Waka Attewell

Warrick 'Waka' Attewell is a New Zealand cinematographer who over a long career has worked on many notable film and television productions.

He joined John O'Shea's Pacific Films early in his career where he worked on Tangata Whenua - the People of the Land (1974), directed by Barry Barclay, and written and presented by Michael King.

[1] Attewell has also worked with many well known New Zealand personalities and entertainers including briefly with Billy T James on a commercial.

[4] 2017 Nominated for Best Cinematography (with Alun Bollinger), Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (The Moas) for The Great Maiden's Blush 1996 Best Cinematography Award, NZ Film and TV Awards for Whole of the Moon 1999 Honourable Mention - Children's Short Film Competition, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival (Germany) for The Murder House Selected list of credits: Hillary: Ocean to Sky (2019), original camera, original sound recordist: Director Michael Dillon Blerta Revisited (2001), cinematographer: Director Geoff Murphy Whole of the Moon (1997), cinematographer: Director Ian Mune, New Zealand Te Rua (1991), cinematographer: Director Barry Barclay Starlight Hotel (1987), cinematographer: Director Sam Pillsbury All the Way Up There (1979), cinematographer: Director Gaylene Preston From the Ocean to the Sky (1979), camera, sound recordist: Director Michael Dillon Tangata Whenua - the People of the Land (1974), camera: Director Barry Barclay

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Waka sits on a stool in front of a small green screen. Film equipment and boxes are at the edges of the room. Waka has a hat on and in his hand is a folder.
Waka Attewell on a site visit to a studio (2019)