For little art-house films that dominate the scene at #Sundance, the theater-release model is no longer viable. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Indie cinema has always been a casino. Festivals like #Sundance, which kicked off Thursday, are famous for whipping up hype for obscure movies that sell to distributors in the hope that they’ll become the next “Little Miss Sunshine” or “Brooklyn.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
But for every hit, there’s a flop, and the chances of success at the multiplex are now slimmer than ever. latimes.com/entertainment-…
“Adult dramas, especially indie ones, are having a very tough time finding an audience in theaters right now.”
Meanwhile, companies like Apple and Netflix are willing to write big checks for hot festival titles. latimes.com/entertainment-…
Meanwhile, companies like Apple and Netflix are willing to write big checks for hot festival titles. latimes.com/entertainment-…
At last year’s Sundance, Apple paid a record-breaking $25 million for “CODA,” a small and heartwarming drama about a teenage girl with a Deaf family, for its streaming service Apple TV+. latimes.com/entertainment-…
More than 80 feature-length films are screening during the 2022 Sundance program. Nearly 75% of the pictures showing at the festival did not have a distributor as of Thursday. latimes.com/entertainment-…
"[Theatrical] doesn’t feel like much of a business on the indie film side at all. It doesn’t seem like the financial upside really exists as it used to. And in many ways you’re almost better off to get on Netflix.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
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