The New Zealand Film Commission.s new CEO Dave Gibson has called on the Kiwi production industry to .lift the bar..
The veteran film and TV producer sees the Nz screen industry entering a new era thanks to the government.s increased rebates and grants, which come into effect on April 1.
.The government has changed the incentives, now it.s up to the industry to make a go of it,. Gibson tells If. He sold his shares in the Gibson Group, which he founded 35 years ago, to senior management when he was hired as CEO, succeeding Graeme Mason.
.We would like to lift the bar a little bit, stretch a wee bit further, make films a bit better and get a few more eyeballs,. says Gibson, whose film and TV credits include The Silent One, Street Hospital, Fresh Meat, Time Trackers, Aftershock, Welcome to Paradise, Holly's Heroes, The Strip, The Last Ocean and Paradise Café.
The veteran film and TV producer sees the Nz screen industry entering a new era thanks to the government.s increased rebates and grants, which come into effect on April 1.
.The government has changed the incentives, now it.s up to the industry to make a go of it,. Gibson tells If. He sold his shares in the Gibson Group, which he founded 35 years ago, to senior management when he was hired as CEO, succeeding Graeme Mason.
.We would like to lift the bar a little bit, stretch a wee bit further, make films a bit better and get a few more eyeballs,. says Gibson, whose film and TV credits include The Silent One, Street Hospital, Fresh Meat, Time Trackers, Aftershock, Welcome to Paradise, Holly's Heroes, The Strip, The Last Ocean and Paradise Café.
- 2/4/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Veteran Kiwi TV and film producer Dave Gibson is the new CEO of the New Zealand Film Commission, succeeding Graeme Mason who is now CEO of Screen Australia.
Gibson is selling his shares in the Gibson Group, the Wellington-based production company he founded 35 years ago. Senior management Victoria Spackman, Allan Smith, Brett Tompkins and Bevin Linkhorn are buying his stake.
His five-year term starts in January. "It.s been a tough decision to move from the production industry where I.ve spent most of my working life but I.m excited by the challenge of working at the Film Commission and trying to make a difference," Gibson tells If.
.Dave Gibson is one of New Zealand.s most experienced film and television producers and we are delighted to have secured his services for this important leadership role. said Nzfc chair Patsy Reddy.
It's a popular choice among the Nz screen industry judging by initial reactions,...
Gibson is selling his shares in the Gibson Group, the Wellington-based production company he founded 35 years ago. Senior management Victoria Spackman, Allan Smith, Brett Tompkins and Bevin Linkhorn are buying his stake.
His five-year term starts in January. "It.s been a tough decision to move from the production industry where I.ve spent most of my working life but I.m excited by the challenge of working at the Film Commission and trying to make a difference," Gibson tells If.
.Dave Gibson is one of New Zealand.s most experienced film and television producers and we are delighted to have secured his services for this important leadership role. said Nzfc chair Patsy Reddy.
It's a popular choice among the Nz screen industry judging by initial reactions,...
- 12/2/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Filmmakers Sue Taylor and Amanda Higgs have been appointed to the ScreenWest board for three years. Taylor was previously an inaugural member of the ScreenWest board and in 2001, established her own production company, Taylor Media, whose credits include feature films The Tree and Last Train to Freo; telemovie 3 Acts of Murder; mini-series The Shark Net; and children's TV series Time Trackers. She was also recently appointed the vice-president of the Screen Producers Association of Australia. Higgs, who spent several years as an executive producer of drama at the ABC, recently script-edited ABC mini-series The Slap and executive produced Fox8 teen series SLiDE. Wa culture and the arts minister, John Day, said ScreenWest has an established reputation, having overseen the state...
- 12/20/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
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