Pinewood-Iskandar Malaysia: giant player enters fierce regional market

Michael Lake is a familiar senior face at the studio end of Australian production. Now he is guiding the completion of the Pinewood-Iskandar production complex in Malaysia, which could be a complete g
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Michael Lake is a familiar senior face at the studio end of Australian production. Now he is guiding the completion of the Pinewood-Iskandar production complex in Malaysia, which could be a complete game-changer for many companies. Dr O’Donnell talked to him in Malaysia.

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Dr Vincent O'Donnell
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Once a film editor, Dr Vincent O’Donnell is a historian of Australian film agencies. He is an honorary fellow in RMIT University’s School of Media and Communication, a past president of the Producers and Directors Guild of Victoria and former executive producer at Film Victoria.