HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL FROM THE TEAM AT TWA
We hope you all had a safe and happy holidays. 
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NEWS and UPDATES
We are looking forward to an exceptionally busy filming season coming up for 2012 !
Current Productions ...
As always, we are working closely with South Pacific Pictures SHORTLAND STREET, and Season 2 of THE ALMIGHTY JOHNSON’S.
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Coming Up ...
We are looking forward to a very busy Summer Season of filming. We are now launching in to a Docu-Drama Series, as well as a number of exciting international film productions including THE EMPEROR and SPARTACUS Season 3, a second season of NOTHING TRIVIAL as well as numerous TV Commercials.
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Now Wrapped ...
We have officially wrapped on the spectacular and highly professional SPARTACUS Series Season ll. We would like to thank all of our brilliant reliable talent who have taken part in this Series, particularly our long term Extras regulars and FE Soldiers/Gladiators and Action Talent. Well done! We have also wrapped on Season 4 of Go Girls, Siege (documentary re-enactment), and WHAT REALLY HAPPENED-The Women's Vote.
PRODUCTION LIST - TWA
We have been fortunate to be heavily involved with the following productions (late 2010/ 2011 now wrapped):
- SHACKLETON'S CAPTAIN
- SPARTACUS SEASON 2
- THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE DYING
- WHAT REALLY HAPPENED-WAITANGI
- POWER RANGERS
- BILLY
- THE ALMIGHTY JOHNSON’S SEASON 2
- GO GIRLS SEASON 3
- SIONE’S WEDDING
- NOTHING TRIVIAL SEASON 1
- UNDERBELLY-LAND OF THE LONG GREEN CLOUD
- MR PIP
- GO GIRLS SEASON 4
- STRONGMAN MINING DISASTER
- DESCENT FROM DISASTER SERIES
- SEIGE
- WHAT REALLY HAPPENED-THE WOMEN'S VOTE
These productions have been fantastic for all, and we would like to say a big thank you to all our hundreds of wonderful, highly professional talent. It has been a very busy filming season so far!
CONGRATULATIONS
We would like to congratulate the following actors for their Lead and FE roles in these TV Commercials:
Mark for Magners, Rebecca, Maree and her daughter Ella Rose, and Henry for Whitakkers, Jasjit and Rita for Rabo, Carl for Birds Eye, Brett for Tip Top Supersoft, Francis for Treasures, Robert for Caltex, Andrew for Westfield, Skye for BP, Fred and Molly for Mitsubishi, Paul and Mitchell for Kit Kat, Donovan for Localist, Tobias for Griffins, Moana for Sovereign, Jason for Kiwibank, Samuel for Calci Yum, HeatherMay for Fresh’N’Fruity and Air NZ, Paul for Fresh’N’Fruity, Jasjit, Mike, Joaquim for Big Wednesday, William and Eila for Sky TV, Lauren, Anna and Felicity for NZTA, Jordan for KFC, Alex for Farmers, Silvio for Aerius, Michael for NE- NET beef eater, Victoria & Carla for Otrivin, and some of our younger talent, Darcy, Chevez, Paige, Tobius and Colin on the TVNZ promos. We have a number of other Actors who have recently worked we would wish to congratulate, but the details of their work must remain confidential until released but will be listed in our next update.
TRIBUTES
| TRIBUTE TO ANDY WHITFIELD ... |
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We are deeply saddened by the loss of ANDY WHITFIELD star of SPARTACUS ‘BLOOD AND SAND’ who sadly lost his battle with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Andy passed away in Sydney surrounded by family on Sunday 11th September 2011 at the age of 39. Our hearts go out to his wife and children.
“Andy, you graced us all with your light and presence, you will be missed. “ |
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| GARETH STEWART-LEE ... (26 Aug 1986 - 20 Aug 2011) |
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| Gareth joined TWA team back in 2009 & in his short time with the agency worked on a number of productions. These included Shortland Street, Go Girls, Hope & dreams, Spartacus not to mention being featured in the State Insurance & LG TV commercials. He was taken tragically in August 2011 and will be sadly missed by all of those that knew him. |
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| ANGELO MORINI ... (29 September 1947 - Jan 2011) |
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Angelo was always an active and loyal member of the TWA family for many many year. He was our resident "Quintessential Italian," who was not only very proud of his cultural heritage, but also his family. He has been greatly missed by all who knew him.
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Riposa in pace Angelo! |
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| GAIL PRAST ... (2 June 1942 - 9 December 2011) |
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| Gail was TWA's original Office Administrator back in the days of Showoff. She dedicated over 20 years of her life to the agency and retired in 2007. We all appreciate the time, effort, blood, sweat and tears that Gail put into the agency. May she rest in peace. |
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