Has China Created The Darth Vader of Theater Chains? [PODCAST]
This episode of Indie Film Weekly imagines the impact of AMC’s Odeon purchase, which creates the world’s largest cinema chain and might completely screw theatrical for indies.
Co-hosts Jon Fusco, Emily Buder, and yours truly, Liz Nord, also discuss the 2016 Emmy nominees, how Hollywood’s notorious casting scams affect indie actors, and Blackmagic’s forward-thinking new Arduino shield for DIY remote lens control. The episode includes exclusive clips from interviews with filmmakers Roar Uthaug, whose film The Wave is out on Netflix this week, and Brady Corbet, whose film The Childhood of a Leader is hitting VOD & limited theatrical. As always, the show also brings news you can use about gear, upcoming grant and festival deadlines, this week’s indie film releases, our Ask No Film School segment, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.
Show Links & Mentions
No Film School articles
- The World's Biggest Theater Chain: What AMC's World Domination Means for Distribution
- Here Are the Cameras Used By the 2016 Best Cinematography Emmy Nominees
- What it Takes to Shoot a Blockbuster Disaster Movie Outside Hollywood: Norway's 'The Wave'
- How a Visual Master Re-Animated the Zombie Genre in 'Train to Busan'
- Why Ira Glass Hates Producing and Mike Birbiglia Cut Witty Lines in Improv Comedy 'Don't Think Twice'
- Cannes' One and Only Stoner-Tragicomedy Director Wants to 'Put Himself in Artistic Danger'
Filmmaking Tools
- Blackmagic Brings DIY Tech into Camera Control With New Arduino Shield 3G-SDI
- Achieve Two Recordings With One Video Device
- The Swiss Army Light: Introducing Aputure's New Credit Card Size LED
Upcoming Deadlines: Grants & Opportunities
- Streamy Awards - July 22 (Extended deadline)
- IDA Pare Lorentz Doc Fund - August 1
- San Francisco Film Society SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grant - August 9
Upcoming Deadlines: Festivals
- Cucalorus Film Festival - July 22
- Out On Film - July 29
Film Releases
Netflix
Theatrical
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This episode of Indie Film Weekly was produced and edited by Jon Fusco. Featured image by Ron Ellis / Shutterstock.com.
