Michael Firth
Michael John Firth (1949 – 9 October 2016) was a New Zealand film director and writer.[1][2] Firth's first film, Off the Edge, was the first New Zealand feature to be Oscar-nominated.[3][4]
Filmography
Film
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | |||
| Off the Edge | 1977 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Oscar-nominated[4] also camera |
| Nutcase | 1980 | No | No | No | Assistant Director |
| Heart of the Stag | 1984 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Editor |
| Sylvia | 1985 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| The Leading Edge | 1987 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cinematographer |
| Vulcan Lane | 1994 | Yes | Yes | No | First NZ feature shot digitally |
| Last Paradise | 2013 | No | No | No | Camera |
| In Memoriam 2016 | 2016 | No | No | No | Subject – short |
Television
| Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | ||||
| Weekend – The Making of Sylvia | 1984 | No | Subject | |
| City of Volcanoes | 1992 | Yes | Producer | |
| Adrenalize | 1999–2001 | No | Producer | |
| Take the Bait | 2013 | Yes | Producer, Narrator, Camera, Editor (episodes) |
Awards
- 1977 Nominee for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Off the Edge (1976).[5][6]
References
- "Michael Firth". Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "Farewell to Michael Firth". New Zealand Film Commission. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- "Michael Firth director". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- "Michael Firth obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- "NY Times: Off the Edge". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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