Lee Tamahori

Lee Tamahori

director, second unit director or assistant director, sound department

Lee Tamahori was born on Apr 22, 1950 in New Zealand. Lee Tamahori's big-screen debut came with Goodbye Pork Pie directed by Geoff Murphy in 1980. Lee Tamahori is known for The Patriarch directed by Lee Tamahori, Temuera Morrison stars as Grandfather Tamihana Mahana and Akuhata Keefe as Simeon Mahana. Lee Tamahori has got 11 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Lee Tamahori achieved is Fantasporto. The upcoming new movie Lee Tamahori plays is The Patriarch which will be released on Mar 03, 2016.

Beginning as a commercial artist and photographer, he joined the New Zealand film industry in the late 1970s as a boom operator. He became an assistant director a decade later. Making international award-winning commercials for 10 years, he has also directed several TV series. His first feature film, L'âme des guerriers (1994), won the PEN First Book Award.

  • Birthday

    Apr 22, 1950
  • Place of Birth

    Wellington, New Zealand
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

11 wins & 3 nominations

Fantasporto
1995
Once Were Warriors (1994)
Winner - Critics' Award - Special Mention
1995
Best Film
Winner - Critics' Award - Special Mention
Rotterdam International Film Festival
1995
Once Were Warriors (1994)
Winner - Audience Award
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