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    Getting your film seen: 10 rules every filmmaker must know right now
    Distribution is changing in real time. A veteran film consultant wants to tell filmmakers what’s really going on and how they can respond.
    A close-up image shows the slogan of the 'StopHateForProfit' campaign on the organization's website displayed on a smartphone screen in Cologne, Germany, 29 June 2020. Dozens of companies have joined a call for an advertising boycott on Facebook to protest against the American tech giant's handling of hateful comments and derogatory content in its services. The #StopHateForProfit initiative lists more than 160 US companies on its website that have stopped advertising on Facebook in the USA for the time being.Stop Hate For Profit: Advertising boycott against Facebook, Cologne, Germany - 29 Jun 2020
    As the #StopHateForProfit advertising boycott goes global, the entertainment industry is on the sidelines. That needs to change.
    A staff of the International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival One World 2020 walks through empty cinema due to the coronavirus outbreak in Prague, Czech Republic, 10 March 2020. Festival was postponed with immediate effect. The National Security Council announced on 10 March that events with over 100 people in the Czech Republic will be cancel due to coronavirus measures. According to Council, theater, music, cinema and other artistic, sporting, religious events, markets, fairs, public and private, are prohibited from 10 March at 6 pm. At the same time, all schools and universities will be closed from 11 March.Covid-19 coronavirus measures in Czech Republic, Prague - 10 Mar 2020
    Many filmmakers are wondering if they should accept offers from online programs. Here are the hard questions they should ask.
    Netflix A person displays Netflix on a tablet in North Andover, Mass. Amazon is taking on Netflix and Hulu with a stand-alone video streaming service. Starting the week of April 18, 2016, customers can pay $8.99 a month to watch Amazon's Prime video streaming service. Previously, the only way to watch Prime videos was to pay $99 a year for Prime membership, which includes free two-day shipping on items sold by the site. The video-only option won't come with any free shipping perksStreaming Fight, North Andover, USA
    While blockbusters and TV shows may benefit from the era of digital access, the future for a range of international cinema is up in the air.
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    A lot of nonprofit money is still being spent on artist development. Brian Newman argues that it would be better applied to curation.
    Film Distribution Basics: How to Get Your Film Seen Right Now
    The One Question Every Festival Needs to Ask Itself: Why?
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