Vincent Ward
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Birth Place
New Zealand
Biography
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Ward has made acclaimed short films and won praise for his debut feature, "Vigil" (1984), the first New Zealand-produced to be shown in competition at Cannes. Ward then spent four years making "The Navigator" (1988), a visually stunning fantasy about a group of men from plague-ridden, medieval England who tunnel through the earth--and time--into 20th-Century Australia in an attempt to sa...
Biography
Ward has made acclaimed short films and won praise for his debut feature, "Vigil" (1984), the first New Zealand-produced to be shown in competition at Cannes. Ward then spent four years making "The Navigator" (1988), a visually stunning fantasy about a group of men from plague-ridden, medieval England who tunnel through the earth--and time--into 20th-Century Australia in an attempt to save their village. He followed up with the intense romantic saga, "Map of the Human Heart" (1993).
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Rain of the Children
(2008)
Director
River Queen
(2008)
Director
What Dreams May Come
(1998)
Director
Map of the Human Heart
(1992)
Director
The Navigator
(1988)
Director
Vigil
(1984)
Director
In Spring One Plants Alone
(1981)
Director
A State of Siege
(1977)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Rain of the Children
(2008)
Himself
Traffic
(2001)
Man on street
Writer (Feature Film)
Rain of the Children
(2008)
Screenplay
River Queen
(2008)
Screenplay
River Queen
(2008)
Story By
Alien 3
(1992)
From Story
Map of the Human Heart
(1992)
Screenplay
Alien 3
(1992)
Story By
The Navigator
(1988)
Screenwriter
Vigil
(1984)
Screenwriter
Producer (Feature Film)
Rain of the Children
(2008)
Producer
The Last Samurai
(2003)
Executive Producer
Map of the Human Heart
(1992)
Producer
Life Events
1977
Medium-length film directing debut, "A State of Siege" (49 mins)
1979
Made first documentary, "In Spring One Plants Alone"
1984
Feature directing and co-writing debut, "Vigil"; first New Zealand film shown in competition at Cannes
