PHOTO: Selfie taken by Kelly Chen, with international cinematographer Carlos Gonzáles, SVC, during her placement as DP intern on 'Zombies 4: Day & Night’

NZCS is pleased to report that candidates have been chosen for our two intern placements on “Spartacus: House of Ashur,” TV series, under our new Diversity and Inclusion program, aimed at those from under-represented communities.

The camera trainee intern role has gone to Grace Jamieson, who recently graduated from Youbee Colleges, South Seas Film School and who qualifies as a member of the neuro-diverse community.

The mid-career, DP intern role was awarded to Ben Marr (Ngai Tūhoe, Ngāti Rangitihi, Te Whānau a Apanui) who is a Rotorua based cinematographer and of Maori ethnicity.

The competition for these roles was very intense and Grace and Ben are stoked to be given the opportunity to join the production with the assistance of the NZCS, the NZ Film Commision and Spartacus Productions NZ Ltd.

Our DP intern, Kelly Chen, under the Gender Diversity Program  has just completed her 4 week mentorship with DP Carlos Gonzalez SVC on “Zombie 4: Day and Night” and reports an extremely valuable experience where she has gained awesome insights into setups and equipment, which are often hard to come by in our low-budget productions. 

Stay tuned for upcoming announcements next week, including a Gender Diversity DP internship on TV series in Auckland.