Erua (film)

Erua
Directed byDavid Copeland
Written byRawiri Paratene
Produced byRuth Franks
StarringGrant Tilly
Turei Reedy
CinematographyMax Quinn
Edited byAllan Honey
Sue Malcolmson
Release date
  • September 18, 1988 (1988-09-18)
Running time
50 min
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Erua is a 1988 New Zealand television film.[1] It is a dramatisation of the years Toss Woollaston painted Erua Brown. It aired on One on 18 September.[2]

Cast

Awards

Listener Film and Television Awards 1989[3] [4]

  • Best Drama: Erua, producer Ruth Franks - won
  • Best Screenplay: Rawiri Paratene - won
  • Best Actor: Grant Tilly - won
  • Best Contribution to a soundtrack: Alan Rattee and John Boswell - nominated
  • Bedt Editing: Allan Honey and Sue Malcolmson - nominated

References

  1. ↑ "[feature]", NZ Listener, p. 28, 17 September 1988
  2. ↑ "Relationship left a lasting impression", The Press, p. 18, 17 September 1988
  3. ↑ "'Navigator' scoops pool at Film and TV awards", The Press, 29 June 1989
  4. ↑ "Nominations announced for TV, film", The Press, p. 14, 8 June 1989
  • Erua on NZ On Screen