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12th Fail # Support Genuine Content and Creativity Dear friends, I firmly believe that making a film is no easy task. Creating a film based on true stories, without distorting facts to make it more appealing to the masses, requires pure intent, passion, and the conviction to inspire those on the brink of despair. It's not a path most filmmakers would choose, given the significant financial risk involved. However, Vidhu Vinod Chopra envisions this remarkable project, assembling a team of truly talented actors and dedicated individuals like "Vikas Divyakirti, sir" (highlighting the project's transparency). Despite the hurdles, there are those who attempt to profit illegally by leaking the content on online platforms. We must recognize that this film has the potential to inspire the youth of our nation in a way that typical Bollywood films may not. Therefore, I urge everyone to show their respect for genuine content, creativity, and the noble intention behind this movie. Support it by watching it in theaters or on legitimate OTT platforms when it's released, and refrain from accessing it through illegal content distribution channels.

Bridging Borders in Creativity! Explore "The Box," a collaboration between the Singapore Film Commission and Taiwan Creative Content Agency introducing "Emerge." Discover how this initiative is fostering creativity and collaboration in the world of entertainment! #film #movies

In our Asian Absolute blog we discuss the remarkable growth of Asian cinema in recent years, highlighting its influence on both regional and global audiences. With a rich history and diverse storytelling techniques, Asian films have captured the attention of moviegoers worldwide. The rise of streaming platforms has further propelled their popularity, making these films more accessible to international viewers. Read more: #asian #cinema #entertainment #translationservices

Why You Shouldn't Listen to Reviews Before Watching a Film - Every year, countless movies are released in theatres and streaming platforms, providing a wide collection of genres and storytelling that cater to various tastes. While film reviews can be helpful in guiding us towards quality content and saving us from potential cinematic duds, they always have the risk of influencing our expectations and biasing our perspective before we even get a chance to watch the film. Here's why you should consider not reading reviews before watching a film. 1. Reviews have the power to gray our perceptions, and might even ruin the excitement and thrill of discovery .By going into a film blind, you allow yourself to form your own opinion without being influenced by someone else's judgement. 2.Film reviews are inherently subjective. What one person might find appealing in a film, another might not. Relying heavily on reviews might prevent you from exploring films that could potentially surprise you in a good way. 3.Reviews, while they can be insightful, should not substitute for your own judgement. Your taste in films is unique to you, and what resonates with you might not resonate with a reviewer. When you stop relying on reviews, you start trusting your own taste, and you might end up discovering a film you truly enjoy that was otherwise panned by critics .

metrics & geo-blocking: these are the figures of Romanian productions on Netflix [number of hours viewed/H(S)1/2023], in the recently released public file. Most of all could only be seen in Romania - geo-blocked content [with 2 exceptions] It is interesting that The Father who moves mountains [Tata mută munții] available from September 2021 remains in the top in 2023 [the others are mostly 2022 productions]. The film director [Daniel Sandu] also appears in the list with another title One step behind the Seraphim [Un pas in urma Serafimilor/2017] only local. 1. If you have a film with good results, don't you try to give the previous one a global chance as well? 2. Romania probably has one of the most numerous European diasporas: UK+Ireland, Spain, Italy, France, Germany + BeNeLux - and yet no one seems interested in distribution rights there [neither local nor multinational streamers] I put separately the series ---> 2 titles Sacrificiul and Adela, both produced and broadcast by Antena 1.

…and sometimes, you have just 48 hours to conceive, write, shoot, edit and deliver a ZOMBIE COMEDY. That’s exactly what the Station 12 Films LA team did this past weekend when we participated in the global competition: 48 Hour Film Project. On Friday night, teams gather and pull random cards assigning their genre, required line of dialogue, a prop and a character. By Sunday night, you turn in a finished, 5 - 7 minute film. Why submit oneself to achieving this type of feat on a weekend, after a week of making films for clients? My guess is it’s because the work we do stems from pure love of the craft and these types of fun challenges are so tough to resist. Plus, it keeps us sharp for clients! With our production crews positioned in every major U.S. city and Europe, the urge to do this again in other participating cities is getting tough to resist! Hmmm… Competition rules prevent us from posting the film until winners are announced, but here are a few shots from ours. #videoproduction #filmmaking #healthcarecommunications #healthcaremarketing #productionhouse #productioncompany 

ITALIAN FILM AND TV PRODUCED IN 2022 SET TO REACH AN EXPORT VALUE OF UP TO EU 156 MILLION The Italian film and TV industry is witnessing an escalated involvement in international co-productions, highlighted in research conducted by Anica and APA. Comparative analysis between 2017-2019 and 2020-2022 showed a notable 51% surge in collaborations with international producers for films and TV series. During 2020-2022, Italy significantly expanded its co-production landscape, collaborating with 25 countries annually, up from 16 between 2017 and... read more: https://lnkd.in/g-y3hUMG

A change in behaviour which I have personally experienced and which is also reflected in broad-based data is our consumption of film content. Since Covid, I haven't gone to the theater to see a Hindi or English film which I mostly watch on OTT now. The last two films I watched in a theater were Hanu-Man and Kantara, both southern films which had good content. In that context, data below shows some interesting trends. From 2019 to 2023: a. Footfalls to theaters has declined 40% while average ticket prices have almost doubled. b. Single-screen theater collections are inching closer to multiplexes. c. Southern film collections have grown much faster than Hindi film collections and both of them are almost equal now. Have you also experienced a similar change in your film consumption behaviour?

Chinese television production company Linmon Pictures is deepening its ties with the Thai entertainment industry, announcing two upcoming projects: “Under the Skin,” a Thai remake of popular Chinese series, alongside “The Fairest Lady,” marking Linmon’s debut Thai production. The projects were announced at a panel discussion on March 12 at Hong Kong’s FilMart. During last year’s FilMart, Linmon Pictures revealed its initiative to adapt its successful female-led contemporary drama “Nothing but Thirty” in Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong, having previously licensed the remake rights to Korean pay TV network JTBC. Zhou Yuan, co-founder and executive vice president of Linmon Pictures, highlighted the company’s strategic decision to prioritize the region as their initial target market for international expansion, citing two key factors: the abundance of top-tier talent in the area and Thailand’s growing significance in the global media landscape. The company has partnered with Napassarin Prompila, known as the “Thai remake queen” and founder of Halo Prods. Source: Variety