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Gaylene Preston, ONZM (born 1 June 1947) is a New Zealand film maker with a particular interest in documentary films. ==Biography== 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 May 2011 she publicly protested plans for Wellington Airport to erect a Wellywood sign on the hill beside the Miramar Cutting, the highest-profile industry opponent of this initiative. She lives and works in Wellington, New Zealand, and is the mother of actress Chelsie Preston Crayford. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaylene Preston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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