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RayRuawhare

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Ray Ruawhare has worked on effects and animation for everything from NZ On Air's Eric the Goldfish to movie Predicament. In 2004 he produced From Len Lye to Gollum, a comprehensive documentary on the history of animation in New Zealand. Ruawhare was one of the founders of animation and effects conference AnimfxNZ. 

Screenography

Ice (UK-NZ miniseries)
2011 Visual Effects Television
2010 Visual Effects Film
2008 Visual Effects Film
2004 Producer, Creator Television
No Rubba No Hubba Hubba
2004 Producer Commercial

Biography

Ray Ruawhare began his screen career in the 1970s, after joining the graphics department at state television. After 13 years with the graphics team, he left TVNZ in 1987. Ruawhare went on to lead or co-lead a number of animation and visual effects companies, including Electric Pencil, Go Post Production and Cobalt vfx.

Awards

2011 Aotearoa Film and Television Awards
Best Visual Effects - Feature Film: for Predicament

“It has been my great fortune and pleasure to be a part of this exciting and fascinating world of animation and effects.”

Ray Ruawhare