Michael Bennett (film director) explained

Michael Bennett
Birth Name:Michael Te Arawa Bennett
Birth Place:Reefton, New Zealand
Occupation:Director, writer
Yearsactive:1994 – present
Website:https://www.michaelbennett.co.nz

Michael Te Arawa Bennett is a New Zealand writer, scenarist and director for film and television.[1]

Career

Bennett is the co-creator, writer, show-runner and executive producer of TVNZ Vegas.

He is also the author of In Dark Places, a study of the wrongful conviction of Teina Pora for the 1992 murder of Susan Burdett, which won the 2017 Ngaio Marsh crime writing award.[2] His 2022 crime novel, Better the Blood, was shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards[3] and for the Best Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards.[4]

Partial filmography

Personal life

Bennett is Maori and is of Te Arawa descent.

He is a cousin of actor Manu Bennett.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Bennett. IMDb. 15 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Michael Bennett. Spinoff. 21 April 2021.
  3. Web site: 2023-03-08 . Ockham NZ Book Awards 2023 shortlists announced . 2023-03-11 . Books+Publishing.
  4. Web site: 2023-08-10 . Ngaio Marsh Awards 2023 shortlists announced . 2023-08-12 . Books+Publishing.
  5. Web site: Michael Bennett. IMDb. 15 December 2019.
  6. Web site: Michael Bennett. IMDb. 15 December 2019.
  7. Web site: Michael Bennett. IMDb. 19 April 2021.