Jury Panel - New Zealand Films

We are Learning to Bill Macintyre Chair:

Bill teaches in the pre-service primary and secondary programmes at Massey University College of Education. He is involved with post graduate supervision. Bill enjoys the outdoors, likes science fiction and tries to maintain a good sense of humour.

Tony Sutorius:

Tony is a Wellington-based professional documentary filmmaker who has made more than a hundred films for cinema, television and community outreach throughout New Zealand and Australia. irector of the multi-award-winning cinema feature "Campaign", his work has focused particularly on politics, community, public administration and ethics. His most recent release is "Crunch Time", a short documentary about the state of the New Zealand economy, produced by his company Unreal Films on commission from the Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union. He has a Theatre and Film degree from Victoria University.

Ross Stevenson:

Ross is Head of English at Palmerston North Boys' High School, President of the Palmerston North Film Society, Executive member of the New Zealand Federation of Film Societies Committee. akeen golfer, Star Trek collector, Lou Reed fan, movie goer. He is married to Julie and father of an 8 year old boy and a 6 year old girl.

Donna Robert:

Donna is an ardent film goer with an active interest in conservation and environmental sustainability. She is a member of the Manawatu Branch of Forest & Bird, and is currently serving on the local committee. Donna's involvement with Reel Earth as both jury member and Volunteer Co-ordinator allows her to combine;these traditionally diverse interests in a most unique way.

Dr Martin Brook:

Yorkshireman Martin Brook is a senior lecturer at Massey University, specialising in the dynamics of alpine glaciers. His PhD at the University of Dundee, Scotland, took him to glaciers in the Italian Alps, Iceland and the NZ Southern Alps, and he returned to this part of the world to take up a lectureship in 2003. Since then, Martin has published over 20 articles in international peer-reviewed publications, focusing on how glaciers respond to climate. Martin's current research uses radar to penetrate through glaciers and sonar to determine what goes on in glacial lakes, such as Tasman Lake.