Gaylene Preston
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Gaylene Preston ONZM |
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| Born |
1 June 1947 Greymouth, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Citizenship | British |
| Occupation | Film maker |
| Spouse(s) | Andy Dennis (m. 1968–73) |
| Partner(s) | Jonathan Crayford (1982–91) |
| Children | Chelsie Preston Crayford |
Gaylene Preston, ONZM (born 1 June 1947) is a New Zealand film maker with a particular interest in documentary films.
Her first film was All The Way Up There. As a producer she has contributed to the award-winning feature documentaries Punitive Damage (1999) and Coffee, Tea or Me? (2001) and Lands of our Fathers (executive producer). Her feature film Home By Christmas was a dramatized oral history based on her father's memories of his wartime experiences, contrasted with her mother's perspective.
Her other feature films include Mr Wrong, Ruby and Rata, and the mini series Bread & Roses (with producer Robin Laing). She was writer, director and producer of Perfect Strangers, a black comedy starring Sam Neill and Rachael Blake.
Preston chaired the Academy of Film and Television Arts (1997–99) and was a member of the board of the NZ Film Commission (1979–85) as well as chair of the Film Innovation Fund (1981–85). She has been a member of the Board of New Zealand on Air (The NZ Broadcasting Commission), and was awarded the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to filmmaking. In 2001 she was the first filmmaker to be made a Laureate by the New Zealand Arts Foundation recognising her contribution to New Zealand film and television. In 2016, Preston received the New Zealand Women of Influence Award for Arts and Culture in recognition of her work on New Zealand-focused films and documentaries.
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