I don’t think we can get a clearer marker that times have fully changed in the Film Biz than James Schamus leaving Focus Features. And this is a curve that is not in a positive direction.
With his bow tie no longer the Focus brand, we can firmly say that the corporate suits see no business in art. James made money from beauty, found gold by reaching higher,
If you have half a brain and STILL want to invest in the film business, you know you need access to one thing: quality projects. But how do you get that? The truth is that accessing quality projects is a barrier to entry for any but those of the deepest pockets. Sooner or later most wise investors realize that are shut out of the top projects and their only chance of success is dumb luck. If we want to develop a sustainable investor class, we need to develop a method for them to participate in true quality.
If new financiers don’t find the quality projects, chances are they won’t last. How is the industry to sustain, let alone grow and evolve if it is just the same old same old? We need a plan to
