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Film Industry & Awards Terms Starting With N

The film industry & awards terms that begin with N, in alphabetical order.

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Definitions of Film Industry & Awards Terms Starting With N

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  • NABET

    The National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET-CWA) is a labor union representing technical and production staff, primarily in the broadcast television and radio industries.

  • National Board of Review

    The National Board of Review is one of America's oldest film organizations, dedicated to supporting cinema and known for being the first major group to announce its annual awards.

  • National Endowment for the Arts

    The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence, including film and media arts.

  • National Film Registry

    The National Film Registry is a collection of films selected by the United States Library of Congress for preservation due to their cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance.

  • Negative Pickup

    A financing deal where a distributor agrees to buy a completed film negative at a set price

  • Negotiated License

    A negotiated license is a custom legal agreement that grants a production the specific right to use a copyrighted piece of music, art, or intellectual property.

  • Net Deal

    A net deal is a profit-sharing contract in the film industry where a participant is paid a percentage of the movie's net profits, which are notoriously difficult to realize.

  • Net Participation

    Profit-sharing based on net profits after all costs and expenses are recouped

  • Net Promoter Score (NPS)

    Net Promoter Score is a market research metric that measures audience loyalty by asking how likely they are to recommend a film to a friend or colleague.

  • Netflix Originals

    Netflix Originals is the brand name for films and series that are commissioned, co-produced, or exclusively distributed by the streaming service Netflix.

  • Neutral Spanish Track

    A neutral Spanish track is a localized audio version using standardized Spanish to appeal across multiple Spanish-speaking regions.

  • NexGuard

    A commercial forensic watermarking solution for tracing piracy across distribution channels.

  • NFT Ticketing

    Event access managed as on-chain tokens with provenance, resale controls, and programmable perks.

  • Nichols Screenwriting Fellowship

    The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is the world's most prestigious competition for amateur screenwriters, administered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

  • Nielsen Ratings

    A measurement system that estimates television and streaming audiences in the United States.

  • Nit Level

    A unit of luminance measurement used in display and projection

  • Nitrate Print

    A nitrate print is a motion picture made on a film base of cellulose nitrate, the flammable and chemically unstable stock used until the early 1950s.

  • Nitrate Vault

    A Nitrate Vault is a highly specialized, fireproof archival facility designed specifically for the safe, long-term storage of dangerously flammable cellulose nitrate motion picture film.

  • Nollywood film

    Nollywood is the brand name for the Nigerian film industry, one of the most prolific in the world, known for its rapid, low-budget production and direct-to-consumer distribution model.

  • Non-Fungible Token

    Blockchain-linked digital asset sometimes used for film collectibles, funding, or access, with volatile value and legal ambiguities.

  • NRTA

    China’s National Radio and Television Administration, the regulator overseeing broadcast and streaming content policies.

  • NZOFLC

    The NZOFLC is the Office of Film and Literature Classification, the government agency that classifies media content in New Zealand.

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