RachelGardner
- Producer
Producer Rachel Gardner studied at the London School of Economics, then worked as a journalist at the Financial Times. After returning downunder in 2002 she moved into producing, starting with award-winning documentary Colin McCahon: I Am. Her work on hit show The Lion Man would result in an invitation to become head of drama at company Great Southern Film and Television. Gardner has worked with partner Angela Littlejohn on a run of short films, plus features Apron Strings, Show of Hands and Slow West. In 2014 she joined See-Saw, the Anglo-Australian company behind Slow West and Lion.
Screenography
Awards
2021 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Children's Programme: for The New Legends of Monkey
2018 Huawei Mate20 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Children's Programme (with Iain Canning, Hakan Kousetta, Jamie Laurenson, Robin Scholes and Emile Sherman): for The New Legends of Monkey
“...it’s all about the material. The script is the one thing you have the most control over as a producer, and which is most important in securing cast and finance. ”