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U.S. Documentary Filmmakers And Execs Shake Off The Post-Boom Gloom & Ponder Life After The Golden Age — Cannes
U.S. Documentary Filmmakers And Execs Shake Off The Post-Boom Gloom & Ponder Life After The Golden Age
“I think we’re seeing a lot more of going back to the kind of old European coproduction model where you might get six or seven broadcasters on board and save maybe North America for upside,” said Matt Burke, VP of Sales at Submarine. Ishikawa said his company has realized “the story’s not done” with older titles, noting the box office success of vintage Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense, acquired andrestored by A24. If streamers underwrite less of the cost and independents and new funders pick up a larger chunk of the budget and the risk — even though that is mostly out of necessity rather than choice — it could also bolster the festival cred and buzz for docs, the Cannes audience was told.
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