LisaChatfield
- Producer
Lisa Chatfield began producing shorts and commercials after studying television at the NZ Broadcasting School. Her first feature, Dunedin tale Scarfies, was a solid hit. After time at companies Working Title Australia and Eyeworks, she joined the NZ Film Commission in 2009, and later rose to become Head of Production and Development. In 2016 Chatfield moved to Pūkeko Pictures, as Head of Scripted Development.
Biography
Wellington-born Lisa Chatfield grew up in Auckland, trained in Christchurch, and in 1999 produced definitive Dunedin movie Scarfies, before time in Sydney and a return to Wellington to work at the NZ Film Commission.
Screenography
Awards
2020 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Drama Series (with Tim White, Andrew Woodhead, Judith Trye, Luke Robinson, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner): The Luminaries
“It was a real privilege to be working with so many producers, directors and writers, to walk alongside them on the crazy journey that is making a film. The most powerful thing for me was to see so many films made that were being watched by a diverse NZ audience.”