Curtis Vowell is a Cook Island Maori director who has worked in the New Zealand film industry for the last 15 years. His debut feature film FANTAIL won over crowds both at home and overseas screening at a number of international film festivals.FANTAIL was nominated for 8 New Zealand Film Awards including Best Director and Best Film and was invited to have its international premiere at Rotterdam International Film Festival. The film was also selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival, winning a People’s Choice award.

His second feature film BABY DONE with Taika Waititi and Carthew Neal’s Piki Films was released in 2020, and stars Rose Matafeo and Matthew Lewis. In 2021 it was sold theatrically to the US and UK.

Curtis directed SEIZE THEM! for DJ Films, which has an all-star UK comedy cast, including Nick Frost, Aimee Lou Wood and Loly Adefope. He also directed the final block of OUTLAWS s3 (Big Talk Studios/Amazon Prime Video/BBC3) , starring Christopher Walken and Stephen Merchant. He is currently entering festivals with his fourth feature film, funded by the NZ Film Commission, as well as directing episodes of popular NZ hospital drama Shortland Street.