The film industry is having difficulty grappling with reality. Globally, we generate far more films than we currently consume. Many industry thought leaders respond by saying we make too many films. Such statements obscure the truth.
The entertainment economy is
“Indie films are our best ambassadors to the world. They show the diversity of who we are and they travel without passports. If people were only forced to observe commercial cinema, they would think we all wore superhero costumes and carried assault rifles. These movies speak to our more expansive nature.”
So ends the article The Wrap released on Wednesday regarding the wonderful news that The San Francisco Film Society’s funding from the Kenneth Rainin Foundation for artist grants shall go on indefinitely. And yes that’s my quote — but I am sort of paraphrasing my wife’s grandfather, the producer Walter Wanger.
Read the whole article here. It’s pretty great news: “This funding will allow filmmakers to afford to take creative risk away from day to day commercial concerns”. But is that initial quote that keeps coming back to me.
Yesterday,
