Don C. Selwyn (circa 1936 – 13 April2007) was a Maoriactor and film director from New Zealand. He was a founding member of the New Zealand Maori Theatre Trust and made the 2001 film Merchant of Venice, the first Maori language feature film with English subtitles.[1] April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Te Puni, MÄori Chief MÄori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Māori (or Maori) is a language spoken by the native peoples of New Zealand and the Cook Islands. ... A subtitle can refer to one of two things: an explanatory or alternate title of a book, play or film, in addition to its main title, or textual versions of a film or television programs dialogue that appear onscreen. ...
Born of Ngati Kuri and Te Aupouri descent, Selwyn grew up in Taumarunui and began his professional life as a teacher. In 1984 he began a film and television training course for Maori and Pacific Islanders. In 1992 he co-founded He Taonga Films. The Arts Foundation of New Zealand had selected him for an Icon Award shortly before his death, and it was awarded posthumously. Taumarunui 38°53. ...
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^ Staff report (April 13, 2007). Veteran Maori film-maker and actor Don Selwyn dies. New Zealand Herald
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