Bridget Ikin
Bridget Ikin is a New Zealand film producer who has lived and worked in Australia since 1990.
Bridget Ikin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Education | University of Auckland London University |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Known for | An Angel at My Table Look Both Ways |
Early life and education edit
Ikin was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. She took a BA in English literature from the University of Auckland, followed by an MA from London University.[1]
Career edit
Ikin opened her film production company, Hibiscus Films, in the early 1980s in New Zealand. She was a member of NZ Women in Film and Television, lobbying for support for women filmmakers.[2]
She moved to Australia in 1990.[1] From 1996 to 2000, as head of SBS Independent she commissioned more than 400 hours of programming.[2] She served as feature film evaluation manager at the Film Finance Corporation (now Screen Australia) from 2005 to 2006 and was a board member of the South Australian Film Corporation for many years from 2007.[2] In 2011 Ikin and her partner John Maynard formed Felix Media a specialist production company that focusses on feature films made by visual artists and media environments such as Angelica Mesiti’s installation at the 2019 Venice Biennale 2019.[3]
Ikin is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[4]
Filmography edit
- Talkback (1988) – producer
- Kitchen Sink (1989) – producer
- An Angel at My Table (1990) – producer
- Crush (1992) – producer
- Floating Life (1996) – producer
- Walking on Water (2002) – executive producer
- The Tracker (2002) – executive producer
- Australian Rules (2002) – executive producer
- Look Both Ways (2005) – producer
- My Year Without Sex (2009) – producer
- Art + Soul (2010) documentary series – producer[5]
- Sherpa (2015) – producer
- The Rehearsal (2016) – producer
- The Woman and the Car (2018) – producer
- It All Started With a Stale Sandwich (2019) – executive producer
Awards and recognition edit
Ikin was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts by the Australian Film and Television School in 2018.[6]
| Year | Nominated Work | Prize | Awards | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | An Angel at My Table | Best Film | New Zealand Film Awards | [7] |
| International Critics' Award | Toronto International Film Festival | |||
| Grand Special Jury Prize (second prize), the Elvira Notari Prize, Agis Scuola Prize, and the OCIC Catholic award | Venice Film Festival | |||
| 1992 | Best Foreign Film | Independent Spirit Awards | [7] | |
| 2005 | Look Both Ways | Best Film | 2005 Australian Film Institute Awards | [7] |
| 2015 | Sherpa | Grierson Award for Documentary Film | London Film Festival | [7] |
| 2016 | Best Feature Documentary | Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | [7] | |
| 2017 | Best Documentary | Australian Film Critics Association of Australia | [7] |
References edit
- ^ a b "Bridget Ikin – Biography". NZ On Screen. from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Mcleod, Kathryn. "Ikin, Bridget". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Brannigan, Genevieve (28 May 2019). "Venice Biennale: Artist Angelica Mesiti examines architecture of democracy for Australian Pavilion". Design Review.
- ^ "Bridget Ikin". Australian International Documentary Conference. from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Art + Soul (2010)". Australian Screen. from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Bridget Ikin, the 2018 AFTRS Honorary Degree Recipient, announced at AFTRS Graduation Ceremony". Australian Film Television and Radio School. 26 April 2018. from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bridget Ikin". NZ On Screen. from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
External links edit
- Hibiscus Films
- Felix Media website
- Bridget Ikin at IMDb