GregHeathcote
- Editor
- Producer
- Executive
Greg Heathcote is Managing Director of the New Zealand arm of Warner Brothers Television Production. He began his television career at 17, as a technical trainee at TVNZ. His career accelerated in the 1990s; he joined Touchdown/ Eyeworks Productions, and soon became a partner in the company. He has produced and/or directed a long list of high profile reality series, including The Block, The Chase and Celebrity Treasure Island.
Biography
Growing up north of Auckland, Greg Heathcote was a fan of old Hollywood movies. Fresh from Orewa College, he applied for a job at TVNZ's Shortland Street studios as a technical trainee, and got the nod. His first television experience was in the early 1980s in light entertainment, working as a camera assistant on popular cooking and comedy show Hudson and Halls, and as a boom swinger on The Billy T James Show. The trainee gig also saw him gaining experience in the news and sport departments.
Screenography
Awards
2020 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Format Reality Series (with Angela Mann, Emma White, Sue Woodfield and Aaron Dolbel): The Block NZ - season 8
“The best advice I got was 'it’s called show business, not show art'. ”