John Barnett: Film industry puts too much emphasis on art
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"Film [in New Zealand] is not really an industry," says John Barnett in this interview with The New Zealand Herald. "It is still fairly random and hit and miss. It has never been encouraged to think as a business and the emphasis has been on the art." Barnett is one of the country's highest achievers in the production of film and television, and has produced five of the 10 top grossing local films. He discusses why the industry has not developed as it should, and how he helped save a local hip-hop label from liquidation."Film [in New Zealand] is not really an industry," says John Barnett in this interview with The New Zealand Herald. "It is still fairly random and hit and miss. It has never been encouraged to think as a business and the emphasis has been on the art." Barnett is one of the country's highest achievers in the production of film and television, and has produced five of the 10 top grossing local films. He discusses why the industry has not developed as it should, and how he helped save a local hip-hop label from liquidation.