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Tim Flower is a cinematographer hailing from New Zealand, with an extensive portfolio spanning over 15 years. His expertise traverses various realms of visual storytelling, including narrative, documentary, music videos, and commercials.

Among his notable accomplishments are the prestigious Gold and Silver awards from the New Zealand Cinematographers Society for his work on the first and second seasons of the popular TV series "Kura", as well as an NZ TV Awards nomination for the same series. He also received a Silver NZCS award for the feature documentary "The Chills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Martin Phillipps", a film that premiered at SXSW in 2019. Tim's work gained further recognition with the screening of the short film "Breathe" at Sundance in 2020.

Recently, Tim has been involved in projects such as the feature film "Workmates" (dir. Curtis Vowell), the third season of the acclaimed TVNZ series "Kura", and the first season of the TV series "Miles from Nowhere" (dir. Ghazaleh Golbakhsh)

  • Recognition

    • NZCS Awards 2024

      Gold - Documentary

      A Century in Sound - Episode 1

    • NZCS Awards 2024

      Silver - TV Series

      Kura - Season 3

    • NZTV Awards 2022

      Nominee - Best Cinematography

      Kura - Season 2

    • Show Me Shorts 2022

      Nominee - Best Cinematography

      Perianayaki

    • NZCS Awards 2021

      Gold - Webseries

      Kura - Season 2

    • NZCS Awards 2021

      Silver - Webseries

      Kura - Season 1

    • Sydney Web Fest 2021

      Winner - Best Cinematography

      Kura - Season 2

    • NZCS Awards 2019

      Silver - Documentary

      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
    - DZO Vespid prime len set (16mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm, 100mm, 125mm)
    - Vintage Nikkor primes lens set (12 lenses)

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

  • Affiliates