Tag: Forgotten Silver
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Farewell to Costa Botes: Remembering a Pioneering New Zealand Documentarian
Obituary: Costa Botes, a trailblazer of New Zealand documentary cinema, passes away Costa Botes, whose wit, curiosity, and storytelling deftness helped shape a generation of New Zealand documentary filmmaking, has died after a long battle with cancer. The news arrives as fans and colleagues reflect on a career that blended sharp humor with incisive insights…
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Costa Botes: Remembering a Pioneering Documentary Maker and Mockumentary Trailblazer
Celebrated filmmaker Costa Botes passes away after a battle with cancer Costa Botes, a prolific documentary and film-maker whose career helped shape modern New Zealand cinema, has died after fighting cancer for nearly a decade. Best known for his role in creating the celebrated mockumentary Forgotten Silver, Botes’s work blended wit, investigative rigor, and a…
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Costa Botes: Remembering a Pioneering New Zealand Filmmaker
H2: A celebrated career in documentary storytelling Costa Botes, a prolific documentary filmmaker whose influence helped shape New Zealand cinema, has died after a long battle with cancer. Best known for co-creating the celebrated mockumentary Forgotten Silver with Peter Jackson, Botes’ career spanned decades and included a string of award-winning works that highlighted the country’s…