Actor Sam Neill and cin­e­matog­ra­pher Alun Bollinger have con­firmed they will join the line-up of speak­ers in the Big Screen Sym­po­sium, to be held at the Uni­ver­sity of Auck­land, Sep­tem­ber 1st and 2nd.

Sam Neill has been con­firmed for an ‘In Con­ver­sa­tion With’ ses­sion. Neill is an iconic fig­ure in NZ cin­ema and a suc­cess­ful actor inter­na­tion­ally. A Golden Globe nom­i­nee, he has starred in over 60 fea­ture films from kiwi clas­sics and British dra­mas to Hol­ly­wood block­busters, includ­ing the Juras­sic Park series, The Piano (1993) and the 2012 US Fox series Alca­traz.

Alun Bollinger is on board to deliver the cin­e­matog­ra­phy ses­sion. Bollinger is one of New Zealand’s pre­mier cin­e­matog­ra­phers, hav­ing shot films for Jane Cam­pion, Peter Jack­son, Roger Don­ald­son and Vin­cent Ward. Bollinger’s immense skill and exper­tise in cin­e­matog­ra­phy is widely acclaimed. He has cre­ated strik­ing and mem­o­rable images for many iconic films includ­ing Heav­enly Crea­tures (1994), Good­bye Pork Pie (1981) and Vigil (1984).

Organ­is­ers Script to Screen and J&A Pro­duc­tions say the atten­dance of these heavy­weights is set to bring even greater expe­ri­ence, insight and depth to the already impres­sive line-up of local and inter­na­tional speakers.

Tick­ets are on sale now, avail­able through the Big Screen Sym­po­sium web­site, with early bird ticket sales clos­ing Fri­day, July 27th.

The Big Screen Sym­po­sium takes place on 1st to 2nd of Sep­tem­ber 2012 at the Owen G Glen Build­ing, Uni­ver­sity of Auck­land Busi­ness School. To find out more, please visit www.bigscreensymposium.com.