Nationality: New Zealander
Birthdate: 00/00/1956
Birthplace: Greytown, New Zealand
Ward has made acclaimed short films and won praise for his debut feature, "Vigil" (1984), the first New Zealand-produced to be shown in competition at Cannes. Ward then spent four years making "The Navigator" (1988), a visually stunning fantasy about a group of men from plague-ridden, medieval England who tunnel through the earth--and time--into 20th-Century Australia in an attempt to save their village. He followed up with the intense romantic saga, "Map of the Human Heart" (1993).
1977
Medium-length film directing debut, "A State of Siege" (49 mins)
1979
Made first documentary, "In Spring One Plants Alone"
1984
Feature directing and co-writing debut, "Vigil"; first New Zealand film shown in competition at Cannes
