Anne Veronica Goldson ONZM is a New Zealand journalism and film academic specialising in documentaries.[1] Her films include Punitive Damage, Georgie Girl, Brother Number One and Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web.
Annie Goldson | |
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| Known for | Documentary film |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Thesis | |
| Doctoral advisor | Roger Horrocks Laurence Simmons |
Career
Goldson has a BSc from Otago University, a Diploma in Journalism from Canterbury University, a Master of Arts from New York University and a PhD from the University of Auckland.[1] The title of her doctoral thesis was A claim to truth: documentary, politics, production.[2] She is currently a professor of Media and Communication at the University of Auckland.[1]
Honours and awards
Goldson was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007 for services to film[3][4] and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2007.[5][6] She was awarded the Humanities Aronui Medal by Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2021.[7] In 2023, she received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award.[8]
Selected works
- Goldson, A. (12/3/2017). Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web, South by South West Festival, Austin, Texas (premiere).[9][10][11][12][13][14]
- Goldson, A. (2015). Journalism plus?: The resurgence of creative documentary. Pacific Journalism Review, 21 (2), 86–98.
- King, B., Goldson, A. V., & Robie, D. (Eds.) (2015). Documentary practice in the Asia-Pacific. Auckland: Pacific Media Centre. Pages: 217.
- Goldson, A. V. (2014). Testimony and Translation: Tracing the Past in Brother Number One. Studies in Documentary Film, 8 (1), 2–20. 10.1080/17503280.2014.900709