JuliaParnell
- Producer
- Director
Producer and director Julia Parnell’s CV boasts a diverse range of credits — from comedy (Wayne Anderson: Singer of Songs) to sport (Wilbur: The King in the Ring), music (feature documentaries on The Chills and Six 60) and te ao Māori (Restoring Hope). Parnell’s production company Notable Pictures is behind a run of award-winning short films (Dive, Friday Tigers), plus long-running mini-documentary series Loading Docs.
Screenography
Biography
Born in Kenya to a Kiwi mother and British father, Julia Parnell moved to New Zealand at the age of 10. In 1997 she studied at Auckland's South Seas Film and Television School. After graduating she gigged at various local production houses before working her way up to heading production at ButoBase (now Buto) Productions.
Awards
2017 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Web Series: Loading Docs
2016 Doc Edge Documentary Edge International Film Festival (New Zealand)
Best NZ Online Documentary or Web Series: Loading Docs
“It's a great privilege for me to tell stores that contribute to our understanding of who we are, where we've been and what we might become. I aspire to create strong stories, work that entertains and takes viewers into new worlds.”