A few years ago, David Wilkinson got in touch to ask for advice on his crowdfunding campaign. One of the topics he wanted to chat about was the ‘cost’ of offering a “Thanks” credit to his backers.

Out of the full dataset, 9,894 festivals (93.8%) placed no restrictions at all. Only 26 festivals required a world premiere, ...

When I published my first piece on standing ovations at film festivals a few weeks ago, I expected it to be a niche topic. Tricia Tuttle, the director of the Berlinale, had asked whether applause ...

In March 2023, the BFI surveyed 5,000 UK adults for their “ The Wider World of Film ” report and found that the single ...

Colour is one of the quickest ways a poster can tell you what kind of film it’s selling. Before you’ve read the title or registered the actors, your brain has already clocked the palette and filed it ...

A few weeks ago, John August dropped me an email which included a simple question: "How accurate is the page-per-minute rule of thumb?" The rule John is referring to is that a film based on a ...

Yesterday, Donald Trump announced a plan to impose a 100% tariff on all foreign-made films. He claimed that international tax incentives were draining American productions from US soil and accused ...

Note: This week I will be at the Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market. If you want to grab a coffee, drop me a line. Last year I published a study which showed that sex on screen has declined ...

For the third part in my series on the financial side of the film industry, I am turning to profitability and asking "Do Hollywood movies make a profit?" Hollywood has a negative reputation when it ...

This article is part of my ‘Big Ideas’ series, in which I explore the evolving landscape of the film industry. Each instalment will focus on one of the key shifts highlighted below, digging deeper ...