Carthew Neal

Carthew Neal is a New Zealand film, television and interactive producer. He was named Independent Producer of the Year in 2016 at the New Zealand SPADA conference. He was also named in Variety's 2016 Producers to Watch.

Neal produced Taika Waititi's adventure comedy film Hunt for the Wilderpeople, which stars Sam Neill and Julian Dennison. It is based on best selling novel Wild Pork & Watercress written by Barry Crump. Hunt for the Wilderpeople premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. It became New Zealand's number #1 at the box office and sold out to all territories worldwide.

He also produced David Farrier and Dylan Reeve's feature documentary Tickled, which also premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. It was released by Magnolia and HBO in the US and sold by Magnolia worldwide.

He is currently producing Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek's movie The Breaker Upperers.

He produced Justin Pemberton's interactive documentary I Spy; a co-production with Canadian digital company Jam3. He also produces an online cartoon, Aroha Bridge (previously Hook Ups), written by Coco Solid. An early pioneer in interactive web storytelling, he produced and directed pick-a-path comedy 5 Minute Call in 2002 and London Calling in 2003.

Carthew is associate producer on Walt Disney Pictures film Pete's Dragon, working under Barrie M. Osborne.

He produced TV3 comedy Super City starring Madeleine Sami. Super City had two seasons directed by Taika Waititi and Oscar Kightley. It has been piloted in the United States with American Broadcasting Company.

Previously he conceived and produced two seasons of TV3's Wa$ted! environmental make-over series, which was remade around the world, including in America.