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NZFC: New Zealand Film Commission    The New Zealand Film Commission is ' a government agency that invests in New Zealand feature films and short films. The NZFC is a government agency which aims to grow the New Zealand film industry. It supports both New Zealand and international stories with the main aim of telling the stories worldwide, balancing both “cultural and economic objectives to achieve successful outcomes for our industry and our people” according to their website. To help NZ filmmakers in the production process, the NZFC invests finance into films and short films and their production process to assist in the extensive costs,  contributing production financing to between eight and twelve films each year. Additionally, the NZFC offers grants to and assists with co-productions. It also promotes NZ films both in NZ and overseas worldwide, as well as markets NZ’s screen production industry overseas to attract international productions to NZ.  Helped fund the...

Disney founded: October 16th 1923 Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation studios Pixar Marvel Studios Lucasfilm 20th century studios 20th century animation Searchlight pictures Market Share: Disney (26%) Warner Bros. (16.3%) Universal (14.9%) Sony/Columbia (10.9%) 20th century fox (9.1%) Disney Case Study Case Studies- cross-media convergence and synergy Cross-media convergence  is converging multiple  media platforms  to promote a product.  the Avengers Alliance Facebook game developed by the Disney Interactive division uses social media to promote the Avengers film; this is a clear example of cross-media convergence.  On Instagram, Disney has over 9m followers and uses this as an adverting platform to promote products at a young audience. Disney is dominating the digital sphere through horizontal integration with the animation industry and through vertical integration with other media industries such as online social networks, TV streaming and the gaming ...

THE ORIGINAL BIG 6: 20th Century Fox Paramount Pictures Warner Bros. Universal studios  Columbia Pictures Walt Disney Studios   The original big six accounted for over 83% of the North American market share and bought in billions of dollars in revenue each year. The 6 companies that form the Hollywood system.  However, in 2019, Walt Disney Studios acquired Fox studios and then became the BIG 5. THE BIG 5: Walt Disney Studios  Paramount Pictures  Warner Bros.  Universal Studios  Columbia Pictures  OLIGOPOLIES: The term used to describe the big 5 (conglomerates) dominating the media landscape or market/industry. VERTICAL INTEGRATION:  When a company owns all stages of the production, distribution and sale or, in the case of cinema, exhibition of the product.  HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION: Complementary businesses in relation to the film this means one large company owning several other companies in different media. (eg. owning a f...

NEW ZEALAND FILM: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: Release date:   19th June 2014 (NZ), 13th February 2015 (USA) Budget:  $1.6 million USD  Opening weekend: $83,555 (2.4% of total gross) Gross earnings: $3,469,224 (domestic)                                 $4,788,759 (international)  Directors: Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement Cast: Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement and Jonny Brugh A-list actors: Taika Waititi Controversy:    The film was pirated. After shutting down a piracy website based in Mount Wellington, Auckland, the website revealed that, at 277,000 downloads. What We Do in the Shadows is one of its most heavily pirated movies. Distribution: Madman Entertainment (NZ) and Paramount pictures (North America) Funding: Crowd funding  Critical response: Average rating of 7.80/10.   "Smarter, fresher, and funnier than a modern vampire movie h...