Miranda Harcourt

For seven years Miranda was the Head of the Acting Department at Toi Whakaari - New Zealand Drama School. Miranda teaches at the National Film and Television School in London (NFTS), AFTRS and The Hub in Sydney, at Toi Whakaari, The Actors' Program and Victoria University in NZ and by Zoom with individual clients. In 2019 and 2021 she was a Governor for the Filmmaker Lab and the Rising Stars at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF).

Miranda has coached Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy, International Emmy and BAFTA-award nominated and winning performances. In 2017 Miranda co-directed NZ YA classic The Changeover with Stuart McKenzie. The film was released in the UK, the US and NZ. It was critically acclaimed and was selected for film festivals including Rome, Sydney, Malmo and Neuchatel.