ABOUT CHRIS MAUNSELL

Chris Maunsell is a New Zealand–based filmmaker and maker. His work moves between photography, film, and physical fabrication, often sitting at the intersection of action, craft, and experimentation. He’s interested in process, tools as extensions of ideas, and learning through doing - whether that’s behind a camera or in a workshop.

This site exists as an ongoing record of that work.

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A series of black logos of outdoor and adventure brands, including Atomic, Dragon, POC, Polaris, The North Face, Specialized, Commencal, Mons Royale, Red Bull, and 100%.
FILMER, DOP, NEW ZEALAND

Selected Awards & Festival Screenings

The War on Style

Hank Bilous / The North Face - 2024

  • Winner - Jury’s Pick, iF3 Movie Awards 2024.

  • Nominee / Finalist - Best Cinematography, iF3 Movie Awards 2024.

  • Nominee / Finalist - Best Editing, iF3 Movie Awards 2024.

  • Nominee / Finalist - Best Short Movie, iF3 Movie Awards 2024.

  • Nominee / Finalist - Best Storytelling, iF3 Movie Awards 2024.

  • Official Selection / World Premiere - New Zealand Mountain Film & Book Festival 2024.

  • The North Face Film Tour — 8 public screenings across New Zealand and Australia: Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Queenstown, Wānaka, Sydney ×2, and Torquay.

SAISHO

Miguel Porteous, Nico Porteous & Felix Klein - Red Bull Media House - 2023

  • Official Screening - High Five Festival 2023, Annecy, France.

  • Released on Red Bull TV / Red Bull Media House.
    The film follows Miguel Porteous, Nico Porteous and Felix Klein through Japan, and is listed as a film by Miguel Porteous and Chris Maunsell.

Highway 73 / The Great Alpine Highway - 73

Craig Murray, Fin Woods & Chris Maunsell - 2022

  • Winner - Best Cinematography, New Zealand Mountain Film & Book Festival 2022.

  • Nominee / Finalist - Jury’s Pick, iF3 Movie Awards 2022.

  • Nominee / Finalist - Best Storytelling, iF3 Movie Awards 2022.

  • Official Selection / Screening - New Zealand Mountain Film & Book Festival 2022.