Philippa Rennie
Executive
Philippa Rennie heads the drama division of Warner Bros NZ, a role she secured after a decade leading the Business and Legal Affairs team at Touchdown, which ultimately became part of the Warner Brothers empire. Raised in Auckland, Rennie studied law and arts at Otago University, then spent four years in London as a lawyer for an English production company and the Scandanavian Broadcast Service. At Warners she develops projects for the Kiwi and global market. She was nominated for an NZ Television Award in 2021, as a producer of miniseries Black Hands, and again in 2024 as an executive producer of docu-series Escaping Utopia.
It was heartbreaking for Black Hands to be shut down, but through a collective effort and supportive screen community, we started filming again at Alert Level 1. We’re proud to say Black Hands was one of the first scripted drama productions in New Zealand and the first Warner Brothers International production in the world to recommence filming in the era of Covid-19. Philippa Rennie on making miniseries Black Hands in the age of covid, Auckland Unlimited website, 25 November 2020
