Draft:Angela Cudd

Angela Cudd is a New Zealand screen producer, director, and former beauty pageant titleholder. She is known for producing the feature film Uproar (2023), which

Draft:Angela Cudd
Angela Cudd
Occupations
  • Screen producer
  • director
  • former beauty pageant titleholder
Years active2010s–present
Known for
  • Uproar
  • When Bob Came
  • We Are Still Here
TitleFounder of Caravan Carpark Films
Awards
  • SPADA Independent Producer of the Year (2024)
  • NZ TV Award for Best Factual Series (2023)

Angela Cudd is a New Zealand screen producer, director, and former beauty pageant titleholder. She is known for producing the feature film Uproar (2023), which starred Minnie Driver, Rhys Darby, and Julian Dennison,[1] and the documentary series When Bob Came, which won Best Factual Series at the NZ TV Awards in 2023.[2]

Early life and pageant career

Cudd is of Ngāti Porou, Te-Whānau-ā-Apanui, and Ngāti Wai descent.[3] She grew up in Gisborne with seven brothers and three sisters, and has described herself as a tomboy who entered pageants to build confidence and connect with her culture.[4]

Cudd began her career in fashion and beauty event management.[2] In 2010, she won the Miss Aotearoa New Zealand pageant and represented New Zealand at the Miss South Pacific, where she was awarded first runner-up and the Miss Tourism title.[3] In 2012, she became the director of the Miss Aotearoa pageant, emphasizing cultural knowledge and te reo Māori among contestants.[4]

In 2011, Cudd was the pageant director for Miss Hawke's Bay, with her mother Helen Cudd serving as head judge. The pageant raised funds for the Heart Foundation.[5][6]

Education

Cudd attended Victoria University of Wellington on a first-year scholarship in 2007. After completing her first year, she moved back to Hawke's Bay and in 2009 graduated from the Eastern Institute of Technology with a Diploma in Recreation and Sport. She then returned to Victoria University and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies in 2010. As of 2011, she was also working toward a further Bachelor of Arts in Defence Studies and a Bachelor of Laws degree.[7]

Film and television career

Cudd began working in the screen industry in the early 2010s, initially as a production assistant and production coordinator on series such as Find Me a Maori Bride (2017), Filthy Rich (2017), and No Man's Land (2016).[3]

In 2019, she founded Caravan Carpark Films (CCF), a production house focused on screen and indigenous excellence as well as capacity building for emerging screen innovators.[2] The company has since produced a range of projects across film and television, with a focus on Māori and Indigenous storytelling.

In 2020, Cudd was selected for the MAP (Māori Asian Pasifika) Screen Development: Producer Training course, a programme designed to develop emerging producers from diverse backgrounds.[8]

Early productions (2018–2022)

Cudd produced the sitcoms Sextortion (2020), Good Grief (2021–2022), the te reo Māori children's show Pōtae Pai (2019–2020), and the anthology feature film We Are Still Here (2022), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won Best Narrative at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.[3][2][9]

She also produced short films including I Am Waru (2018), Disconnected (2021), The Difference Between Pipi & Pupu (2022), and Ahi & the Stars (2023), which was selected for the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in 2025.[10] She served as production manager on features including Muru (2022), One of Us Is Lying (2021), and Cousins (2021).[3] Her early directing credits include the Anzac vignettes The Last Reunion and Jack & the Forgotten Hero.[11]

In 2018, she produced and directed I Am Waru, a short documentary about her cousin Josh Wharehinga, under the name Angela Cudd-Wharehinga.[12][13]

In 2018, she served as production coordinator on the comedy film The Breaker Upperers, which was executive produced by Taika Waititi, who is also of Te-Whānau-ā-Apanui descent.[3][14][15]

In 2020, Cudd was acknowledged in the special thanks section of the Canadian-New Zealand Indigenous co-production Night Raiders, which was executive produced by Taika Waititi and distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films.[16]

In 2023, she executive produced the Tongan horror series Brutal Lives – Mo'ui Faingata'a for NEON, which won Best Pasifika Programme at the New Zealand Television Awards.[9]

Breakthrough and critical acclaim (2023–present)

Principal photography on the film, then titled One Winter, began in October 2022, shooting in Auckland and Dunedin with cultural consultation from local tribal councils.[17] The film was later released under the title Uproar.

Cudd co-produced the feature film Uproar (2023), which starred Minnie Driver, alongside Rhys Darby and Julian Dennison. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023 and released globally in early 2024 to critical acclaim.[2][18] The film was released in Australian cinemas in November 2023.[19]

Her documentary series When Bob Came (2023), which explored the impact of Bob Marley's only concert in New Zealand, was awarded Best Factual Series at the NZ TV Awards in 2023.[2]

In 2024, she produced Ahi & the Stars, a TVNZ anthology episode, and continued developing new works including the premium series Auē, based on Becky Manawatu's award-winning novel.[20]

In 2024, Cudd was a featured speaker at the Big Screen Symposium, participating in the session "Mana Whenua: Navigating Māori Concepts in Western Contexts."[21]

In 2025, Cudd was a speaker at the NZFC-supported Animation Matchmaking Series, where she participated in a Creative Masterclass alongside other producers, discussing team formation, collaboration, and funding pathways for animation.[22][23]

In 2025, Cudd was attached as producer for the feature film Don Te Haute, written and to be directed by Kirk Torrance. The project was developed through the Māoriland Indigenous Co-Lab (MICL), Aotearoa's first Indigenous feature film development lab, and was launched at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto.[24]

