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Top Searchlight Exec Says Studio Gets ‘Priced Out’ by Streamers on Daily Basis: ‘We Can’t Be Competitive With Netflix, Apple or Amazon’
Searchlight Pictures' top international exec Katie Goodson-Thomas said that the speciality studio couldn't compete with Netflix, Apple or Amazon
Searchlight Pictures ‘ top international exec Katie Goodson-Thomas has acknowledged the constant battle the specialty studio has against the deep-pockets of streamers when it comes to securing projects. Speaking at an industry talk at the BFI London Film Festival, Goodson-Thomas, head of international production and development, said that Searchlight being “priced out” by streamers was something “that happens on a daily basis, it really does.” But at Searchlight — which is celebrating its 30 th anniversary this year and comes to London with both “A Real Pain” and “Nightbitch” — she said their “edge” was the human interaction it offered with filmmakers, plus a distribution and marketing team she claimed was the best in the business.
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