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FremantleMedia & Young Hollywood deal explained
Hayley Dickson, FremantleMedia International VP of acquisitions and development, talks about the strategy behind her company’s deal with digital upstart Young Hollywood.
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Sundance ’14: Filmmaker takes aim at Hollywood sexism
Director Rory Kennedy says social media outlets such as YouTube and Facebook could be used to level the playing field for female filmmakers.
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Vimeo bets big on crowd-funded filmmakers
Video-platform Vimeo aims to further disrupt the traditional film distribution model, which has already been rocked by Kickstarter and others.
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Sundance’s Artist Services signs docs for digital premieres
The Sundance Institute is premiering 11 feature films digitally through its Artist Services initiative, including the docs Dear Mandela, Reporter, The Light in Her Eyes (pictured) and When Billy Broke His Head.
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Drafthouse releases BitTorrent Bundle for Act of Killing
The U.S. distributor of The Act of Killing (pictured) is taking to the controversial BitTorrent platform to promote the Oscar-shortlisted doc, as awards season continues.