Company Mission Statement:

"To produce resources that will educate, enrich and entertain young people, using the full spectrum of media to build knowledge and critical thinking about the world around them."

Established in 1994 by Di Oliver-Zahl and Glenis Giles, OliverGILES Productions (Limited 2003) is a media and communications company who specialise in producing multimedia programmes that offer an integrated approach to successful social marketing and public education.

New Zealand owned and operated, the company has a proud commitment to producing professional, innovative, content with wide audience appeal.

Film and Television

Oliver-Zahl and Giles have worked in the film and television industry since 1989. Collectively and individually they have produced and worked extensively on a diverse range of productions: award-winning theatrical shorts, feature films, factual programmes, television drama, television magazine series, children's television and television commercials for the New Zealand market.

Further information about film productions can be found on the New Zealand Film Commision web site.

Educational Media

The OliverGILES team has vision and energy for ideas that engage, entertain and involve young people. Their strength lies in the unique combination of considerable professional practice and academic research. They work with some of New Zealand's best creative talents, have a commitment to innovation and quality, and have strategic alliances with specialist partners in the production of content for animation, interactive and multimedia platforms.

OliverGILES developed their most recent Project Q, over three years and were about to start pre-production of the television series when Di was killed in an accident in February 2005. Di's devastating loss, both personally and professionally, has galvanised Glenis to continue their work.

Project Q is supported by The Sir Peter Blake Trust, the Ministry of Education, the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research and the Crown Research Institutes, Transpower, the Vodafone Foundation, The Royal Society, Television New Zealand and Oktobor Interactive.

Currently OliverGILES is working with Eve Bay Studio to develop further Career DVDs and other projects geared towards youth.