Andy Roelants

Nearly 60 years after picking up a film camera for the first time, Andy Roelants is still excited about telling stories on screen. The owner of camera equipment rental firm Metro Film and co-founder of digital imaging service The Rebel Fleet has played a part in many big moments in the renaissance of the New Zealand screen industry.

As soon as they opened that camera box, I knew instantly that this was what I wanted to do in my life. Andy Roelants, on first getting his hands on a movie camera