Film company celebrates 40 years

NHNZ managing director Kyle Murdoch, pictured in an editing suite of the Dunedin film-making company in Melville St. PHOTO: SHAWN MCAVINUE

Dunedin film-making company NHNZ is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

NHNZ cameraman Robert Brown films Adelie penguins at Cape Bird on Ross Island in the Antarctic in 1982. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

NHNZ managing director Kyle Murdoch said about 250 past and present NHNZ staff got together at Toitu Otago Settlers Museum yesterday.

The international production company creates more than 100 hours of television each year, which are seen by millions of viewers in more than 180 countries.

NHNZ has received more than 300 international awards, including Wildscreen Panda Awards and Emmy Awards.

"For a company to reach 40 years in business, let alone a specialist TV company, is a very special achievement.

"The secret to success is our people,'' Mr Murdoch said.

The staff were "passionate about telling incredible stories about the world around us''.

"While many people have come and gone over the decades, that passion for world-class storytelling hasn't changed in 40 years.''

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