Vincent Ward
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Vincent Ward is a New Zealand filmmaker known for his visually imaginative, often spiritually themed films, including his work on the adaptation of "What Dreams May Come."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vincent Ward canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8361473 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vincent Ward Context triple: [What Dreams May Come, filmAdaptationDirector, Vincent Ward]
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A.
Mark Wing-Davey
Mark Wing-Davey is a British actor and director best known for playing the two-headed, three-armed Zaphod Beeblebrox in the original radio and television adaptations of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
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B.
Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood is a Northern Irish politician who has served as leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and as a Member of Parliament for Foyle.
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C.
Barry Alexander Brown
Barry Alexander Brown is an American film editor and director best known for his long-time collaboration with Spike Lee on numerous critically acclaimed films.
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D.
Colin Friels
Colin Friels is a Scottish-born Australian actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in Australian cinema of the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Darren Gilshenan
Darren Gilshenan is an Australian actor and comedian known for his work in television, film, and theatre, particularly in character and comic roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vincent Ward Target entity description: Vincent Ward is a New Zealand filmmaker known for his visually imaginative, often spiritually themed films, including his work on the adaptation of "What Dreams May Come."
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A.
Mark Wing-Davey
Mark Wing-Davey is a British actor and director best known for playing the two-headed, three-armed Zaphod Beeblebrox in the original radio and television adaptations of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
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B.
Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood is a Northern Irish politician who has served as leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and as a Member of Parliament for Foyle.
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C.
Barry Alexander Brown
Barry Alexander Brown is an American film editor and director best known for his long-time collaboration with Spike Lee on numerous critically acclaimed films.
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D.
Colin Friels
Colin Friels is a Scottish-born Australian actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in Australian cinema of the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Darren Gilshenan
Darren Gilshenan is an Australian actor and comedian known for his work in television, film, and theatre, particularly in character and comic roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-02-16 ⓘ |
| directed |
Map of the Human Heart
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River Queen ⓘ The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey ⓘ Vigil ⓘ What Dreams May Come ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ilam School of Fine Arts
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University of Canterbury ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinema of New Zealand ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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drama film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European art cinema ⓘ |
| knownFor |
spiritually themed films
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visually imaginative filmmaking ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Map of the Human Heart
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River Queen ⓘ The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey ⓘ Vigil ⓘ What Dreams May Come ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greytown, New Zealand ⓘ |
| website | http://www.vincentwardfilms.com/ ⓘ |
| wrote |
Map of the Human Heart
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River Queen ⓘ The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vincent Ward Description of subject: Vincent Ward is a New Zealand filmmaker known for his visually imaginative, often spiritually themed films, including his work on the adaptation of "What Dreams May Come."
Referenced by (1)
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