Annie Goldson
Anne Veronica Goldson ONZM is a New Zealand journalism and film academic specialising in documentaries. Her films include Punitive Damage, Georgie Girl, Brother Number One and Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web.
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Annie Goldson
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- Annie Goldson
- Known for
- Documentary film
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Occupation
- academic · film producer · director
- Education
- University of Canterbury · University of Otago · University of Auckland
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi · Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit · Humanities Aronui Medal
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Biography
Annie Goldson studied at University of Canterbury, University of Otago and University of Auckland. The field of work recorded is documentary film. Employment is recorded with University of Auckland. Positions recorded include full professor. Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit and Humanities Aronui Medal.
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• Name — Annie Goldson • Alma Mater — University of Auckland • Thesis1 Title — A claim to truth: documentary, politics, production • Thesis1 Url — http: librarysearch.auckland.ac.nz/UOA2_A:Combined_Local:uoa_alma21167191200002091 • Thesis1 Year — 2004 • Doctoral Advisor — Roger Horrocks Laurence Simmons • Known for — Documentary film • Honorific Suffix — ONZM
Career
Career
Goldson has a BSc from Otago University, a Diploma in Journalism from Canterbury University, a Master of Arts from New York University and a PhD from the University of Auckland. The title of her doctoral thesis was A claim to truth: documentary, politics, production. She is currently a professor of Media and Communication at the University of Auckland.
Selected works
Selected works
• Goldson, A. (12/3/2017). Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web, South by South West Festival, Austin, Texas (premiere). • Goldson, A. (2015). Journalism plus?: The resurgence of creative documentary. Pacific Journalism Review, 21 (2), 86–98. • King, B., Goldson, A. V., & Robie, D. (Eds.) (2015). Documentary practice in the Asia-Pacific. Auckland: Pacific Media Centre. Pages: 217. *
Honours and awards
Goldson was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007 for services to film and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2007. She was awarded the Humanities Aronui Medal by Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2021. In 2023, she received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award.
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