Lesley Hansen
Lesley has an in depth background in production having worked in various roles across advertising, film and tv industries in London and Sydney.
Since moving back to Auckland, Lesley transitioned into film through GFC Films, one of New Zealand’s premium production houses where she’s worked on a variety of theatrical release and feature length documentaries.
Most recently she was Production Manager on the adaptation for international release of, The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck and Billion Dollar Heist, a feature documentary about one of the biggest cyber heists of all time. Both projects are currently in post production, a process that Lesley is managing.
In 2021 Lesley developed and produced a short documentary called ‘Young and Hooked on Chemsex’ with funding from TVNZ and NZOA as a TVNZ original, directed by Harry Wynn.
Lesley is developing a feature length documentary with Harry Wynn and line producing two feature length documentaries through GFC Films.
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Lesley Hansen
Lesley has an in depth background in production having worked in various roles across advertising, film and tv industries in London and Sydney.
Since moving back to Auckland, Lesley transitioned into film through GFC Films, one of New Zealand’s premium production houses where she’s worked on a variety of theatrical release and feature length documentaries.
Most recently she was Production Manager on the adaptation for international release of, The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck and Billion Dollar Heist, a feature documentary about one of the biggest cyber heists of all time. Both projects are currently in post production, a process that Lesley is managing.
In 2021 Lesley developed and produced a short documentary called ‘Young and Hooked on Chemsex’ with funding from TVNZ and NZOA as a TVNZ original, directed by Harry Wynn.
Lesley is developing a feature length documentary with Harry Wynn and line producing two feature length documentaries through GFC Films.
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