It’s 20 years since Kiwi cinema’s greatest night, when the final film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy won 11 Oscars. Two decades on, the film sector contributes more than $3.5 billion to the economy each year and directly employs almost 14,000 people. But is it still one industry to rule them all? On this week’s pod we talk to industry powerbrokers and learn the fate of the government’s screen rebate scheme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Tova O’Brien hosts Stuff’s political podcast holding the powerful to account and putting the concerns of real people front and centre.With regular guests Andrea Vance, picking the winners and losers of the week in Snakes and Leaders, and Luke Malpass, calling key moments for the coming week in Beehive Buzz.You can read analysis supporting this podcast on stuff.co.nz.Need more great podcasts? Check out Stuff's full catalogue here.GET IN TOUCHEmail tova@stuff.co.nz.CREDITSHost and producer: Tova O'Brien.Sound design, audio editing and mixing: Connor Scott and John Ropiha.Executive producer: Chris Reed