DIRECTOR'S SHOWREEL
SKY TV - MITTEN
MTV AUSTRALIA - GYM
MTV TOURISM NZ - SCRIBE
NICORETTE - NINJA
CARLTON DRY - TEAM DRY
OLYMPUS - MOUNTAIN
KITKAT - TEMPTATION COVE
TRIPLE J - ENEMY OF AVERAGE
SHORT FILM - USO
SHORT FILM - RITES OF COURAGE
TEAM DRY
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Lefagoali’I, Savaii, Western Samoa, Miki Magasiva is one of the most phenomenal talents to emerge in New Zealand over the past decade.
Having shot his first commercial for Publicis Mojo in 2002, Miki quickly cemented his reputation for being a director that sits at the forefront of the new media revolution. With a gift for scriptwriting and performance, his innovative films have raised the bar for branded entertainment in Australia and New Zealand, and reveal his intuitive gift for storytelling.
Miki’s epic ‘Team Dry’ series was one of the most awarded documentaries in Australia in 2008, while his Tourism NZ documentaries for MTV starring local musicians has remained in the media spotlight since launching in 2010.
In 2005, Miki was invited to represent New Zealand/Australia in the first “ADFEST Remarkable Five” screening, and in 2006, the Screen Innovation Production Fund funded Miki’s second short film “Uso”, which was nominated for Best Short Film Screenplay at the Air NZ Screen Awards.
Miki has since worked with the region’s top agencies including JWT, BBDO, DDB, Lowe, Publicis Mojo and Saatchi & Saatchi.
He was also featured as one of Australia’s Top Directors in B&T magazine in 2007; was a participant in the Shots Evolution directors showcase in 2008; was a Featured Artist in Australia’s leading film magazine Inside Film in 2009; and a Shots featured ‘Hotshot’ in 2010.
Cast at the age of 9 years old as film extra, he was instantly hooked on the movie business. He joined an actor’s agency, enrolled in film school, and moved to London to work with groundbreaking companies such as BskyB, Partizan, Flynn, Oil Factory, Red Star, and Battlecruzier as a director’s assistant.
He returned to New Zealand to join Curious and to tell stories closer to home. His films are uniquely grounded in his rich heritage as a Samoan New Zealander, and explore themes such as mateship, manhood, responsibility and belonging.
Miki is third in a line of five boys, and his family are well-known in the NZ film industry, with two brothers as prominent actors.