Armağan Ballantyne

Armağan Ballantyne
Born (1972-08-07) 7 August 1972 (age 52)
Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation(s)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).

Biography

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]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1996 Whistle She Rolls Yes No Short film
1998 A Fine Weekend Yes No Short film
1999 Little Echo Lost Yes No Short film
2008 Stories on Human Rights Yes No Segment "Lily and Ra"
2009 The Strength of Water Yes No
2018 Hush Yes Yes Short film
2022 Nude Tuesday Yes Yes

Television

Year Title Director Writer
2001–2002 Being Eve Yes No

References

  1. ^ "Ballantyne, Armagan". Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hunkin, Joanna (22 August 2009). "From strength to strength". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Armağan Ballantyne". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ Brookes, Emily (6 October 2019). "Kiwi women win big at Oscar-accredited Show Me Shorts film festival". Stuff. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Les Prix du Festival des Antipodes". Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma des Antipodes. 26 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. ^ "'The Strength of Water' Interview". Flicks. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ^ Martin, Richard (15 June 2022). "Bonkers Kiwi comedy Nude Tuesday changes the script". 1News. Retrieved 17 June 2022.