Vanessa Wells is a filmmaker and theatre practitioner who has worked in the arts industry for over 20 years. Her debut feature documentary film EAST TO EAST screened to sell-out houses at NZIFF 2018, and was officially selected for FIFO 2019.

Vanessa has a collaborative approach to film, co-directing award-winning interactive work such as GIVE KATE A VOICE (2018), and producing and directing film content within the LIVING FLOWERWALL (2019), Since 2019 Vanessa has written, directed and produced multiple short films for SESAME STREET WORKSHOP.

Her short film TE WHAKAIRO premiered at Show Me Shorts Festival 2019, was a semi-finalist at CSFF in China, invited to screen at The Explorers Club New York Polar Film Festival, FIFO 2020, the Christchurch Polar Film Festival and Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2020.

Vanessa is also co-vice President of WIFTNZ, having been on the board since 2015, and on the executive committee of Te Puna Matarau, Canterbury's regional screen industry steering group.

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4333861