| Armağan Ballantyne | |
| Birth Date: | 7 August 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Director, writer |
Armağan Ballantyne (born 7 August 1972) is a New Zealand film director. She is best known for her feature films The Strength of Water (2009) and Nude Tuesday (2022).
Ballantyne was born in Wellington in 1972.[1] Her first name is Turkish, and was the name of a family friend.[2] In 1996, Ballantyne directed the music video for Emma Paki's "Don't Give It Up", which won an award.[3] Afterwards, Ballantyne studied film in Sydney and Prague.[3] From 2001 to 2002, Ballantyne worked a director for the New Zealand youth television series Being Eve.[3]
In 2009, she released her debut feature film The Strength of Water.[3] Written by Briar Grace-Smith, the film focuses on the story of two Māori youth in rural Hokianga.[2] Her 2018 short film Hush won the award for best director at the Show Me Shorts international short film festival.[4] The film won a number of awards, including Best Feature Film at the Wairoa Māori Film Festival, Antipodean Film Festival, and the Grand Jury prize at the Annonay International Film Festival.[5] [6]
In 2022, Ballantyne released Nude Tuesday, a comedy film performed in a fictional language that Ballantyne had developed and wrote together with lead actress Jackie van Beek.[7]
| Year | Title | width=65 | Director | width=65 | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Whistle She Rolls | Short film | ||||
| 1998 | A Fine Weekend | Short film | ||||
| 1999 | Little Echo Lost | Short film | ||||
| 2008 | Stories on Human Rights | Segment "Lily and Ra" | ||||
| 2009 | The Strength of Water | |||||
| 2018 | Hush | Short film | ||||
| 2022 | Nude Tuesday |
| Year | Title | width=65 | Director | width=65 | Writer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2002 | Being Eve |