Deadline has confirmed that Netflix film executives Lisa Nishimura and Ian Bricke are exiting the streamer amid a reorganization of the film group.
All live action film content will now be overseen by Kira Goldberg, Ori Marmur, and Niija Kuykendall. We hear that Netflix will continue to make indie pics, and that this whole plan was part of streamlining and solidifying ops.
Scott Stuber, Chairman of Netflix Film, had the following to say in a statement: “Lisa Nishimura joined Netflix in the DVD days, and as the company moved into streaming, she built our original documentary and stand-up comedy divisions from the ground up, and established Netflix as a powerhouse in both spaces.
Her documentary work includes American Factory, My Octopus Teacher, Making a Murderer and Tiger King; and on the narrative film side her work includes Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, and the upcoming They Cloned Tyrone, Rustin and NYAD.
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