Justin Pemberton

Justin Pemberton is a documentary filmmaker based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Life and career

In 2012 he wrote and directed the docudrama feature The Golden Hour, based on the story of New Zealand athletes Peter Snell and Murray Halberg at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The Golden Hour was nominated for a 2013 International Emmy Award for best documentary.[1]

In 2016 Pemberton co-wrote and directed a film about rugby player Richie McCaw called Chasing Great.[2] The film topped the New Zealand box office with a record-breaking opening weekend [3] and became the highest grossing New Zealand documentary of all time. [4]

At the 2016 Cannes Film Festival it was announced Pemberton is to direct a feature film based on the NY Times best-seller Capital in the Twenty-First Century by French economist Thomas Piketty.[5]

Pemberton’s film Love, Speed and Loss, about Grand Prix road-racer Kim Newcombe, won Best Documentary, Best Editing and Best Directing at the 2007 New Zealand Screen Awards[6] and was awarded Best Arts/Festival Documentary at the 2007 Qantas Television Awards.

His film The Nuclear Comeback investigated the nuclear power industry’s claim that, as a low carbon emitter, nuclear power is an environmentally friendly source of energy. The documentary won Best Documentary at Italy’s CinemAmbiente Film Festival in 2008 [7] and Best New Zealand Feature Documentary at the DocNZ Film Festival.[8] Pemberton was also awarded Achievement in Directing (Documentary) at the 2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards for The Nuclear Comeback.[9]

Pemberton started out directing music videos for acts such as Bic Runga, Anika Moa, Strawpeople and Dave Dobbyn. He has frequently collaborated with Anika Moa, directing two documentaries following the singer[10] as well as photo shoots, including the cover of her 2010 album Love In Motion. Moa has also composed the soundtracks for five of Pemberton’s films.

Pemberton served on the Executive Board of the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand from 2007-2009.

Festivals and awards

I Spy (With My 5 Eyes)

Chasing Great

  • 2017 New Zealand Film Awards: Nomination, Best Documentary, Best Documentary Director

The Golden Hour

  • 2013 International Emmy Awards: Nomination, Best Documentary

The Nuclear Comeback

  • 2008 NZ Film & TV Awards: Win, Achievement in Directing
  • 2008 Cinemambiente, Italy: Win, Best Documentary
  • 2007 DOC NZ Film Festival: Win, Best NZ Feature
  • 2008 Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden
  • 2008 Rodos Film Festival, Greece: Runner-up, Medium Length Feature
  • 2008 South African International Documentary Film Festival
  • 2008 Festival Internacional de Cine Documentary, Mexico
  • 2008 Globale Berlin Film Festival, Germany
  • 2009 Cinema Planeta, Mexico
  • 2009 One World Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic

Love Speed and Loss

  • 2007 NZ Screen Awards: Win, Best Documentary,
  • 2007 NZ Screen Awards: Win, Achievement in Directing
  • 2007 NZ TV Awards: Win, Best Arts/Festival Documentary
  • 2005 New Zealand International Film Festivals
  • 2006 Reel Life On Film, Melbourne, Australia

References

  1. ↑ "2013 International Emmy Award Nominees". The International Emmy Awards web site. Archived from the original on 2011-12-25.
  2. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5722234/
  3. ↑ "'Chasing Great' breaks box office record for NZ doco". Newstalkzb.co.nz. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  4. ↑ "Richie McCaw's Chasing Great highest grossing NZ doco of all time | 1 NEWS NOW". TVNZ. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  5. ↑ Wiseman, Andreas (2016-05-12). "Thomas Piketty's 'Capital In The 21st Century' set for doc adaptation | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  6. ↑ "NZ On Screen". Justin Pemberton Biography. NZ On Air. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  7. ↑ CinemAmbiente. "Winners 2008". CinemAmbiente. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Nuclear Comeback". THE DOCNZ TRUST. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Qantas Film and Television Awards 2008 - Winners List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  10. ↑ NZ On Screen. "Justin Pemberton Biography". NZ On Air. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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