The latest Screentalk interview on NZ On Screen is a chat with film producer Don Blakeney. In this special ScreenTalk interview, with veteran producer and industry colleague John Barnett, Blakeney talks about:
How he got the Film Commission's first Executive Director job
How the Commission got going
The early filmmakers the Commission nurtured and funding philosophies back then
The importance of marketing New Zealand films
Producing Utu for Geoff Murphy
How luck went against Utu with both its NZ and international releases
How early Film Commission optimism is reflected in some of today's NZ feature film releases
Check out the interview here.