by LP | Nov 30, 2016 | Documentaries, News
Drawing on success RadioNZ “Only one woman is a contender for this year’s Best Animated Feature Academy Award, and that woman is New Zealand director Leanne Pooley. Her animated documentary 25 April is about the WWI Gallipoli campaign. It’s also the first NZ...
by LP | Nov 24, 2016 | Documentaries, News
Of the 27 movies in contention for this year’s Best Animated Feature Oscar, “25 April” is the only film directed solely by a woman. Writer/director Leanne Pooley is excited to be breaking boundaries both as a female director and as a documentarian....
by LP | Nov 24, 2016 | News
The animated documentary “25 April” about the WWI Gallipoli campaign is the first New Zealand movie to qualify for a “Best Animated Feature” ACADEMY AWARD. “25 April” was produced by Matthew Metcalfe, directed by Leanne Pooley and animated by Flux...
by LP | Apr 4, 2016 | Documentaries, Events, News
Check out this great review of 25 APRIL opening in New Zealand this April. “Documentarian Leanne Pooley (The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls) — a Canadian expat living in New Zealand — has crafted a particularly visionary work with her experimental, animated film...
by LP | Oct 23, 2015 | Documentaries, Events, News
Leanne Pooley’s new animated documentary “25 April” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Check out this great review of the World premiere and Leanne’s 3rd time at TIFF. TIFF link Exclaim.CA link “Pooley’s style...
