Creative Team

ALUN BOLLINGER
Director/DOP

Alun Bollinger is one of New Zealand’s leading cinematographers with credits including Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures, Vincent Ward’s Vigil and River Queen and Geoff Murphy’s Goodbye Pork Pie. He was camera operator for Jane Campion’s The Piano and scenic cinematographer for The Lord of the Ring Trilogy. He has recently returned from Australia where he was Cinematographer on Anna Reeves new feature The Oyster Farmer. Alun holds vast experience over the varied stages and roles in filming including DOP, cinematography, film director and co-director, special effects and camera operator and he has been a favourite for many prominent directors to work with including Peter Jackson, Vincent Ward and Gaylene Preston. Through 40 years of film making I've worked on many and varied projects. One of the ways I've maintained my enthusiasm for the work I do is to make sure I work on projects that I care about, projects which "grab me". The Green Fire Islands project "grabs me". It's an opportunity to bring a varied group of remarkable talented people into the same arena at the same time and explore all sorts of possibilities. Though I work in film I've always appreciated the special talents that other artists bring to their arts. Over the years I've been able to work on a number of projects with various artists, writers, poets, painters, sculptors, dancers, musicians, and it's always an enlightening and enriching experience. I can see that the Green Fire Islands project will be an enlightening and enriching experience for all involved in the project and for audiences all over Aotearoa. A documentary of the events will allow an even wider audience to share the experience. It will provide insight into the two worlds of Celtic and Maori music and give audiences a chance to follow the musicians creative processes. Roll on February 2008. ... Alun Bollinger.