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AGC Studios CEO Stuart Ford Says U.S. Theatrical Distribs Need To Rethink “Broken” Relationship With Independent Production World – Zurich Summit
UGC Studios CEO calls for a reset of "broken" relationship between U.S. theatrical distributors and the independent production world
AGC Studios CEO Stuart Ford has called for a reset of the relationship between U.S. theatrical distributors and the independent production world, saying it is “the hot button issue of the moment” for the latter sector. He was speaking on a panel exploring monetizing independent film at the Zurich Film Festival ‘s Zurich Summit industry event, alongside 30West Executive Vice President Maren Olsen, UTA agent Alex Brunner, Anton CEO Sébastien Raybaud and Katie Irwin, agent & Co-Head of International WME. He acknowledged that the U.S. theatrical distribution model faced hurdles of its own but said the time was ripe for a reset, with advances and minimum guarantees still way below customary levels of the past and distributors reluctant to get behind productions.
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