Annie Goldson Explained

Anne Veronica Goldson 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.

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

External links

• • Women make movies
• Institutional homepage

Notes and References

1. Professor Anne Goldson . 10.1080/17503280.2014.900709 . University of Auckland . 159466552 . 2 December 2017.
2. Goldson . Annie . 2004 . Doctoral thesis . A claim to truth: documentary, politics, production . ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland . 2292/1246.
3. Web site: Annie Goldson – Director. NZ On Screen. 1 December 2017.
4. Web site: 22 October 2014. Annie Goldson, 2011 – Documentary film – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Teara.govt.nz. 2 December 2017.
5. Web site: Royal Society Te Apārangi – 2016 Professor Annie Goldson ONZM FRSNZ. Royalsociety.org.nz. 2 December 2017.
6. Web site: 26 October 2016. Royal Society Te Apārangi – 2016 New Fellows. Royalsociety.org.nz. 2 December 2017.
7. Web site: Influential healthy homes research recognised with top honour. 2021-11-17. NZ Herald. en-NZ.
8. News: Nine outstanding NZ artists honoured at Arts Foundation Laureate Awards . André . Chumko . 1 September 2023 . . 2 September 2023.
9. Web site: Niall . Todd . Kim Dotcom: Annie Goldson's documentary profile of the Megaupload founder – Metro . Noted.co.nz . 29 July 2017 . 2 December 2017.
10. Web site: Morning . Annie Goldson: 'Kim Dotcom is dancing in the surf' . Radionz.co.nz . 25 June 2017 . 2 December 2017.
11. Web site: NZIFF 2017 Auckland . Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web – New Zealand International Film Festival . Nziff.co.nz . 2 December 2017.
12. News: The martyrdom of Kim Dotcom . Stuff.co.nz . 2 December 2017.
13. Web site: Bigger than Ben Hur! Introducing Kim Dotcom, the movie . The Spinoff . 24 November 2017 . 2 December 2017.
14. Fear . David . 'Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web' | 20 Must-See Movies to Catch at SXSW 2017 . Rolling Stone . 9 March 2017 . 2 December 2017.