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Vincent Ward ONZM (born 16 February 1956) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter and artist. His films have received international recognition at both the Academy Awards and the Cannes Film Festival .
Learn how Vincent Ward pitched a medieval space satellite with monks as the setting for Alien III, but his original idea was rejected by the studio. See the concept drawings and sketches that illustrate his vision for this sci-fi masterpiece.
Vincent Ward is a New Zealand-born filmmaker who has worked on films such as What Dreams May Come, The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey and Alien³. He has won several awards and nominations, and is known for his visionary and eclectic style.
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Explore the creative vision of Vincent Ward, a New Zealand-born director, writer, and artist. Discover his films, such as What Dreams May Come and The Navigator, his art exhibitions, his books, and his concepts for Alien3 and other projects.
May 26, 1993 · Vincent Ward talks about his filmmaking career, his obsession with fire, and his rejection of Alien3. The film, set in the Thirties, follows an Inuit aerial photographer's journey from the Arctic to Dresden.
You’d be hard pressed to name a more critically acclaimed or pioneering NZ director than Vincent Ward. Ward’s debut feature made history by being the first NZ film to play in competition at Cannes (Vigil, 1984). He repeated the achievement with The Navigator, four years later.
Feb 11, 2020 · Vincent Ward is the Director of Storm School and has collaborated with Rolf de Heer and Louis Nowra on the film’s screenplay. In July 2019, Vincent went to Weymouth as part of his location research and also to meet and interview Lijia Zhu and Jon Emmett, two of the characters from whom the film draws inspiration.
