AC Productions

17/03/2025

Shine On Katherine Mansfield...our series screens tomorrow on RNZ
http://www.rnz.co.nz/shine-on Going live @ 8 a.m. Tuesday 18 March

Here's the press release with details of the 8 episodes
https://mailchi.mp/rnz.co.nz/bigsjlrge0-4942441?e=91cf5aab75

18 MAR. Highlights the life and times of creatives who find inspiration in Mansfield's writing and wild, exotic life. Made with the support of NZ On Air.

12/03/2025

http://www.rnz.co.nz/shine-on

We celebrate Katherine Mansfield's legacy in eight short videos with writers, poets, artists, dancers and more. Thanks to all who helped create Shine On, Katherine Mansfield House & Garden NZ On Air.
Glenis Giles
Adam Simpson

18 MAR. Highlights the life and times of creatives who find inspiration in Mansfield's writing and wild, exotic life. Made with the support of NZ On Air.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year to all the brilliant people in our 8-part documentary series, Shine On Katherine Mansfield... writers, poets, dancers, singers, musos. Co-Producer Nicola Olsen & I say kia ora, thank you to the production team, film crews, two editors & directors & Plan 9's marvellous music.

As we hurtle into 2025 AC Productions also thanks NZ On Air &
Newsroom: (to view click on Newsroom Shine On Katherine Mansfield series).

RNZ will screen the series this year.

Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Glenis Giles Metcalf Adam Simpson NZ On Air Berzins

11/11/2024

Armistice Day, 11 November, the 11th hour of the 11th month in 1918. Hostilities ceased on the Western Front.

AC Productions produced 5 series of Great War Stories remembering
men and women from Aotearoa caught up in a war not of their making. 35 stories are posted on the NZ History site. All edited by Peter Metcalf 195 suites. Most shot by Ivars Berzins.

Watch the tragic story of Katherine Mansfield's brother. Leslie Beauchamp was 21 when a hand gr***de blew up killing him and and a fellow soldier.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/video/leslie-beauchamp-great-war-story

Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Peter Metcalf Ivars Berzins Frida Harper Jock Phillips Newsroom Mark Jennings Glenis Giles

08/11/2024

The eighth episode of Shine On Katherine Mansfield on Newsroom shines a light on the writing duo, CK Stead and his daughter Charlotte Grimshaw.
Both were winners of the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship...Karl Stead in 1972 and Charlotte Grimshaw has recently returned. Charlotte was five when the family first visited Menton.

https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/09/katherine-mansfield-and-some-risky-advice/

To find the eight short documentaries go to Newsroom,
click on the magnifying glass top right, type Shine On Katherine Mansfield series & away you go!

Katherine Mansfield House & Garden The Arts Foundation Chris Price Ivars Berzins Peter Metcalf Janet Roddick David Donaldson

The final episode of the Shine on Katherine Mansfield video series: Her old lodging In Menton in France is now a writing sanctuary for New Zealand authors. Its surroundings inspire courage and reflection

07/11/2024

Cadence Chung, writer, musician kicks off today's Shine On Katherine Mansfield story. She's joined by Poet Laureate, Chris Tse.

https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/08/katherine-mansfield-and-the-poster-girls-and-boys/

Chung won the Katherine Mansfield short story award at Wellington High School. Now @ Victoria University studying music, she's an occasional host on Radio NZ.

06/11/2024

Shine On Katherine Mansfield: On Newsroom, watch Trysh Murphy-Dally in Inspiration to Live. (And we need that...)
Trysh lifts our spirits & makes us smile as she shares her lifetime devotion to Katherine Mansfield and her writing.
https://newsroom.co.nz/.../katherine-mansfield-and-her.../

Murphy-Dally Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Jacobson Glenis Giles Adam Simpson Peter Metcalf Lanigan Mathew Knight Jackie Pope Isaac Spedding

05/11/2024

Part 5 Shine On Katherine Mansfield: Inspiration to Write, on Newsroom in the video section. Nina Mingya Powles, writer/poet & Sarah Laing graphic artist/writer, make KM a friend, a character in their own lives.
https://newsroom.co.nz/.../the-magical-spell-of.../

Thanks to Nina, Sarah & all who helped create this Shine On ep...& listen to Plan 9's music.

Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Sarah Laing Wen Powles https://www.ninapowles.com/ Peter Metcalf Ivars Berzins Glenis Giles Linda Tyler Glenis Giles Jack Remiel Cottrell Apple Charlotte Alex Lee Virginia King Janet Roddick Glenn Usmar Aro Video West Donald

05/11/2024

Shine On Katherine Mansfield Part 5 Inspiration to Write:
Nina Mingya Powles, writer, poet and Sarah Laing writer and graphic artist make Katherine Mansfield a character in their own lives.

Take a look at the AC Productions cover photo: Sarah Laing's work for Katherine Mansfield's birthday, the launch of Shine On. Terrific.
Nina Mingya Powles' poem, If Katherine Mansfield Were my Best Friend is a delight.
Part 5 posted on Newsroom Wednesday 6 November

Latest news, analysis and informed opinion on NZ politics, climate change, Covid-19, business, womens' sport, foreign affairs and more.

04/11/2024

Part 4 Shine On Katherine Mansfield: In today's story on Newsroom Nelson artist describes KM as ' bold, reckless and experimental.' As a teenager Sally read everything about KM she could lay her hands on and is intrigued by her 'timeless beautiful writing.'

https://newsroom.co.nz/.../mansfield-painted-as-bold.../

In her series of great New Zealand women artists she captures the cool stare in the photos of Mansfield. Masks feature in her portraits of Mansfield. AC Productions visited her in her rural studio...like Mansfield, she loves the bush, birds and being close to nature.

Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Peter Metcalf Glenis Giles Diane McKinnon Lorana Fallone Chris Giles
Anna Williams Oriental Rug Repairer Linda Burgess Linda Tyler

03/11/2024

Part 3 Shine On Katherine Mansfield, features dance and the mystery of Maata.
Loughlan Prior, choreographer, invites us to a rehearsal with two leading dancers in the Royal New Zealand Ballet's tribute to Mansfield, Woman of Words. https://rnzb.org.nz/
We're introduced to Mansfield's friend, Maata Mahupuku, (Ngāti Kahungunu).....and Maata's great grandson Paul Ransfield.
Writer Witi Ihimaera has a story!

Katherine Mansfield House & Garden Glenis Giles

https://newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/04/katherine-mansfield-the-ballet/

02/11/2024

Watch Inspiration to Compose, part 2 of Shine On Katherine Mansfield with Charlotte Yates, Brooke Singer - French fo Rabbits, & William Ricketts.

Part 2 of the Shine On Katherine Mansfield series of eight short documentary films about her legacy and works she has inspired

02/11/2024

Ep 2 Newsroom Shine On musician and producer Charlotte Yates features Mansfield's poetry... in music. We catch up with Wellington musicians Brooke singer-French for Rabbits, and William Ricketts.

02/11/2024

Today on Newsroom NZ our next episode of Shine On
Katherine Mansfield features Charlotte Yates in Concert including two Wellington musicians, Brooke Singer and William Ricketts.

01/11/2024

Shine on Katherine Mansfield is posted on Newsroom today with the link between Mansfield and Odette, Britain's WW2 spy.
AC Productions thanks the families, crews, production crews & Katherine Mansfield House & Garden.

Watch: The first in a series of eight short documentary films about the legacy of Katherine Mansfield