry during the 1980s.
Screenography
Biography
Gary Hannam was born in Whangarei in 1951 and educated at Whangarei Boys High.
While attending Victoria University in Wellington, Hannam flatted with producer Dave Gibson. Gibson would go on to set up his fledgling production company, Gibson Films. Hannam was working as a junior lecturer, in Business Administration at Victoria, when he assisted Gibson in putting together a funding package for the company.
Awards
2006 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
Best Picture (shared with Roger Donaldson): for The World's Fastest Indian
“I have had the privilege of financing the films which launched the careers of two of New Zealand's most outstanding creative talents - Vincent Ward and Roger Donaldson.”