Bridget Ikin

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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

Bridget Ikin is a New Zealand film producer who has lived and worked in Australia since 1990.

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Early life and education

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

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

Awards and recognition

Ikin was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts by the Australian Film and Television School in 2018. [6]

YearNominated WorkPrizeAwardsRef
1990An Angel at My TableBest FilmNew Zealand Film Awards [7]
International Critics' AwardToronto International Film Festival
Grand Special Jury Prize (second prize), the Elvira Notari Prize, Agis Scuola Prize, and the OCIC Catholic awardVenice Film Festival
1992Best Foreign FilmIndependent Spirit Awards [7]
2005Look Both WaysBest Film 2005 Australian Film Institute Awards [7]
2015SherpaGrierson Award for Documentary FilmLondon Film Festival [7]
2016Best Feature DocumentaryFilm Critics Circle of Australia Awards [7]
2017Best DocumentaryAustralian Film Critics Association of Australia [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bridget Ikin – Biography". NZ On Screen. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Mcleod, Kathryn. "Ikin, Bridget". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Brannigan, Genevieve (28 May 2019). "Venice Biennale: Artist Angelica Mesiti examines architecture of democracy for Australian Pavilion". Design Review.
  4. ↑ "Bridget Ikin". Australian International Documentary Conference. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Art + Soul (2010)". Australian Screen. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bridget Ikin, the 2018 AFTRS Honorary Degree Recipient, announced at AFTRS Graduation Ceremony". Australian Film Television and Radio School. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bridget Ikin". NZ On Screen. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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