LeoWoodhead
- Director
- Writer
English-born Leo Woodhead moved downunder as a teen. In his final year of a film masters at Auckland University, he went to the Czech Republic and made Cargo, a short about human trafficking; it premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Follow-ups Zero and Cold Snap also explored troubled young protagonists, and were invited to prestigious festivals. Woodhead directs commercials in New Zealand and internationally.
Screenography
Awards
2014 Hong Kong International Film Festival
Jury Prize for Short Film: Cold Snap
2010 Chicago International Film Festival
Nominated for Gold Hugo for Best Short Film: Zero
“I love what I do. It is always a challenge to find a new way of telling stories and working on the best way to articulate a project.”
— Leo Woodhead