About Godwit Films

Godwit Films has produced work across a range of formats including drama, documentary, and advertising. We love bringing together a team and resources to tell stories that will touch people, no matter the format or platform.

Past productions include a number of short films including the award-winning I’m Going to Mum’s which premiered at the Berlinale. This film reflects our ideal of entertaining audiences while touching on a social issue. Our short documentary Gina focused on the issue of voluntary euthanasia and was made a Vimeo staff pick. Godwit Films partnered with Torchlight Films to produce their third feature Great Maiden’s Blush which won awards for Best Independent Feature and Actress at the NZ Film and Television Awards.

 
Charles Edwards and Nani Conforte ready the camera on The Great Maiden’s Blush. photo: Bret Saunders

Charles Edwards and Nani Conforte ready the camera on The Great Maiden’s Blush.
photo: Bret Saunders

About Jeremy

Jeremy Macey studied Russian and German at Victoria University of Wellington before working in theatre, short films and TVCs. In 1997–2001 he worked in Russia in TV production at the newly opened Moscow branch of BBDO agency, then independently as a freelance reviewer and translator, and as fixer for overseas commercials, documentary and features. He returned to New Zealand to study documentary filmmaking and work on TV series, corporate and short films.

Jeremy worked in development at the NZ Film Commission before returning to the industry as producer of drama and documentaries including the Loading Docs short documentary Gina (2015) and the award-winning feature The Great Maiden's Blush (2016). He has also produced commercials and short films including I'm Going to Mum's (Berlinale 2013) and Tree (2017). He is passionate about sharing knowledge, and alongside his practice he has taught and contributed to the filmmaking programmes at Massey and Victoria universities and the Film School in Wellington.

You can contact him on 021 511 415 or jeremy@godwit.nz.

 

The wonders of portrait mode!
photo: Anna Brown

 
My worried producer look on The Great Maiden’s Blush belies what a glorious day it was for filming on the South Coast. photo: Bret Saunders

My worried producer look on The Great Maiden’s Blush belies what a glorious day it was for filming on the South Coast.
photo: Bret Saunders