Swink Films

Swink Films Video journalist/content creator for sports and gaming news, documentaries and live events. Hi, I'm Logan Swinkels and this is Swink Films.

I tell inspiring stories with fresh, compelling video production for sports news and documentaries, along with covering live events and creating short-form digital content to entertain and inform fans. As of March 28th 2021, I am back in New Zealand and looking for my next challenge. My work has been featured by News Corp Australia, NHL dot com, TSN's Bardown, CSN Philadelphia, Fox Sports Australia, Sky Sport NZ, and more. For freelance bookings please message via this page.

I went mobile for this trip to France covering the Rugby World Cup for SENZ.I didn’t want to be lugging around a Sony ca...
17/09/2023

I went mobile for this trip to France covering the Rugby World Cup for SENZ.

I didn’t want to be lugging around a Sony camera plus tripod from train to train, and this Smallrig solution with my iPhone worked out perfectly.

New Zealand's ice hockey community has lost a true legend with the passing of Robert Blitz. He spent many tireless hours...
06/02/2022

New Zealand's ice hockey community has lost a true legend with the passing of Robert Blitz. He spent many tireless hours building up The Frosty Spot rink in Wellington and fostering a love for the game that has seen the sport grow tremendously in a short space of time across all age groups. Gone but never forgotten - Rest In Peace, Rob 💙

Three years in a row, the New Zealand Ice Blacks miss out on the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Champi...
31/01/2022

Three years in a row, the New Zealand Ice Blacks miss out on the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships.

They last competed at the 2019 Div2B tournament in Mexico, finishing third. I have hours of footage from that year…the story remains unfinished. Or maybe that is the story?

Happy New Year! I brought cookies 🥳Who knows what 2022 will bring Swink Films, I’m just hoping to make some cool content...
01/01/2022

Happy New Year! I brought cookies 🥳

Who knows what 2022 will bring Swink Films, I’m just hoping to make some cool content and meet interesting people in the process. Let’s all make the most of it! 👊

28/10/2021

Talk of bringing back the North Sydney Bears warms my footy heart. Back in 2019, I produced this retrospective video on the team for the Daily Telegraph with words by the great Nick Campton - a definite favourite from my time working in Aussie sports media 🐻

01/10/2021

The Seattle Kraken's Chris Driedger is also pretty good at air hockey! Back in 2018, CGW interviewed him and fellow goalie Richard Bachman ahead of the Ice Hockey Classic.

Shot on the Sony X70 / Produced for The Crowd Goes Wild, June 2018

24/09/2021

Twelve months out from the 2016 Olympic Games, competing in Rio wasn’t really on Eliza McCartney’s radar - but she quickly became a rising star in world athletics - setting a national record plus a junior world record.

Shot on the Sony FS7 / Produced for Newshub Sport, August 2016

22/09/2021

Joel Rindelaub explores some of the best eats Queenstown has to offer before taking in a hockey game at the local rink.

Shot on the Canon C100 MkII / Produced for Puck Yeah Podcast, January 2019.

22/09/2021

Chasing history at Rio, Lisa Carrington was training to become the first New Zealand woman to win two gold medals at the same games - competing in the 200m and 500m K-1 events.

Shot on the Sony FS7 / Produced for Newshub Sport, June 2016

20/09/2021

After 472 Sydney grade cricket matches, UTS North Sydney allrounder Rob Aitken made history with the Bears.

Produced for NewsCorp Australia, January 2020

19/09/2021

Go behind the scenes of the KFC SuperCoach BBL commercial featuring cricket legend Shane Warne 🇦🇺

Produced for NewsCorp Australia, November 2019.

17/09/2021

Aged 34 at the time, javelin thrower Stuart Farquhar was one of the most experienced members of New Zealand’s track and field contingent for the 2016 Olympics - watch as Farquhar gives an insight into what it takes to throw on sport's biggest stage.

Shot on the Sony FS7 / Produced for Newshub Sport, July 2016

16/09/2021

Flashback to 2017 when the NZIHL’s West Auckland Admirals successfully defended the Toa Kauhanga Riri Tio challenge trophy against their crosstown rivals, the Botany Swarm.

Shot on the Canon C100 MkII / Produced for Puck Yeah Podcast, June 2017.

14/09/2021

James McOnie interviews members of the Blacks Ferns Sevens squad while in Paris, putting their French skills to the test at a local cafe.

Shot on the Sony X70 / Produced for The Crowd Goes Wild, June 2018

14/09/2021

Join NBL greats Shane Heal & Steve Carfino as they get mic’d up to coach a variety of Aussie sport stars and media personalities while raising money for the Starlight Foundation.

Produced for NewsCorp Australia, January 2020

Essential editing under level 4 restrictions…it can be lonely 😅
13/09/2021

Essential editing under level 4 restrictions…it can be lonely 😅

Over the past 18 months there hasn't been many shoots while going in and out of lockdown, both in Australia and New Zeal...
13/09/2021

Over the past 18 months there hasn't been many shoots while going in and out of lockdown, both in Australia and New Zealand. Starting today I'll be updating this page more to showcase some of my favourite projects, stay tuned 👀

14/06/2021

Surprise, I'm back in New Zealand producing ice hockey videos like this! Gotta say, the Sony Z90 is an absolute workhorse.

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Welcome to Swink Films

Hi, I'm Logan Swinkels and welcome to Swink Films. I tell stories with fresh, compelling video production for sports news, documentaries and live events.

Based in Auckland, New Zealand and ready to travel wherever that story might take me - I primarily shoot with the Sony FS7 or Canon C100.

I also create sports videos daily for The Crowd Goes Wild and host Puck Yeah! Podcast with new episodes out weekly on iTunes and SoundCloud.

My work has been featured on NHL.com, TSN's Bardown, Sky Sport NZ, CSN Philadelphia and more. For bookings, feel free to message via this page.