Michael Firth
# Michael Firth

Michael John Firth (1949 – 9 October 2016) was a New Zealand film director and writer. Firth's first film, Off the Edge, was the first New Zealand feature to be Oscar-nominated.

## Filmography

### Film

| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
| Off the Edge | 1977 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Oscar-nominated also camera |
| Nutcase | 1980 | No | No | No | Assistant Director |
| Heart of the Stag | 1984 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Editor |
| Sylvia | 1985 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| The Leading Edge | 1987 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cinematographer |
| Vulcan Lane | 1994 | Yes | Yes | No | First NZ feature shot digitally |
| Last Paradise | 2013 | No | No | No | Camera |
| In Memoriam 2016 | 2016 | No | No | No | Subject – short |

### Television

| Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | Director | Network | Notes |
| Weekend – The Making of Sylvia | 1984 | No | | Subject |
| City of Volcanoes | 1992 | Yes | | Producer |
| Adrenalize | 1999–2001 | No | | Producer |
| Take the Bait | 2013 | Yes | | Producer, Narrator, Camera, Editor (episodes) |

## Awards

* 1977 Nominee for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Off the Edge (1976).
