Michael Firth
Michael John Firth (1949 – 9 October 2016) was a New Zealand film director and writer. Firth's first film, Off the Edge, was the first New Zealand feature to be Oscar-nominated.
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Michael Firth
- Died
- 2016
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Occupation
- film producer · screenwriter · director
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Michael John Firth (1949 – 9 October 2016) was a New Zealand film director and writer. Firth's first film, Off the Edge, was the first New Zealand feature to be Oscar-nominated.
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Television
• Year — Title — Director — Producer — Notes • 1992 — City of Volcanoes • 1999–2001 — Adrenalize • 2013 — Take the Bait — Also narrator, camera operator and editor
Film
• Year — Title — Director — Producer — Writer — Notes • 1977 — Off the Edge — Also camera operator • 1984 — Heart of the Stag — Also editor • 1985 — Sylvia • 1987 — The Leading Edge — Also cinematographer • 1994 — Vulcan Lane Assistant director • Nutcase (1980) Camera operator • Last Paradise (2013)
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• 1977 Nominee for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Off the Edge (1976).
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