Inge Rademeyer is an actress and filmmaker. Born in South Africa she immigrated to New Zealand at 15. After majoring in Film, TV and Media Studies as well as Theatre and Drama at the University of Auckland, Rademeyer moved to Wellington to pursue working in the growing New Zealand film industry.[citation needed] She worked at Academy-Award winning VFX house Weta Digital on projects such as King Kong, Avatar and The Hobbit. During this time she also produced and starred [1][2] in a critically acclaimed independent feature film Good for Nothing[3] with her partner - writer director Mike Wallis - also Weta Digital alumni.[citation needed] During post-production Oscar-winner Jamie Selkirk came on board as an Executive Producer and investor in the film [1]
Life and career
editRademeyer was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She immigrated to New Zealand with her family when she was 15.[4] She was a member of the contemporary dance company Black Grace’s UYM for 4 years.[5] She graduated from the University of Auckland with a degree in film and drama and having been awarded a scholarship for flair in comedy acting (Charlotte Emily Lubeck Scholarship).[6] After university she met fiancé Mike Wallis and subsequently moved to Wellington to join him in working at Peter Jackson’s VFX company Weta Digital. After attempts at purchasing a house they both realized that they “didn’t want to buy a house” and just “wanted to make movies”.[7][1] They then started making Good for Nothing [8] with the support of many film industry friends, family and local farmers where they shot on location in both the South Island and North Island of New Zealand.[9]
Good for Nothing had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival[10] to positive reviews and sell out screenings.[11][12] Rademeyer and Wallis sold the film to a US distributor and following the theatrical release in the US Rademeyer was labeled a “lovely newcomer” by The Hollywood Reporter[13] and “intriguingly beautiful” by Variety[14] amongst other positive reviews for the film including Leonard Maltin,[15][16] The New York Times[17] and Ain’t It Cool News.[18]
Leonard Maltin subsequently included Good for Nothing and Mike Wallis in The New York Times bestseller book Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide (2013 edition) as one of the “Fifty Notable Debut Features of the Past Twenty Years”.[19]
Following the New Zealand release Good for Nothing the film received 7 nominations at the New Zealand Film Awards 2012 including Best Picture and a Best Actress nomination for Rademeyer.[citation needed]
Rademeyer has also appeared in Weta Workshop and Greg Broadmore’s Dr Grordborts[20] universe as Leila Phantom in photos,[21][22] video[23] and the cover of a book.[24] Her fans created Phantom Facts.[25]
Her sister Ula Rademeyer[citation needed] is a VFX artist[26] at Weta Digital.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Good for Nothing | Isabella Montgomery | Nominated – New Zealand Film Awards Best Actress; Also Producer; Premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2011 |
| 2013 | Ancestral | Abby | Short film by Christian Rivers |
| 2008 | Escamotage | Lead | Short |
| 2008 | Silence, Pain and Fury | Lead | Short |
| 2007 | Dr Grordborts Infallible Aether Oscillators | Lead | Short film by Weta Workshop |
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Good for Nothing Movie » Making Of". www.goodfornothingmovie.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Persons, Dan (12 March 2012). "Mighty Movie Podcast: Mike Wallis and Inge Rademeyer on Good for Nothing". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Good for Nothing Movie". www.goodfornothingmovie.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Good for Nothing Movie » Inge Rademeyer". www.goodfornothingmovie.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Learning to shape up and dance with Black Grace". NZ Herald. 3 June 2001. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Scholarships by subject - The University of Auckland". www.arts.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Budget Kiwi western to hit US". Stuff. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Good for Nothing Movie » About". www.goodfornothingmovie.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Director a Central cowboy at heart". Stuff. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "2011 Film and Award History | Santa Barbara International Film Festival". Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "One Kiwi Western Plus Solid Skandis". www.independent.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Whistling Through a Megaphone". www.independent.com. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Good for Nothing -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Anderson, John (8 March 2012). "Good for Nothing". Variety. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (31 January 2011). "Celebration And Discovery In Santa Barbara". IndieWire. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Good for Nothing Review (62436)". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ Webster, Andy (9 March 2012). "'Good for Nothing' by Mike Wallis". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ AICNStaff. "Dustin continues his SBIFF coverage with a Kiwi take on a spaghetti western called GOOD FOR..." Aint It Cool News. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (2013). Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide (2013 ed.). Plume; 1 Original edition (August 29, 2012). p. xiii. ISBN 978-0452298545.
- ^ "Dr Grordbort's Infallible Aether Oscillators - Where Science Meets Violence". www.drgrordborts.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Victorious Mongoose 1902a Concealable Ray Pistol". Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Fantasy Firepower : steampunk ray gun grordbort". TrendHunter.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Dr Grordbort's Transmissions Video Infomercial". www.drgrordborts.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Dr Grordbort's Art Book - Signed First Edition". Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Loading..." www.wetacollectors.com.
- ^ "8th Annual VES Awards | Visual Effects Society". Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.