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Paul Wiegard co-founded Madman Entertainment in 1996, a leading independent distribution and rights management company for feature film with offices in Melbourne, Auckland & Berlin. Films distributed by Madman include over 100 Academy Award® nominees and winners.
Paul Wiegard co-founded Madman Entertainment, one of Australia’s leading independent distribution and rights management companies for film and television, in 1996. Currently Madman’s CEO, he has executive produced feature films such as Balibo and The Turning as well as High Ground, The Trip to Greece and Nitram, which premiered in Cannes in ...
Paul Wiegard was born on 4 July 1969 in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Paul is a producer and executive, known for Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), Animal Kingdom (2010) and That Sugar Film (2014).
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- Producer, Additional Crew, Executive
- East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Paul Wiegard
Paul Wiegard is co-founder and a managing director of the Melbourne-based Madman Entertainment. The Australian-owned theatrical and home entertainment distribution, rights management and production company, has more than 100 employees and is known for its commitment to feature documentaries, world cinema and quality Australian movies.
Apr 11, 2021 · Independent producer and distributor Paul Wiegard said on Sunday that had the change gone ahead, “it could well have led to market failure. Within 12 months, we’d have seen a shortage of Australian films hitting the screen”.
Join us at 1pm on Friday 26 April 2024 as we do a deep dive with Paul Wiegard, Co-Founder and CEO of Madman Entertainment, into the Australian theatrical landscape, what he’s looking for across feature films and documentaries and gain some understanding of his approach to the international market.
Paul Wiegard was born on 4 July 1969 in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Paul is a producer and executive, known for Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), Animal Kingdom (2010) and That Sugar Film (2014).
