Heather Bolton
Heather Bolton impressed critics with one of her earliest screen performances: as the heroine battling a haunted car in Gaylene Preston's 1985 debut feature Mr Wrong. Bolton won a GOFTA award for her pains, then scored more awards for smaller roles in romance Arriving Tuesday and goldmining classic Illustrious Energy. After starring as the legendary radio host in touring stage show Aunt Daisy! The Musical (1991), she relocated to Australia. Since then Bolton has taken on more screen roles — including co-starring in a 2007 movie adaptation of Hamlet — while creating and acting in plays for Melbourne's Ranters Theatre.
Gaylene Preston
Gaylene Preston has been making feature films and documentaries with a distinctive New Zealand flavour and a strong social message for over 30 years. In 2001 she was the first filmmaker to be made a Laureate by the Arts Foundation, recognising her contribution to New Zealand film and television.