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Tim Flower is a New Zealand cinematographer with over 15 years experience working across narrative, documentary, music videos and commercial projects. 

Some of his notable achievements include:
- Gold and Silver New Zealand Cinematographers Society awards for season 1 and 2 of the hit TV series 'Kura.
- Silver NZCS award for the feature documentary The Chills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps, which premiered at SXSW festival in 2019.
- The short film Breathe, which premiered at Sundance in 2020.
- A nomination for Best Cinematography on a Feature Film at the NZ Film Awards for his work on his first feature film Romeo and Juliet: A Love Song.

Tim's most recent work includes the feature film Workmates (dir. Curtis Vowell), season 3 of the highly acclaimed TVNZ miniseries 'Kura, and season 1 of the upcoming TV series Miles from Nowhere (dir. Ghazaleh Golbakhsh)

  • Recognition

    • NZTV Awards 2022

      Nominee - Best Cinematography

      Kura - Season 2

    • Show Me Shorts 2022

      Nominee - Best Cinematography

      Perianayaki

    • NZCS Awards 2021

      Gold

      Kura - Season 2

    • NZCS Awards 2021

      Silver

      Kura - Season 1

    • Sydney Web Fest 2021

      Winner - Best Cinematography

      Kura - Season 2

    • NZCS Awards 2019

      Silver

      The Chills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps

    • Voyager Media Awards 2019

      Winner

      Videographer of the Year

    • Axis Awards 2019

      Nominee - Cinematography

      NZ Steel: The Story of Steel

    • NZCS Awards 2017

      Bronze

      Aupito: The High Chief

    • NZ Film Awards 2013

      Nominee - Best Cinematography on a Feature Film

      Romeo and Juliet - A Love Song

  • Gear


    CAMERAS
    - Canon C500 mk2 (PL & EF)
    - Canon C70 (EF, RF & PL)
    - Bolex H16 (16mm)

    LENSES
    - Vintage Nikkor primes set (12 lenses)

    STABILISATION
    - DJI Ronin 2
    - DJI Force Pro
    - Ergorig
    - Easyrig Vario 5 + Flowcine Serene
    - Readyrig + Pro Arms

  • Affiliates