GemmaGracewood
- Producer
Gemma Gracewood produced arts series Frontseat over five seasons, then followed it with the ambitious New Artland. Her career has also included stints as radio producer, arts publicist, Metro film reviewer, parliamentary press secretary, and musician.
Screenography
Biography
Television producer and arts fanatic Gemma Gracewood was infected by the creative bug early, thanks partly to parents who introduced her as a child to foreign films, and live performances by Kiwi legends The Front Lawn. She spent school holidays with a grandmother who lived close to the Avalon television centre in Lower Hutt; Gracewood remembers running down Avalon’s corridors on open days, fascinated by the mysterious world that was television.
Awards
2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Best Format/Reality Series: for New Artland
“New Zealand is a very young country and although we’ve grown up fast, our artists and documentary makers are extremely important in helping us to develop our identity.”