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Hope For Film

Things Been Happening Lately... Not.

Another gift of links demonstrating the lack of action in the FKATFB

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Ted Hope
Jul 05, 2024
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Once upon a time, it WAS film….

It being such a long weekend, I thought you might want a nice long list of links to get you through this heat, so consider this a special Friday treat…

Although you may not be able to see our film this weekend (unless you are in Martha’s Vineyard) you can still listen to Vanessa tell you what’s what:


Use your non-dependence!

There’s still time to celebrate our commitment to a Non-Dependent Cinema Ecosystem Prioritizing The Artist. I am offering a 20% off an annual subscription for those that want to read these links and haven’t yet chosen to spend an extra few bucks on it, not to mention all the posts I have ever written! Offer expires July 10!

Use this link: https://tedhope.substack.com/NDCEPTA


“The distributors have lost faith in the art film”

Oh Anthony, you cover an even more depressing beat than I do! Mr. Kaufman is at it again capturing this transitional moment in all its beauty and bloodshed.

(HT: Dan Truong)

https://filmmakermagazine.com/126520-cinereach-participant-funders-art-films-impact


And others confirm: others have abandoned the auteur space, but…

“The business is changing, and a lot of larger players that have made investment in the auteur space have abandoned it for the time being.”

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