Annie Goldson
{{Short description|New Zealand journalism and film academic specialising in documentaries}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2017}}
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| thesis1_title = A claim to truth : documentary, politics, production
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Laurence Simmons
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Anne Veronica Goldson {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM}} is a New Zealand journalism and film academic specialising in documentaries.{{cite journal |url=http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/people/agol013 |title=Testimony and translation: tracing the past in Brother Number One |last=Goldson |first=Annie |journal=Studies in Documentary Film |doi=10.1080/17503280.2014.900709 |publisher=University of Auckland |s2cid=159466552 |access-date=2 December 2017|url-access=subscription }} Her films include Punitive Damage, Georgie Girl, Brother Number One and Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web.
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. The title of her doctoral thesis was A claim to truth: documentary, politics, production.{{cite thesis |last=Goldson |first=Annie |year=2004 |type=Doctoral thesis |title=A claim to truth: documentary, politics, production |publisher=ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland |hdl=2292/1246}} She is currently a professor of Media and Communication at the University of Auckland.
Honours and awards
Goldson was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007 for services to film{{cite web|title=Annie Goldson – Director|url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/person/annie-goldson/biography|work=NZ On Screen|accessdate=1 December 2017}}{{cite web|date=22 October 2014|title=Annie Goldson, 2011 – Documentary film – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43608/annie-goldson-2011|publisher=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |accessdate=2 December 2017}} and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2007.{{cite web|title=Royal Society Te Apārangi – 2016 Professor Annie Goldson ONZM FRSNZ|url=https://royalsociety.org.nz/who-we-are/our-people/our-fellows/new-fellows-seminars/annie-goldson-onzm-frsnz/|publisher=Royalsociety.org.nz|accessdate=2 December 2017}}{{cite web|date=26 October 2016|title=Royal Society Te Apārangi – 2016 New Fellows|url=https://royalsociety.org.nz/news/diverse-range-of-top-researchers-and-scholars-elected-as-fellows/|publisher=Royalsociety.org.nz|accessdate=2 December 2017}} She was awarded the Humanities Aronui Medal by Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2021.{{Cite web|title=Influential healthy homes research recognised with top honour|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/influential-healthy-homes-research-recognised-with-top-honour/I54UCOSHDXN4XMMHC7433TXTJQ/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}} In 2023, she received an Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Award.{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/300958452/nine-outstanding-nz-artists-honoured-at-arts-foundation-laureate-awards |title=Nine outstanding NZ artists honoured at Arts Foundation Laureate Awards |first=André |last=Chumko |date=1 September 2023 |work=Stuff |access-date=2 September 2023}}
Selected works
- Goldson, A. (12/3/2017). [http://www.kimdotcom.film/ Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web], South by South West Festival, Austin, Texas (premiere).{{cite web|last=Niall |first=Todd |url=http://www.noted.co.nz/culture/movies/kim-dotcom-ballad-of-a-big-man/ |title=Kim Dotcom: Annie Goldson's documentary profile of the Megaupload founder – Metro |publisher=Noted.co.nz |date=29 July 2017 |accessdate=2 December 2017}}{{cite web|author=Morning |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/201848766/annie-goldson-kim-dotcom-is-dancing-in-the-surf |title=Annie Goldson: 'Kim Dotcom is dancing in the surf' |publisher=Radio New Zealand |date=25 June 2017 |accessdate=2 December 2017}}{{cite web|author=NZIFF 2017 Auckland |url=https://www.nziff.co.nz/2017/auckland/kim-dotcom-caught-in-the-web/ |title=Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web – New Zealand International Film Festival |publisher=Nziff.co.nz |accessdate=2 December 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/94791949/the-martyrdom-of-kim-dotcom |title=The martyrdom of Kim Dotcom |work=Stuff |accessdate=2 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/auckland/26-07-2017/bigger-than-ben-hur-introducing-kim-dotcom-the-movie/ |title=Bigger than Ben Hur! Introducing Kim Dotcom, the movie |publisher=The Spinoff |date=24 November 2017 |accessdate=2 December 2017}}{{cite magazine|last=Fear |first=David |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/lists/20-must-see-movies-to-catch-at-sxsw-2017-w467236/kim-dotcom-caught-in-the-web-w471162 |title='Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web' | 20 Must-See Movies to Catch at SXSW 2017 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=9 March 2017 |accessdate=2 December 2017}}
- 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.
- {{Cite journal |last=Goldson |first=Annie |date=2014-01-02 |title=Testimony and translation: tracing the past in Brother Number One |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17503280.2014.900709 |journal=Studies in Documentary Film |language=en |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=2–20 |doi=10.1080/17503280.2014.900709 |issn=1750-3280|url-access=subscription }}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/makers/fm510.shtml Women make movies]
- [http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/people/agol013 Institutional homepage]
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Category:New Zealand women academics
Category:New Zealand film directors
Category:New Zealand film producers
Category:University of Otago alumni
Category:University of Canterbury alumni
Category:Academic staff of the University of Auckland
Category:University of Auckland alumni
Category:Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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Category:New Zealand journalists
Category:New Zealand women writers
Category:New Zealand women film producers
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