TheDownlow Concept
- Creative collective
Auckland creative collective The Downlow Concept specialises in screen material with a quirky bent. Downlow broke into television with music quiz Pop! Goes the Weasel, inspired by their radio series. They made their name with a run of award-winning short films, including Only Son, the first 48Hour film to win at the Qantas TV Awards. Alongside long-running panel show 7 Days, they created acclaimed dog-racing comedy Hounds, and animated show Bigsies and Little. Their debut movie Gary of the Pacific was released downunder in March 2017. It follows a real estate agent who becomes chief of a sinking island. In 2026 Nigel McCulloch became sole owner of The Downlow Concept.
Screenography
Awards
2017 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Comedy or Comedy Entertainment Programme (shared with Rob Brown and Jon Bridges): 7 Days
2012 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Comedy Or Comedy Series: Hounds
Nominated for the same award: 7 Days
“I loved everything about Hounds. It felt like every scene, every character, every line, and every detail has been agonised over.”
