SimonColdrick
- Editor
Simon Coldrick first encountered an editing suite while living in his native England. He moved downunder in 2005 and set up Auckland post-production company The Bigger Picture. Coldrick went on to edit Emmy-nominee The Golden Hour, acclaimed big-screen documentary Tickled, and award-winning docudrama Erebus: Operation Overdue. In 2019 he co-directed rugby documentary By the Balls.
Screenography
Biography
Born in the British town of Redditch — once the source of most of the needles on the planet — Simon Coldrick grew up in varied locales from the Midlands to West Sussex, and played a fair amount of rugby along the way. He would later spend a decade working in television in London, before relocating to New Zealand.
Awards
2020 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Director - Documentary/Factual: for By the Balls
Nominated for Best Documentary: By the Balls
2017 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (The Moas)
Best Documentary Editor: for Tickled
“Simon Coldrick has a keen eye for story and drama, and what it means to be human. He thinks as much about sound as he does picture when piecing material together ... A great collaborator, thoroughly dedicated to his craft.”