Maria Luisa Alvarez

Anything is possible, but nothing is done alone.

Best memory from 2020: Planning a successful, filmable Disneyland inspired Winter Wonderland party in a paddock, despite gail force winds, hail and torrential rain.

I am a well-traveled Kiwi-Mexican who is committed and disciplined, able to learn and adapt fast, collaborative and can meet challenging deadlines. The majority of my work experience is in the media and technical department of the global pet food manufacturing industry and creative pursuits in Latin America.

I have a passion for producing and directing for comedy, drama, action and documentary with a strongly global perspective. I value team work, a healthy work culture and expressing gratitude to those you work alongside. My goals are to advance my producing and story telling skills, and to connect with individuals, businesses and causes that benefit the world.

• 'Save The Date' 48 Hour Film Festival Social Media Video 2021 (Director)
• 'Loko' Documentary, New Zealand Herald Web-Series Documentary 2021 (Transcribing, Archival Footage Logging)
• 'Hira The Healer' Māori Television Episode 2021 (Production Assistant)
• 'Manawa Karioi' Documentary 2021 (Production Assistant)
• 'The Next Step' Documentary Web-Series 2022 (Producer)
• 'Life's A Drag' Short Film, Victoria University MFA Film Project 2021 (Producer)
• 'Mixed Up' Documentary Victoria University MFA Film Project 2021 (Producer)
• 'The Lascar' Short Film Victoria University MFA Film Project 2021 - 2022 (Production Coordinator)
• 'The Next Step' Documentary Victoria University MFA Film Project 2021 - 2022 (Co-Editor)
• '1313' Music Video 2021 (Producer)
• 'Our Friend James' Horror-Comedy Short Film 2021 Victoria University MFA Film Project (Art Director)
• Victoria University Student Fund Web Commercial 2021 (Director)
• ‘Knots: A Documentary on Puppetism’ for 48 Hour Film Festival 2nd Place Best Comedy Taranaki 2016 (Director, Co-Producer, Co-Editor)
• ‘Out of The Beaten Track’ Palmerston North Girl’s High School Film Project 2012 (Script writer, Producer, Director, Camera Operator, Editor)
• ‘Memory’ Massey University Film Project (Director, Producer, Script writer, Camera Operator, Editor)
• ‘A Beautiful Day’ Music Video Massey University Film Project (Scriptwriter, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Editor)
• ‘Story & Persuasion’ Archived Footage Massey University Film Project (Scriptwriter, Director, Producer, Editor)
• ‘Re-Wired’ Documentary (Script writer, Director, Producer, Camera Operator, Editor)
• NZ Story Fern Mark workshop for local businesses representing New Zealand on the world stage (government led)
• NZTE Marketing Consultant training for Covid 19 conditions (10 weeks)
• Biophive - Trained, coordinated and supervised team of 7 -15 pack room staff members for 1 month sprints, packing off up to 25,000 multiple piece units for international markets.

Vanessa Patea - Useful Media Producer | vanessapatea@gmail.com | 021 120 8597

Ruth Korver - Useful Media Producer | ruthkorver@gmail.com | 021 150 7201

Dr Paul Wolffram - Victoria University of Wellington Associate Professor, Master of Fine Arts (Creative Practice) Course Designer |

paul.wolffram@vuw.ac.nz | +64 44636823

Alex Honore - Biophive Operations Manager | alex@biophive.com | +64 22 360 6638