https://adamfinney.com adamfinney Thu, 29 Sep 2022 03:30:47 +0000 https://adamfinney.com en https://adamfinney.com/Home Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:25:57 +0000 adamfinney https://adamfinney.com/Home https://adamfinney.com/Who-is-Adam-Finney Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:07:15 +0000 adamfinney https://adamfinney.com/Who-is-Adam-Finney Adam Finney is a New Zealand born emerging documentary director/producer who is compelled to tell stories with rich, complex characters who are brave and explore our world in atypical ways. These characters reveal deep truths about nature, humanity, science and the esoteric. Adam translates these skills through commercial and independent cinema.&nbsp;Adam has worked as a director in Advertising working, recently working on a national campaign with Australia Post. While his independent documentary “WHERE IS MY DARLING?” was awarded Best Australian Short Documentary at Antenna Documentary Film Festival and was nominated for 2022 AIDC (Australian International Documentary Conference) Best Short Form Documentary. Having also earned Best Film – Documentary at the 2021 CILECT CAPA (the Asia Pacific Association of CILECT) Awards, placing fifth worldwide. Adam has co-produced “Mudcrab” Which is nominated for an AACTA best short film award and premiered at 2022 Melbourne International Film Festival. The film also screened internationally at 2022 Raindance Film festival and Santa Barbara International Film Festival.&nbsp; Adam holds a Masters of Arts (documentary) from the Australian School of Film Television and Radio. ︎&nbsp;︎&nbsp;︎&nbsp;︎&nbsp;︎<img width="2384" height="4240" width_o="2384" height_o="4240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a4885ff3df99768661c193cda8a819e22f9fcdc5c034ca5c0dcac854d632b177/QLoWDuDI.jpeg" data-mid="194663245" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a4885ff3df99768661c193cda8a819e22f9fcdc5c034ca5c0dcac854d632b177/QLoWDuDI.jpeg" /> https://adamfinney.com/Contact-Adam-Finney Fri, 27 Aug 2021 03:50:30 +0000 adamfinney https://adamfinney.com/Contact-Adam-Finney Contact: hello@adamfinney.com +61447346639︎︎︎ https://adamfinney.com/Coming-soon Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:01:32 +0000 adamfinney https://adamfinney.com/Coming-soon Coming soon! contact@adamfinney.com https://adamfinney.com/Press Tue, 21 Sep 2021 06:28:39 +0000 adamfinney https://adamfinney.com/Press PRESS https://if.com.au/aacta-unveils-nominees-for-best-short-film/ https://mumbrella.com.au/aus-post-and-hogarth-team-up-for-heartwarming-journeys-docuseries-761485 https://if.com.au/aftrs-films-mud-crab-acts-for-the-invisible-recognised-at-cilect-capa-awards/ https://if.com.au/aidc-award-nominees-announced/ https://www.thecurb.com.au/10th-antenna-documentary-film-festival-announces-competition-winners/ https://www.aidc.com.au/aidc-2022-awards-nominees-and-stanley-hawes-award-winner-announced/ https://www.if.com.au/aftrs-films-recognised-at-cilect-capa-awards/ https://adamfinney.com/Where-Is-My-Darling Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:07:17 +0000 adamfinney https://adamfinney.com/Where-Is-My-Darling <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d00a1894710f3962c3636185ca6af30fc4d65f4b1055569a34106eb7661c52a2/Where_is_my_Darling_Adam_Finney_community_water_distribution.jpeg" data-mid="155342547" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d00a1894710f3962c3636185ca6af30fc4d65f4b1055569a34106eb7661c52a2/Where_is_my_Darling_Adam_Finney_community_water_distribution.jpeg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" src="//freight.cargo.site/w/700/q/75/i/dfca24fef30462f86e7c6327da568a3fd4507ee12a416b463d92bbbcaa6f2c4f/Where_is_my_Darling_Adam_Finney_drought_dust.jpeg" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfca24fef30462f86e7c6327da568a3fd4507ee12a416b463d92bbbcaa6f2c4f/Where_is_my_Darling_Adam_Finney_drought_dust.jpeg"> WHERE IS MY DARLING?