Bridget Ikin

Bridget Ikin
Born
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
EducationUniversity of Auckland
London University
OccupationFilm producer
Known forAn Angel at My Table
Look Both Ways

Bridget Ikin is a New Zealand film producer who has lived and worked in Australia since 1990.

Early life and education

Ikin was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. She took a BA in English literature from the University of Auckland, followed by an MA from London University.[1]

Career

Ikin opened her film production company, Hibiscus Films, in the early 1980s in New Zealand. She was a member of NZ Women in Film and Television, lobbying for support for women filmmakers.[2]

She moved to Australia in 1990.[1] From 1996 to 2000, as head of SBS Independent she commissioned more than 400 hours of programming.[2] She served as feature film evaluation manager at the Film Finance Corporation (now Screen Australia) from 2005 to 2006 and was a board member of the South Australian Film Corporation for many years from 2007.[2] In 2011 Ikin and her partner John Maynard formed Felix Media a specialist production company that focusses on feature films made by visual artists and media environments such as Angelica Mesiti’s installation at the 2019 Venice Biennale 2019.[3]

Ikin is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[4]

Filmography

Awards and recognition

Ikin was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts by the Australian Film and Television School in 2018.[6]

Year Nominated Work Prize Awards Ref
1990 An Angel at My Table Best Film New Zealand Film Awards [7]
International Critics' Award Toronto International Film Festival
Grand Special Jury Prize (second prize), the Elvira Notari Prize, Agis Scuola Prize, and the OCIC Catholic award Venice Film Festival
1992 Best Foreign Film Independent Spirit Awards [7]
2005 Look Both Ways Best Film 2005 Australian Film Institute Awards [7]
2015 Sherpa Grierson Award for Documentary Film London Film Festival [7]
2016 Best Feature Documentary Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards [7]
2017 Best Documentary Australian Film Critics Association of Australia [7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bridget Ikin – Biography". NZ On Screen. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Mcleod, Kathryn. "Ikin, Bridget". The Encyclopedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ Brannigan, Genevieve (28 May 2019). "Venice Biennale: Artist Angelica Mesiti examines architecture of democracy for Australian Pavilion". Design Review.
  4. ^ "Bridget Ikin". Australian International Documentary Conference. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Art + Soul (2010)". Australian Screen. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Bridget Ikin, the 2018 AFTRS Honorary Degree Recipient, announced at AFTRS Graduation Ceremony". Australian Film Television and Radio School. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Bridget Ikin". NZ On Screen. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.