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JudithCurran

  • Executive producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Seasoned producer, director and writer Judith Curran refined her storytelling skills during a decade crafting documentaries in Australia, before returning to New Zealand in 2001 to join NHNZ. She has since spearheaded numerous documentary series for international audiences, including Orangutan Jungle School, marine life series Our Big Blue Backyard and Primeval New Zealand.
 
 

Screenography

Dynamic Planet
2023 Narrator Series
Becoming Orangutan
2021 Executive Producer, Writer Series
Wildlife Rescue
2020 Executive Producer Film
Orangutan Jungle School
2018 - 2020 Executive Producer, Writer, Director Series
Wild Dolphins
2017 Producer, Director Film

Biography

"Storytelling is everything to me", says Judith Curran. "Some sort of instinctive skill emerges when I see a big creative story taking shape. I think that is possibly my biggest skill."

Curran’s passion for storytelling was forged as a child growing up in Dunedin. She had a keen interest in animals, and cites films like Born Free and early David Attenborough documentaries as early inspirations. "Back in the day there wasn’t really a film school, so I aimed for journalism. I always knew I was going to be a writer of some sort."

Awards

2019 Asian Television Awards (Singapore)
Best Natural History or Wildlife series: for Orangutan Jungle School , Season 1 

2018 New York Festivals (United States)
Bronze World Medal in the Nature and Wildlife category: for Orangutan Jungle School, Season 1 

“Judith’s single-minded focus on storytelling allows her to always find the essence of a narrative. What makes her stand out is that focus, plus a rare intensity and determination. ”

— NHNZ managing director Kyle Murdoch on Curran's skill for storytelling, Now To Love, 12 May 2015