Janine (Nina) Burchett

Janine Burchett (known as Nina) is the Founder and Director of Shine School of Confidence. Janine trained at the at the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, performed with Limbs Dance Company, Dance Pacific, Mercury Theatre, BluePrint Theatre and then continued her acting training at Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School. After graduating she was nominated for New Zealand’s Most Promising Actress for her portrayal of May in Sam Shepard’s Fool For Love. 

In 2000 she moved to Sydney to perform in Pan as Mrs. Darling and Tinkerbell at the Capitol Theatre. Following this, she co-devised the play ˜Convict Women’ with Kropka Theatre which subsequently won an Enerco Cultural Award in Australia. She then took a year off theatre work and spent her time teaching for The Australian Academy of Performing Arts and writing her first film. Later that year she wrote and produced the short film ‘Gabriel’ with artist Cherie Knott. Gabriel went on to win numerous official selection A list film festival awards worldwide.  

Janine has an extensive list of television and film credits, her most recent including Ablaze, Hillary, Brokenwood Mysteries and Backward Showgirl Variation.   

As the founder and director of Shine School of Confidence she loves to see children thriving in a creative and supportive environment.  Shine's team of ten tutors currently teach at schools all over Auckland.  Janine's best role so far is as mum to her son Sam and her daughter Eva.

 Actor Agent - Robert Bruce

Awards
Best Film, Oberhausen International Film Festival, Germany
Best of the Fest, Palm Springs Short Film Festival, USA
Best Film, Dare to Dream, Giffoni, Hollywood
Best Film, Giffoni Children's Film Festival, Italy
Silver, New York Children's Film Festival, New York
Silver, International Family Film Festival, USA
Enerco Cultural Award, Convict Women, Australia
Nominated Best Newcomer Actress, Chapman Tripp, NZ