In 2026, Cudd was selected as producer for the feature film The Keepers of the Night, written and to be directed by Leigh Minarapa, through the Māoriland Indigenous Co-Lab. The project was one of six teams chosen for the programme, which is supported by the New Zealand Film Commission, Minderoo Foundation, and the Indigenous Screen Office.[25]

In 2024, Cudd was selected to participate in an Asia New Zealand Foundation business delegation to China, focused on game development and digital storytelling.[26]

Cudd has also served as a course leader for Share the Knowledge, a screen industry training program, mentoring emerging filmmakers.[27]

Cudd is the Executive Producer for Aho Shorts, a programme run by Ngā Aho Whakaari, the national organisation for Māori screen practitioners.[28]

In 2024, Cudd was a Consulting Producer on the short film Lemons, which was shortlisted for the Day One Shorts Series 8 programme.[29]

In 2026, Cudd was selected for the FilmUp mentorship programme, a six-month development initiative for feature film practitioners, to develop the project Don Te Haute.[30]

In 2026, Cudd was a panelist at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) Pro Dialogue, participating in a discussion on "Story Sovereignty: Decolonising Indigenous Filmmaking" alongside Indigenous filmmakers from Canada, South Africa, and Australia.[31]

Awards and recognition

Cudd was awarded the SPADA Independent Producer of the Year in 2024 at the 26th Spada Screen Industry Awards.[20][32] She also received the NZ Film Commission Gender Scholarship in 2022.[2]

In 2024, Cudd was a finalist for the Hinterland Woman to Watch Award at the WIFT NZ Awards[33] and won Best Directing in the Short films category at the NZ Web Fest for Ahi & the Stars.[9][34]

In 2023, Cudd served as a national jury member for the Show Me Shorts Film Festival.[35]

In 2021, the short film Disconnected, which she produced, won the Audience Award and Jury Award in the Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts Section at the New Zealand International Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Film at the Show Me Shorts Film Festival in 2022.[3]

In 2022, the short film The Difference Between Pipi & Pupu, which she produced, won the Audience Award at the NZIFF Nga Whanaunga Maori Pasifika Short Film Programme.[3]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 Uproar Co-Producer Premiered at Toronto International Film Festival; released in Australia and globally [2][18][19][17]
2022 We Are Still Here Co-Producer Anthology feature; premiered at Toronto International Film Festival; won Best Narrative at imagineNATIVE [3][2][9]
2022 Muru Production Manager [3]
2021 Cousins Production Manager [3]
TBA Don Te Haute Producer In development; launched at imagineNATIVE 2025 [24]
TBA The Keepers of the Night Producer In development; selected for Māoriland Indigenous Co-Lab 2026 [25]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2023 When Bob Came Co-Director, Producer Documentary series; won Best Factual Series at NZ TV Awards 2023 [3][2]
2023 Brutal Lives – Mo'ui Faingata'a Executive Producer NEON series; won Best Pasifika Programme at NZ TV Awards 2023 [9]
2021–2022 Good Grief Producer 12 episodes [3]
2021 One of Us Is Lying Production Manager 8 episodes [3]
2020 Sextortion Producer 6 episodes [3]
2019–2020 Pōtae Pai Producer 39 episodes [3]
2017 Filthy Rich Production Coordinator 7 episodes [3]
2017 Find Me a Maori Bride Production Coordinator 7 episodes [3]
2016 No Man's Land Production Assistant [3]

Short films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2025 Flagfall Producer Selected for Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2025 [36]
2025 Pītiti (Peaches) Producer Selected for Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2025 [37]
2024 Lemons Consulting Producer Shortlisted for Day One Shorts Series 8 [29]
2024 Tērā Te Tangata Producer Screened at Aho Shorts 2024 [38]
2023 Ahi & the Stars Director, Writer, Producer Selected for imagineNATIVE 2025; North American premiere [10]
2022 The Difference Between Pipi & Pupu Producer Won Audience Award at NZIFF Nga Whanaunga Maori Pasifika Short Film Programme 2022 [3]
2021 Disconnected Producer Won Audience Award and Jury Award at NZIFF 2021; Nominated for Best Film at Show Me Shorts 2022 [3]
2018 I Am Waru Producer, Director [3][11][12][13]
2018 The Last Reunion Director [11]
2018 Jack & the Forgotten Hero Director [11]
2018 Maui's Hook Production Coordinator [3]
2018 The Breaker Uppercuts Production Coordinator [3]

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Angela Cudd". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Next Miss Aotearoa needs te reo". NZ Herald. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  5. ^ Gullery, Lawrence (11 December 2011). "Duo crowned after gruelling contest". Hawkes Bay Today. NZ Herald. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  6. ^ Gullery, Lawrence (17 December 2011). "Miss Teen Contest Not Just About Bikinis". Hawkes Bay Today. NZ Herald. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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  30. ^ "Meet the participants selected for FilmUp 2026". Script to Screen. 22 January 2026. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  31. ^ "Dialogue: Story Sovereignty – Decolonising Indigenous Filmmaking". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  32. ^ "Winners at the 26th Spada Screen Industry Awards". WIFT NZ. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  33. ^ "Chelsea Winstanley named as finalist in the Women in Film and Television New Zealand Awards". Te Ao News. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  34. ^ "Our members are the Best Directors". WIFT NZ. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  35. ^ "2023 Award Winners announced". Show Me Shorts. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
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