Online Heroines

The Candle Wasters is the collective effort of Claris Jacobs, Elsie Bollinger, Minnie Grace, and Sally Bollinger. Together they create web series inspired by the works of William Shakespeare. They have now created and shared three web series. Their first, Nothing Much To Do, was made completely unfunded but the following two (Lovely Little Losers and Bright Summer Night) received funding in the form of Kickstarter and NZ On Air. They're now setting their sights on creating original works with the upcoming Happy Playland and Tragicomic. Follow their progress or get in touch via The Candle Wasters on Youtube or thecandlewasters.tumblr.com

Britney Hazeldine is a lifestyle blogger and YouTuber under the name of 'URBN WILD'. She studied video production and has been blogging for 6 years now. Britney makes videos about style, food, mental health and everything else inbetween, and her vibrant personality has helped her build a tight knit community around her content. Get to know Britney or get in touch via URBN Wild or Twitter.

Anna Duckworth is a producer for Candlelit Pictures, creating music videos, and in 2014, the webseries $1 Reserve with The Actor's Program. Anna started making YouTube videos fresh out of high school, and the small but vibrant New Zealand Youtube community spurred her on to study film at university. After studying, she then travelled to New York on a one year work visa, working as a PA on feature films, ended up production co-ordinating on commercials and music videos, but returned to New Zealand to work with Candlelit Pictures. Get to know more about Candlelit Pictures, or get in touch with Anna via: candlelitpictures.co.nz vimeo.com/candlelitpictures or Twitter 

Kimberley McManus is a Youtuber, running Our Daily Life, who started out creating makeup videos, but now vlogs about her life as a solo mum and reviews of children's products. Kimberley has two kids, Zach and Sadie, and is currently studying to be a midwife. Get to know more about Kimberley, or subscribe to her Youtube channel at Our Daily Life 

Alix Whittaker left her formal studies to produce full time, and never looked back; co-founding Candlelit Pictures in 2010. Since then, she's gone on to produce over 50 music videos and short films, including Vimeo Staff Pick SheepDogWolf - Glare and was an ART Venture Award 2015 Winner. Get to know more about Candlelit Pictures, or get in touch with Alix via: candlelitpictures.co.nz vimeo.com/candlelitpictures @alixwhittaker

Morgan Leigh Stewart is a freelance producer, with a Master of Arts from the University of Melbourne in screen industry and cinema studies. She's worked on a variety of projects, especially low-budget ones like Make My Movie winner, Deathgasm and 48Hours Grand Finalist film Interloafer, made with an all-women cast and crew, however has also been a part of Hunt for the Wilderpeople, The Moe Show, and produced music videos for Broods, Anna Coddington, and The Checks. View all of Morgan's work at morgan-stewart.squarespace.com

Bea Joblin is a Wellington-based filmmaker who is passionate about women in film and telling stories that vary from the norm. She has so far released two web series, CNT Live and The Hutt Valley Dream Project, which she wrote, directed and produced, and her first feature film is currently in post-production. Find out more about Bea or get in contact via Lady Garden.

Tegan Morris is a Youtuber, with her channel Tegan Meets World. Tegan combines the reality of navigating a life with disabilities with interviews and the everyday for her channel. A disabilities advocate and public speaker, Tegan added published author to her list of titles this year with her book, Not Always Lost. You can follow Tegan, in all her adventures, at Tegan Meets World or on Facebook 

Charli Prangley is a designer and self confessed "side project addict" who runs a YouTube channel among other things. Charli started her channel in 2013 as a way to reach other people interested in design, music and style, and has since spoken on a panel at VidCon, at the 2016 seanwes conference. Charli's videos are a mixture of vlogs, design advice, travel, music, and much more, and she has grown a community of over 30,000 subscribers. Find out more about Charli, or get in touch via Charli Marie TV or Twitter

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