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Peter Burger on calling the shots

14 November 2011

Peter Meteherangi Tikao Burger (Ngāi Tahu, Rangitane) can thank a childhood lisp for his busy career as a screen director today. Having been sent to speech lessons, he found himself in the wrong class, and discovered the joys of performance in a drama class at a young and impressionable age. Since then, Burger has directed numerous film and television productions, including Until Proven Innocent, which won five Qantas awards in 2009, The Tattooist, Fish Skin Suit, short film Turangawaewae, staring the late Wi Kuki Kaa, as well as the TV series Outrageous Fortune, Go Girls and The Cult.

In this ScreenTalk interview, Burger reveals:

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Ilona Rodgers on her acting career

27 October 2009

Ilona Rodgers has starred in a huge array of theatre, film and TV roles in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK.

As well as appearing in many British and Australian TV shows screened in New Zealand, Rodgers has been a stalwart of locally made programmes such as Close to Home and Hunter’s Gold.

Probably best known for playing Maxine Redfern in Gloss, some of Rodgers’ other screen credits include The Billy T James Show, Marlin Bay and the film Utu.

In this ScreenTalk interview, Rodgers discusses:

  • Close to Home and the pioneering days of New Zealand television
  • Frightening tourists on the set of Hunter’s Gold
  • The joy of being paid to be a well-dressed bitch on Gloss
  • Taking a gamble on Marlin Bay
  • The privilege of working with Billy T James
  • Plunging off a balcony on the set of Utu
  • Reflections on how “lucky” she has been in her career

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Credits:  Interview, Camera & Editing – Andrew Whiteside

 
 

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