Ilai Amar

Kia ora! My name is Ilai Amar.

I'm an experienced creative & commercial Film Producer based in Aotearoa.

You can find me and get in touch on Linked In and Instagram.

Creative

I am one of three producers for THUNDERLIPS’ debut feature, Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant, which is in post-production, marking my debut in feature filmmaking.

My recent work includes producing Help, I’m Alien Pregnant by THUNDERLIPS, which premiered in July 2024 and has gone on to screen in over a dozen prominent film festivals around the world, Executive Producing series 3 to 5 of Someday Stories and Producing the NZ Film Commission funded short film Pain which had its World Premiere in Competition at the New Zealand International Film Festival 2020, and has since been invited to screen at 6 international film festivals including Busan International Short Film Festival 2021, and Aspen Shortsfest 2021.

In the last 5 years I have also produced Sail Away which premiered at NZ’s Best (NZIFF) in 2018, Balloons, a 20-minute short film directed by Michael Hurst, and the short documentaries Bitter Sweet and Lions, both of which were selected to screen as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival 2016.

Ngā mihi.