Jonathan Dennis

Jonathan Dennis
Born(1953-09-27)27 September 1953
Died25 January 2002(2002-01-25) (aged 48)
OccupationsArchivist, writer, radio presenter

Jonathan Dennis (27 September 1953 – 25 January 2002) was a New Zealand film archivist, broadcaster and writer. He was a founder of the New Zealand Film Archive and its director from 1981 to 1990.

He both made and was the subject of various documentaries along with presenting Radio New Zealand's "Film Show" for many years.

Awards

Dennis was honored in 1990 with the Queen's Service Medal for his work in establishing the NZ Film Archive (now known as Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision). In 1993 Le Giornate Cinema del Muto (the Pordenone Silent Film Festival held annually in Pordenone, Italy) honored his services to silent film with the Jean Mitry Award.

References

  1. ↑ "Jonathan Dennis | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Emma Jane (2014). "The Adventures of Jonathan Dennis, Founding Director of the New Zealand Film Archive". Journal of Film Preservation. 90 (4): 37–41. hdl:10292/7231. Wikidata Q106762878.
  3. ↑ Kelly, Emma Jean (2021). "Dennis, Jonathan Spencer". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dennis led fab life of neat movies". NZ Herald. 1 February 2002. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Emma Jane (2016). The Adventures of Jonathan Dennis. John Libbey Eurotext. ISBN 978-0-86196-722-3. OCLC 1090473403. OL 28582682M. Wikidata Q96049704.
  6. 1 2 "Jonathan Dennis". NZonScreen. Retrieved 17 May 2026.