TessaHoffe
- Director
- Writer
Tessa Hoffe’s directing credits include Shortland Street and iconic British soaps Coronation Street, Hollyoaks and Grange Hill. The Wellington raised filmmaker has written and directed seven short films, all selected for international film festivals. She has also worked on a number of dramas aimed at younger audiences, including Emmy-nominated show Love & Consequences and Bafta-nominee Rocket's Island.
Screenography
Biography
Tessa Hoffe couldn’t wait to get on with the rest of her life. Born in Wellington, she loved reading and sports while attending Onslow College, but left school after the sixth form. Her first job in the TV and film industry was as a runner for Lee Tamahori and Brian Kassler’s production company, Flying Fish.
Awards
2019 Daytime Emmy Awards (United States)
Nominated for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series: Love & Consequences
1999 Drifting Clouds Short Film Festival (New Zealand)
Best Screenplay: for Group Therapy
“For me, the most scary thing about doing Coronation Street was the fact that I was going to have to work with these actors ... I was thinking that they're not gonna want some bloody young thing telling them what to do, but I had nothing to worry about as they were just so lovely.”