Greenstone Pictures Limited
Greenstone TV current logo
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| Private company | |
| Industry | Film, television |
| Founded | 1994 (as Greenstone Pictures) |
| Founder | John Harris |
| Headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand |
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Area served
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Australasia |
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Key people
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Rachel Antony (CEO) |
| Products | Popular factual, entertainment, drama and documentary |
| Website | greenstonetv |
Greenstone TV is a New Zealand-based television production company who produce television shows – popular factual, entertainment, drama and documentary. They have created characters, documented histories and captured real-life stories – around 100 documentaries in total, and more than 100 series. They have won numerous awards.
Greenstone was founded in 1994 by John Harris, and in December 2013 Greenstone was purchased by Australian company Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder, known as CJZ, creating an independent international production group.
Greenstone is currently filming factual series for TVONE, TV2, TV3 and Prime in New Zealand, and the Seven Network in Melbourne and Sydney. All are for prime time.
Greenstone is now best known for classic series like Motorway Patrol, Highway Patrol (filmed in Victoria, Australia), Highway Cops, Neighbours at War, Border Patrol, Dog Squad, and Coastwatch. Many have successfully occupied prime time slots for many years and are still going strong.
Greenstone has made a number of dramatized documentaries, and also produced two children’s drama series – The Amazing Extraordinary Friends and Secret Agent Men both created by Stephen Campbell. Greenstone's latest drama from Stephen is The Cul de Sac
Greenstone’s Chairman is Richard Driver, appointed in 2017. Richard has over 25 years experience across a diverse range of roles in the industry. Rachel Antony was appointed Chief Executive Officer in March 2017 after rejoining Greenstone as Development Executive in 2014.
In 1998, Greenstone was awarded a Bravo award by the New Zealand Skeptics for The Mighty Moa.
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