KimWebby
- Director
- Journalist
Kim Webby first began directing while working as a TVNZ reporter. Alongside stints on Fair Go and 60 Minutes, she has directed a range of documentaries for both TVNZ and Māori Television. October 15, her film on the 2007 police raids, was nominated for an Aotearoa Television Award; in 2015 she helmed feature-length companion piece The Price of Peace, which screened at the 2015 NZ Film Festival.
Screenography
2021 Co-Director Television
2021 Script Consultant Web
2015 Director, Producer Film
2012 Director Television
Asia Downunder - TroppoDoc
2011 Co-Director, Subject, Producer, Camera Television
Biography
At high school in Opotiki, Kim Webby was intrigued by the idea of becoming a naturopath (her mother, a nurse, had done studies on the topic). But Kim’s guidance counsellor noted Webby’s impressive English marks, and recommended journalism instead.
Awards
2022 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Māori Programme: for Ake, Ake, Ake
2011 Wairoa Māori Film Festival
Best Film: October 15
“I always thought it (the 2007 police raids) would finish with a police apology and so I just kept going. It took seven years, which was somewhat longer than I had anticipated.”
— Kim Webby on being in for the long haul on her documentary The Price of Peace, 16 July 2015 NZ Herald