Rebecca Tansley
Recent or Acclaimed Credits:

My Name is Pati (feature documentary in production, 2025)Director, ProducerThe remarkable story of Pene and Amitai Pati, two brothers who sang their way from Samoa to the world’s greatest opera stages. The Strangest of Angels (dramatised opera, 2023) Director, Producer60th Golden Prague International Television Festival - Special Mention Award for Extraordinary Artistic AchievementNew Zealand International Film Festival 2023Film Festival at Vienna RathausplatzThis NZ-originated chamber opera inspired by events in the life of writer Janet Frame was shot on location as a musical drama. The Finding (short film, 2021)Writer, Director, Producer (with Sue Marshall)DC Shorts International Film Festival 2021Montecatini International Short Film Festival 2021In the Palace International Short Film Festival 2022Dam Short Film Festival 2022Poppy Jasper International Film Festival 2022Uptilt Film Festival 2022Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival 2022Lady Filmmakers Festival 2022Cinéma des Antipodes Film Festival 2022Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2022Canberra Short Film Festival 2022Worldwide sales distribution 7 Palms Entertainment/Show Me Shorts.Semele (film of a live opera, 2021)Director, ProducerCommissioned by NZ Opera, produced in partnership with Greenstone TVWinner, Best Entertainment Programme, NZTV Awards 2022NZ cinema release, Sky Arts NZ broadcastWorldwide sales representation incl sales to Naxos, Marquee TV, European broadcasters.The Heart Dances – the journey of The Piano: the ballet (feature documentary, 2018)Director, Producer (with Robin Laing)Winner, Focus on the Arts award, Naples International Film Festival 2019Gold Award Winner, NZCS Awards 2018New Zealand International Film Festival, 2018Sydney Film Festival, 2019Choreoscope International Dance Film Festival of Barcelona, 2019Naples International Film Festival, 2019 Golden Prague Festival, 2020Festival International de Films sur les Arts (FIFA), Montréal, 2020Worldwide sales representation Bankside Films/Poorhouse Int’l; sales include HBO, Marquee TV.Crossing Rachmaninoff (feature documentary, 2015)Director, ProducerNew Zealand International Film Festival, 2015Festival International des Programs Audiovisuels (FIPADOC), 2016 (official competition)Mendocino Film Festival, California 2016Scandinavian International Film Festival, 2016Napa Valley Film Festival, 2016Rome Independent Film Festival, 2016Semi-finalist, Golden Kapok Award, Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, 2015Worldwide sales representation Espresso International; sales include Netflix, Disney Plus.eden (short film, 2009)Writer, Director, ProducerNew Zealand International Film Festival, 2010ION International Film Festival, Nigeria, 2009Africa World International Film Festival, Nigeria, 2010Canterbury Short Film Festival, 2011The Waiting Game (1/2hr television drama, 2008)WriterMāori Television (funded by NZOA, directed by Anna Marbrook)

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