SamanthaBlackley
- Producer
- Executive
A Diploma in Broadcast Communication led Samantha Blackley to a gig with company Communicado, then a run producing youth shows Space and Squeeze. Her other career highlights include shows Coast and Moving Houses, award-winning documentary Six Angry Women, three years as Channel Manager at Sky TV’s Documentary Channel, and five seasons producing community celebration series Neighbourhood.
Biography
As a child, Wellington-raised Samantha Blackley fell for Han Solo in Star Wars, and decided to chase a screen career. Her dream was that a film job might increase the chances of meeting Harrison Ford "from infinitesimal, to slightly less so".
Screenography
Awards
2025 New Zealand Screen Awards / Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Best Reality Series (shared with Adrian Stevanon, Ben Bayly, Philip Smith and Briar Coleman): for The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes
“As a producer, I feel it is my job to provide structure and support, and to inspire collaboration and the desire to make something the whole team is proud of. If that works, it's magic!”