VickyPope
- Producer
Vicky Pope began producing short films after working in advertising and film development in both New Zealand and London. In 2008 she produced acclaimed high school documentary Trouble is My Business, and award-winning short The Graffiti of Mr Tupaia. Since then Pope her producing credits have included Robert Sarkies movies Pike River and Two Little Boys, gang drama Savage, and 2024 ghost story Went Up the Hill.
Screenography
Biography
Vicky Pope’s passion for storytelling began at high school in Wellington, but it wasn’t until her late 20s that she decided to pursue filmmaking as a career. She joined Wellington commercials company Black Stump; the role "gave me a lot of opportunities quite quickly — I stepped up from runner to producer in a year and a half. It also gave me a good foundation in pitching and salesmanship.”
Awards
2017 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (The Moas)
Nominated for Best Short Film: Wait
2013 Rialto Channel NZ Film Awards (The Moas)
Best Documentary (shared with Jess Feast): Gardening with Soul
“Throughout my career, I've always started with the talent. I've sought out people that I really believe in creatively, and work I feel an affinity for.”