Bridget Ikin
Bridget Ikin | |
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| Born | Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
| Education | University of Auckland London University |
| Occupation | Film producer |
Bridget Ikin is a New Zealand film producer who has lived in Australia since 1990.
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]
Ikin is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[3]
Filmography
- Talkback (1988) – producer
- Kitchen Sink (1989) – producer
- An Angel at My Table (1990) – 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[4]
- 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
Ikin was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts by the Australian Film and Television School in 2018.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Bridget Ikin – Biography". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Mcleod, Kathryn. "Ikin, Bridget". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bridget Ikin". Australian International Documentary Conference. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Art + Soul (2010)". Australian Screen. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bridget Ikin, the 2018 AFTRS Honorary Degree Recipient, announced at AFTRS Graduation Ceremony". Australian Film Television and Radio School. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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