Paper Road Films was founded in 2018 by creative producer Evie Mackay and is based in Auckland New Zealand.
Paper Road presents filmmakers with an opportunity to collaborate and develop their stories for the screen.
Paper Road fosters relationships with outstanding talent and great people and together with them, creates exceptional cut through content. Projects that emote, inspire and captivate their audiences and that encourage lasting contemplation. It is as much about intuition and human compatibility as it is about high quality production, all these ingredients must be there to incubate and deliver great creative outcomes. Evie is passionate about fostering unique and distinct voices and creating films with themes of mental health, mortality and legacy.
Paper Road doesn’t confine itself to a box with square sides. It’s agile and invests its expertise into people and projects that are driven by passion and value collaboration.
Paper Road is not restricted to one medium or genre.
Evie produced Lucy Knox's short film, HOT MOTHER which had its world premiere at Berlin Generation 14+ 2020, Melbourne International Film Festival and New Zealand International Film Festival. Available on Criterion Channel. Evie produced Sam Gill's Animated short film FETCH featuring Matt Whelan (The Luminaires, Narcos) LA Shorts, Uppsala, 2021 - Nominee Best Children's Film - In Competition, Show Me Shorts - Winner Final Draft Best Screenplay Award, Austin, Chicago, Tirana, Foyle. Available through Network Ireland Television. Evie was the Production coordinator of the Firefly Productions feature film NUDE TUESDAY and was the Production Manager of the Notable Pictures feature documentary SIX60, and unit stills photographer on the short film 43'000 ft. Evie Co-produced KUSUDA Documentary.
Evie is in the development of the Feature documentary FLEURS and a short film adaptation of a collection of short stories. As a line producer, she has budgeted many feature films in development with the New Zealand Film Commission. Evie has been celebrated in the New Zealand Music scene having made over 20+ local music videos for the likes of Marlon William, Aldous Harding, The Naked and Famous and Kodi Nielson.
As a freelance Creative Producer and Photographer, Evie has amassed,global and diverse experience globally and has an eye focused on bringing outthe beauty of every subject and using her curiosity as a portal into other worlds
Evie has a special interest in storytelling and screen developmentand has worked for Script-to-Screen as Kōpere Hou Fresh ShortsProject Supervisor and Development Lab Project Manager 2019-2020 and as StoryCamp, New Zealand’s Feature Film Development programme Project Manager &Programme Co-ordinator 2019-2022.
Evie’s professional development includes SWAG Professional Respect workshop, Compton Creative Leadership with Sue Maslin, Share the Knowledge Line producing and Practical Producing with Emma Slade and Victoria Dabbs, Loading Docs Alumni development programme, Kōpere Hou - Fresh Shorts Development Lab 2018/19.
Evie is the Programme Manager for Rupture, Aotearoa, New Zealand’s Pilot TV series development programme
Evie returned from living overseas in 2015 and is the mother of Mack, and twin girls Winifred and Louise. Evie has reached the stage in her career where she now only commits to projects that personally resonate with her and are driven by creative ideas that she is confident will be successful. Evie’s big wider family, community of friends and networks provides a constant sounding board from which she draws strength, support and ideas!
Evie's Photography and freelance producing website here.
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