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Donna Malane - Credits
Selected Screen credits
The Gulf Season 2 2021 Writer/Producer(with Paula Boock)
The Gulf Season 1 2019 Writer/Producer(with Paula Boock)
Jean (feature length drama) 2017 Writer/Producer(with Paula Boock)
Field Punishment No 1 (feature length drama) 2013 Writer/Producer(with Paula Boock)
Pirates of the Airwaves (feature doco-drama) 2013 Writer/Producer(with Paula Boock)
Tangiwai - A Love Story (feature length drama) 2010 Writer/Producer(with Paula Boock)
Bloodlines (feature length drama) 2009 Writer(with Paula Boock)
Until Proven Innocent (feature length drama) 2008 Writer/Producer(with Paula Boock)
The Investigator (doco-drama series) 2007 Writer/Assoc Producer episodes)
Time Trackers (children’s13 part drama series) 2007 Writer/Producer(with Paula Boock)
Insiders Guide to Love (drama series) 2006 Producer/storyliner
Holly’s Heroes (young adult series) NZ/Aus 2005 Development (NZ)
Insiders Guide to Happiness (drama series) 2004 Producer/storyliner
Dark Knight (fantasy series) 2003 Script doctor/writer
In Search of the Moa (international documentary) 2002 Producer/Writer
The Strip (drama series) 2002 Writer - episode
A Tale of Three Chimps (international documentary) 2001 Producer/Writer
Duggan - Death at TePapa (one-hour crime series) 2000 Writer
Duggan - A Shadow of Doubt (Telefeature - crime) 2000 Writer
( TV Awards: Best Script – Drama))
Duggan - (one hour crime series) 1999 Story editor
Duggan - Sins of the Father (Telefeature) 1998-1999 Writer(with Ken Duncum)
Duggan - Death in Paradise (Telefeature) 1998 Writer(with Ken Duncum)
Mirror Mirror (Aus/NZ children’s drama series) 1996-1997 Series storyliner Skitz(sketch comedy series 1-3) 1993-1997 Writer
Away Laughing (sketch comedy series) 1991-1992 Writer
Shark in the Park (crime drama series) 1990-1992 Writer - episodes
Indelible Evidence (int. crime doco/drama series) 1990 Writer (2 x NZ eps)
Christmas for Lou (one-off drama) 1989 Writer
Crimewatch - factual crime series 1990 - 1998 Reconstruction writer/researcher
Published Books
My Brothers Keeper: 2013 HarperCollins (NZ), Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (Germany)
Surrender: 2010 NZSA (NZ) Une Danse de Trop (Editions Prisma, France) Surrender HarperCollins (Aus) 2012
Alien Time: 2001 Reed Pub (NZ) - Young Adult novel
The Girls Guide to Rugby: 2000 Hodder Moa (NZ) – Humour/sports
Broadcast Radio plays
Burnt Toast
Burning Bright
Dark Horse
Broadcast Short story
The Cardboard Box
Prizes
2021: Asian Academy Creative Awards - Best Original Screenplay : The Gulf S2 (written and produced with Paula Boock)
2021: (Finalist) NZTV Awards - Best Drama Series : The Gulf S2 (written and produced with Paula Boock)
2017: NZTV Awards – Best Feature Drama : Jean (written and produced with Paula Boock)
2017: NZTV Awards – Best Screenplay - Drama - Jean (written and produced with Paula Boock)
2017: NY International Television & Film Awards : Gold Medal, Drama Special – Jean
2017: NY International Television & Film Awards : Gold Medal, TV Special – Jean
2017: NY International Television & Film Awards : Silver Medal, Screenplay – Jean
2015: NY International Television & Film Awards : Gold Medal – Field Punishment No 1 (written and produced with Paula Boock)
2014: Ngaio Marsh for best crime writing award. Finalist
2012: Monte Carlo Television Festival - nominated for four Awards including Best Film for Television - Tangiwai A Love Story, a feature length film for television. (written and produced with Paula Boock)
2012: TV Guide’s Best on the Box Award - Best One off Drama - Tangiwai - A Love Story, a feature length film for television
2010: NZSA/Pindar Publishing Prize for Surrender, a novel.
2010: NZ Screenwriters Award - Best Drama Script for Bloodlines, a feature length film for television.
(written with Paula Boock)
2009. Qantas Film and Television Awards - Best Drama for Until Proven Innocent, a feature length film for television (written and produced with Paula Boock).
2009 (Finalist) Australian ATOM and AFI Awards for Time Trackers a thirteen-episode, children’s drama series.
(produced with Paula Boock, Sue Taylor and Dave Gibson)
2006 Qantas Television Awards - Best Drama Series for The Insiders Guide to Love, a seven part, one hour drama series. (produced with Dave Gibson, Chris Tyson)
2005 New Zealand Screen Awards - Best Drama Series for The Insiders Guide to Happiness a thirteen part, one hour drama series. (produced with Dave Gibson, Jan Haynes)
2001 United States International Film and Video Festival - Third placing in the Certificate of Creative Excellence category for A Tale of Three Chimps, a feature length documentary.
2000 NZTV Award - Best Drama Script for Duggan: Death in Paradise, a feature length film for television.
Donna Malane’s contact details are:
PO Box 47026 Ponsonby
Auckland 1144
Mobile: +64 21 447434