Paul Wiegard co-founded Madman Entertainment, a leading independent distribution and rights management company for film and television with offices in Melbourne, Auckland & Berlin, in 1996. Madman represents content across theatrical, disc, digital and ancillary platforms.

Paul has executive produced 20+ feature and documentary films. Additionally he is responsible for establishing DocPlay, a dedicated documentary streaming VOD platform. Currently, President – Australian Independent Distributors Association (AIDA), Board Member of AHEDA and Australian Centre of The Moving Image (ACMI) and Co-Chair of Australian International Documentary Conference ( AIDC ). Paul is a graduate of the AFTRS Master of Screen Art and Business.