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Global creatives to guide UC’ Digital Screen programme
UC’s new Industry Advisory Board brings global expertise to guide the University’s Digital Screen programme and strengthen industry partnerships.
The new Digital Screen Kōawa Studios Industry Advisory Board will provide strategic insight into Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC)’s programme development, student recruitment and industry collaboration.
Chaired by Ingrid Taylor, a Christchurch-based commercial property lawyer with extensive governance experience, the Advisory Board also boasts award-winning film director Michelle Walshe, Whitebait Media founder Janine Morrell-Gunn ONZM, media-tech entrepreneur and Emmy judge Catherine Warren, creative technologist Nikora Ngaropo – whose past work at Wētā Digital included major productions such as Avatar, The Hobbit trilogy, and Iron Man 3 – among leaders from ChristchurchNZ, and the global screen and technology sectors.
The Advisory Board’s role will be pivotal in ensuring UC’s offerings are future focused, industry-connected, and globally relevant, as well as supporting the growth of the University’s Kōawa Studios, a purpose-built creative production hub.
The University of Canterbury’s Digital Screen programme, including the Bachelor of Digital Screen with Honours, prepares students to thrive in a rapidly evolving global industry that fuses creativity and technology. Students have access to world-class facilities, including a virtual production stage, motion capture studio, green screen room, and post-production suites. Learning alongside industry professionals and globally renowned academics, students develop the skills and experience needed to succeed in a competitive, collaborative sector.
“The Advisory Board will help us strength industry ties, bring global perspectives into the classroom, and continue developing Kōawa Studios as a hub for learning, collaboration, and creativity”.
