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 ...

This article is part of my ‘Big Ideas’ series, in which I explore the evolving landscape of the film industry. Each instalment combines data, research, and analysis to go deep on a trend, idea or case ...

I often get asked if there is a formula for making money with movies. The short answer is that there isn’t one, and even if there were, it would soon stop working due to audience fatigue. There are ...

Last weekend I was at the Zurich Film Festival and attended a panel with some of the biggest names in film festivals. The topic of standing ovations came up. Tricia Tuttle, the director of the ...

Last Friday I ran another event with Jason Blum and the Blumhouse team, this time in New York. We were looking at how the horror is changing, and how we have to evolve the way we think about horror.