Documentary Biz Still Wary of AVOD, FAST Deal Potential
Free ad-supported streaming channels have spread like wildfire but docu makers remain wary of the potential to break new titles in this arena.
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Free ad-supported streaming channels have spread like wildfire but docu makers remain wary of the potential to break new titles in this arena.
Free ad-supported streaming channels have spread like wildfire but docu makers remain wary of the potential to break new titles in this arena.
ALTHOUGH THE GOLDEN HORSE traditionally serves as the most coveted launching pad for Chinese-language filmmaking, this year, because of political tensions that have boiled over into official policy, there was a noticeable absence of films from mainland China. Given the brain drain currently afflicting the major cultural capitals of the mainland and Hong Kong, traditionally the intellectual beating heart of the region, it seems obvious that Taiwan, with its rich and dynamic cultural landscape—including an outsized filmmaking tradition that can comfortably stand its ground alongside South Kore...
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Films from Christine Choy and Brent Renaud, both of whom will be recognized at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival next month, are among the more than 100 films and shorts to be shown at the 31st edition of the festival.