(Documentary) Director: Adam Finney Producer: Adam Finney Editor: James Taylor DOP: Cameron Dunlop Sound: Nathan Turnbull Music: Daniel O'Brien "Where is My Darling?" follows Lanz Priestley, a charismatic homeless man who owns nothing but a phone and a Facebook page. When Lanz discovers that taps have run dry in the drought-stricken outback, he raises the money to deliver drinking water himself. https://adamfinney.com/Journeys-Greg-and-Michael-AP Mon, 13 Sep 2021 02:26:08 +0000 adamfinney https://adamfinney.com/Journeys-Greg-and-Michael-AP <img width="2880" height="1564" width_o="2880" height_o="1564" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0b9bb59bda696d40d8da84bf4fa8b46effe62f9ae8397828101dae5a980c0f73/Screen-Shot-2022-09-28-at-11.42.50-am.jpeg" data-mid="154279474" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0b9bb59bda696d40d8da84bf4fa8b46effe62f9ae8397828101dae5a980c0f73/Screen-Shot-2022-09-28-at-11.42.50-am.jpeg" /> JOURNEYSGreg and Michael Client: Australia Post Agency: HogarthDirector: Adam Finney Producer: Jake Brennan DOP: Brendan Barnes Agency Creative: Sasha ODriscoll A One of four micro-documentaries for Australia Post’s, Journeys campaign. Each documentary has a 30-60 and 3:30 edit. https://adamfinney.com/Mud-Crab Mon, 13 Sep 2021 01:51:18 +0000 adamfinney https://adamfinney.com/Mud-Crab <img width="1500" height="904" width_o="1500" height_o="904" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a0c8542474e0eadfa43f1cfe1a02754501bbe9e8389c9305889bc3dffbf425fc/Mud_Crab_09_DavidRobinsonSmith.jpeg" data-mid="173749140" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a0c8542474e0eadfa43f1cfe1a02754501bbe9e8389c9305889bc3dffbf425fc/Mud_Crab_09_DavidRobinsonSmith.jpeg" /> Mud Crab - Short Film (2022 Trailer) from David Robinson-Smith on Vimeo.<img width="1500" height="900" width_o="1500" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/745a40b408c4779f688d98a18d09f28d9175944ae0a03365e468ecc6dc057ce9/Mud_Crab_JaclynPaterson_03.jpeg" data-mid="173749141" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/745a40b408c4779f688d98a18d09f28d9175944ae0a03365e468ecc6dc057ce9/Mud_Crab_JaclynPaterson_03.jpeg" /><img width="1500" height="900" width_o="1500" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d70f81b7ac7e82bc216997007e5ef768b57cb902f8451492d22a3cab615b705/Mud_Crab_JaclynPaterson_09.jpeg" data-mid="173749142" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5d70f81b7ac7e82bc216997007e5ef768b57cb902f8451492d22a3cab615b705/Mud_Crab_JaclynPaterson_09.jpeg" /><img width="1500" height="900" width_o="1500" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1eb0f69bf0eb7bfefa90e51779047ddd7a5cedcf4530e34a75aa75ed38e716a1/Mud_Crab_Still_1.1.28.jpg" data-mid="173749143" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1eb0f69bf0eb7bfefa90e51779047ddd7a5cedcf4530e34a75aa75ed38e716a1/Mud_Crab_Still_1.1.28.jpg" /> MUD CRAB(Fiction 13min) Director: David Robinson-Smith Producer: Adam Finney, Adam Daniel DOP: Jaclyn Paterson Editor: James Taylor Sound: Nathan Turnbul Music: James Mountain Reflecting on her culpability, a woman recounts the traumatising assault she witnessed of a young man in a small Australian coastal town. Awards Australian Director’s Guild Award, Winner Best Direction in a Student Film 2022 CILECT CAPA Prize, Winner Best Fiction in Asia-Pacific 2022 Flickerfest International Film Festival, Winner Best Original Music in an Australian Short Film 2023 Festivals Melbourne International Film Festival 2022 Raindance Film Festival London 2022 Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2023 