Vivienne Stone is a Producer who in her 20 year career has worked across pretty much all arts mediums and in both the arts and commercial sectors.
She’s produced short films ranging from Simon Perkins' Horseplay 1993 to Swansong by Kirsty Cameron 2012.
In the digital arena she pitched and won the job to produce Te Papa’s 12 touchscreen interactives. Still on display today the $1 million budget was the largest multi-media budget in NZ at the time (1996). She established Saatchi & Saatchi NZ’s Interactive Division in 1998 with a team that went on to win numerous awards of international digital distinction. Including a Cannes Cyber Lion for the delivery of adidas’ World Cup 2002 Interactive Campaign in 8 languages and with an unprecedented level of engagement for adidas.
In 2007 as General Manager of digital outfit Talk Me Into It, she delivered Olay for You.com for Procter & Gamble. This personal advisor app moved such high volumes of skin care that the P&G President made note of it in his 2007 report to Wall St.
As Director of South Island Arts Projects (1994) Vivienne was involved as writer/editor/producer in a number of print publications. In 2006 she co-authored with Gisella Carr a report for NZT&E Objects of Desire: export strategies for NZ’s visual arts and crafts, and most recently the book accompanying the Objectspace exhibition (co-curated with Kirsty Cameron and Katie Lockhart) Nanette Cameron design legend 2013.
For the past two years she’s been working alongside Lisa Reihana producing in Pursuit of Venus a 20 metre x 3 metre video wall. Reappraising the French panoramic wallpaper Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique 1804, the artwork’s envisaged completion mid 2014 will see it commence an exhibiting programme of galleries and museums worldwide.
She’s partner in, and producer of podgardening.co.nz. A bunch of videos and a website jam packed with luscious looking images and information on how to grown edible gardens.
In addition she and long-time friend and collaborator Kirsty Cameron are developing a documentary and book about the story of New Zealand wool.