Micah Winiata

Micah Winiata (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Porou) is an experienced short film producer and filmmaker born in Tauranga Moana and currently based in Auckland. With a slate of high budget short documentaries and narrative thrillers in the works, his most recent experimental documentary TAIAO won the Best Aotearoa Project at Vision Feast Film Fest and multiple festival entries including the Wildlife Conservation Film Fest, Māoriland Film Fest, and Wairoa Film Festival. He is the Producer’s Assistant on upcoming feature films, ONE WINTER (2023) and BOOKWORM (2024). He has produced numerous independent short films over in Chicago, USA such as HADES and SONATA, and prior to that created a micro-budget feature film FAINT OF HEART with numerous Shortland Street cast attached. Micah’s films for the 48 Hour Film Festival have seen him in the National Finals after winning the Christchurch Regionals and winning The Outlook for Someday NZFC Filmmaking achievement award for his first Kaupapa Māori film, TE ARA WHAKAMUA. His first short film AN HOMAGE won the national competition for the IYSFF and was accepted into the Sharjah International Children’s Film Fest, taking him to Dubai in late 2018. Micah is currently on the board of trustees for Film Bay of Plenty and is currently working as a Producer’s Assistant at Firefly Films, Tahi Production Services, and Share the Knowledge.

Currently transitioning from short narrative and documentary producer, to feature documentary and narrative film producer. Producers Assistant - Bookworm (2024) Producers Assistant - One Winter (2023) Producer - Prince (2024) short Producer - Last Shot at Messenger (2023) short doco Producer / Director - TAIAO (2021)