Aesthetica Short Film Festival York 2022 Freshwave International Short Film Festival Hong Kong 2023 Flickerfest International Film Festival Sydney 2023 In The Palace International Short Film Festival Bulgaria 2023 https://adamfinney.com/Rodeo-Dreams Fri, 27 Aug 2021 05:53:04 +0000 adamfinney https://adamfinney.com/Rodeo-Dreams <img width="2880" height="1624" width_o="2880" height_o="1624" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40e0401c3220b985346f875e2cd6e7242fb887298ff51fb6f0a87c9d83a7c9fa/Adam_finney_Rodeo_dreams_cow_boy_burn.jpg" data-mid="117442920" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40e0401c3220b985346f875e2cd6e7242fb887298ff51fb6f0a87c9d83a7c9fa/Adam_finney_Rodeo_dreams_cow_boy_burn.jpg" /> <img width="2880" height="1620" width_o="2880" height_o="1620" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98d24f5eaaa9e048fbf29c76f2f189cb726e30f3a984c976c8d77d0476ae1d6e/Adam_finney_Rodeo_dreams_cow_hats.jpg" data-mid="117442943" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/98d24f5eaaa9e048fbf29c76f2f189cb726e30f3a984c976c8d77d0476ae1d6e/Adam_finney_Rodeo_dreams_cow_hats.jpg" /> <img width="2880" height="1622" width_o="2880" height_o="1622" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bfbf0047be3462e111ce0359930b93242c3f674e25c9953b3817ad97a542d41b/Adam_finney_Rodeo_dreams_young_girl_bull.jpg" data-mid="117443013" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bfbf0047be3462e111ce0359930b93242c3f674e25c9953b3817ad97a542d41b/Adam_finney_Rodeo_dreams_young_girl_bull.jpg" /> RODEO DREAMS(Documentary)Director: Adam Finney Producer: Adam Finney DOP: Petra Leslie, Cameron Dunlop Sound: Linus Ferris Music: Scott Majidi COMING SOON “Rodeo Dreams” explores the space where our dreams drive our reality.&nbsp; &nbsp; https://adamfinney.com/Australia-Post-Gary-Williams Thu, 29 Sep 2022 03:30:47 +0000 adamfinney https://adamfinney.com/Australia-Post-Gary-Williams <img width="2880" height="1554" width_o="2880" height_o="1554" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/82ccbfebffa353727d4c23582689b63a836e0b9529217ab4687a83597e25c6a2/Adam_Finney_Gary_Williams_Australia_Post.jpeg" data-mid="154370778" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/82ccbfebffa353727d4c23582689b63a836e0b9529217ab4687a83597e25c6a2/Adam_Finney_Gary_Williams_Australia_Post.jpeg" /><img width="2880" height="1572" width_o="2880" height_o="1572" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ed97a3c3daf88fd5ba76a7843a7f7b8cae1277deb20fac45eddec8e453befee/Adam_Finney_Gary_Williams_Australia_Post02.jpeg" data-mid="154370801" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5ed97a3c3daf88fd5ba76a7843a7f7b8cae1277deb20fac45eddec8e453befee/Adam_Finney_Gary_Williams_Australia_Post02.jpeg" /> JOURNEYSGary Williams Client: Australia PostDirector: Adam Finney Producer: Jake Brennan Editor: Alex Cox DOP: Brendan Barnes Agency Creative: Sasha ODriscoll He’s been in the boxing ring since he was six years old, and on the Postie bike for more than 50 years. Gary shares how lessons from boxing help him connect with his growing regional community. A transformative journey with Australia Post, as I aim to humanize the brand and shift the focus from trucks and parcels to the people behind the service, highlighting its comprehensive reach and unifying role in Australian communities through a compelling branded documentary approach. The campaign successfully crafted five diverse character-led short-form documentaries, garnering 1.6 million YouTube views, 887k TV impressions, and a 97% completion rate. The branded-documentary format resonated with audiences and transformed Australia Post's connection with them through true, values-driven stories, ultimately serving as a benchmark for future content.