{"id":23621,"date":"2024-11-15T09:21:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T08:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/?p=23621"},"modified":"2024-11-15T09:25:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T08:25:16","slug":"film-director-niija-kuykendall-leaves-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intelligence.ensider.de\/en\/2024\/11\/15\/filmchefin-niija-kuykendall-verlaesst-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Head of Film Niija Kuykendall leaves Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23621\" class=\"elementor elementor-23621\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb8271d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default creativo-sticky-disabled\" data-id=\"eb8271d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;enable_creativo_sticky&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bbcb817\" data-id=\"6bbcb817\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b76af4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74b76af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table width=\"100%\"><tbody><tr><td><table width=\"600\"><tbody><tr><td width=\"600\"><table><tbody><tr><td><div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\"><div><div class=\"pt-0\"><p>Netflix film manager Niija Kuykendall is leaving the company after three years. She joined in October 2021 as Vice President of Films and headed a department for mid-size productions such as holiday, faith-based and youth films. Her departure at the end of the year was confirmed by Netflix, but no reason was given.<\/p><p>Doug Belgrad, another Netflix film vice president, praised Kuykendall for her collaborations with well-known filmmakers such as Tyler Perry and Denzel Washington, as well as her influence on films such as <em>The Piano Lesson<\/em> and <em>Pain Hustlers<\/em>. Previously, Kuykendall worked for 13 years as Executive VP at Warner Bros. where she oversaw projects such as <em>A Star Is Born<\/em> and <em>Judas and the Black Messiah<\/em> supervised.<\/p><p>Her move to Netflix took place under Scott Stuber, who was replaced by Dan Lin at the beginning of 2023. Lin reorganised the film department with a focus on quality and a strong production rate, as CEO Ted Sarandos emphasised.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/film\/news\/netflix-film-niija-kuykendall-exit-1236209518\/\">Variety<\/a> reports in detail.<\/p><p>Picture: \u00a9 Paxabay<\/p><p class=\"false\">\u00a0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix film manager Niija Kuykendall is leaving the company after three years. 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