MichelleWalshe
- Director
Australian-born director Michelle Walshe worked in the screen industry in the United Kingdom, then moved to New Zealand in 2001. She worked for production companies Greenstone and Eyeworks, before co-founding Augusto Productions in 2008. Walshe has helmed corporate campaigns for clients from golfer Lydia Ko ('Ko Goes Pro') to Adidas. In 2014 she directed kids TV show Kune’s Kitchen, and co-directed Rhys Darby comedy series Short Poppies; in 2016 Walshe and Justin Pemberton helmed Chasing Great — the film about All Blacks captain Richie McCaw broke box office records for a local documentary.
Screenography
Awards
2017 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (The Moas)
Nominated for Best Documentary: Chasing Great
Nominated for Best Documentary Director (with Justin Pemberton): for Chasing Great
“Michelle has got that amazing ability to connect with people – as a director she's out there putting the people into the story and finding the story in the people she meets.”