Kay Ellmers - Producer/Director Tumanako Productions
Kay is Managing Directo of Tūmanako Productions Ltd where she
is currently in production for Māori Television with:
"Kia Mau!" - new childrens series, "Marae Kai Masters" series 2,
and "Whānau 2014".
In 2013 she produced "Mīharo" Series 8
and "Marae Kai Masters" series 1 for Māori Television.
Her critically acclaimed documentary "He Toki Huna: NZ in
Afghanistan" delivered to Māori Television - also ran as a feature
length version at last year's NZ Film Festival. It was the winner
of the Moa award for Best Editing (documentary) at 2013
Film Awards
She has produced everything from talk shows to educational
videos across her career which started with a post-graduated
diploma in Broadcast Communications from Auckland University in
1991.
In 2004 as Joint Managing
Director: AKA Productions Ltd she produced
"HIKOI:Inside Out" a DNZ 1 hour documentary for TVNZ which won
a Qantas Media award in 2005. She has also strayed into sport,
winning another award for "The Brown Factor".
As a freelance director she has produced numerous shows,
documentaries and educational programmes.
And now she can add recipient of the WIFT Mana Wahine Award
2014 to the list
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