Frank Film

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Frank Film : Documentary

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FRANK FILM

Frank Film’s central city premises houses at various times producers, editors, cameramen, and sound recordists.

Whilst documentary production is our forte, we have extensive history in all manner of video production- both broadcast and non-broadcast. Our people are the very top industry professionals. Our equipment the latest in the ever changing world of electronics.

Crews, camera equipment, broadcast editing facilities, can be hired at Frank Film. Off street parking available.

GERARD SMYTH

Christchurch based Frank Film is owned by award winning film maker Gerard Smyth.

He has a strong and long history in telling New Zealand stories, having produced and/or directed over 60 documentaries in and out of New Zealand. He has extensive experience producing, directing, and writing. His early training, at firstly the NZBC and then TVNZ, was as a cameraman. (1969-1981.)

Gerard was recently a finalist "Best Director Documentary" in the NZ Qantas Film and Television Awards. He has been highly commended in the New Zealand Media Peace Awards (2004-Out on a Limb), a finalist in the 2004 Qantas Awards (Out of Sight, Out of Mind, editing) and winner of the English based 'CEVMA' awards for best documentary for 'Sonya Talking.'

"My ancestors are of the Irish Diaspora that sent storytellers to the ends of the earth. Nearly all my working life has been spent telling the tales; spinning the yarns. Far off locations–Africa, India, Ireland, USA, the Pacific Islands, have all had cameras carted to them. My works have screened in many lands on many channels-Discovery, European Networks-Australian television and countless times on New Zealand television."