A series exploring what industry professionals really think and do, combining large-scale surveys with deep data analysis to uncover hidden patterns in the business.
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Studying 1,417 directing credits over the past 25 years reveals if there's a link between film school and success. Plus which film school has the most successful graduates - USC, CalArts, or Tisch?
I analysed the educational histories of 682 directors behind 1,250 top-grossing films since 2000 to reveal how many actually went to film school
The unvarnished truth from 246 cinema executives working on the front line of moviegoing. This is exactly what the exhibition sector wants from both studios and independent filmmakers.
We asked 246 cinema owners and exhibition-affiliated professionals about the future of moviegoing and what younger audiences are demanding from the big screen experience
Cinema operators and industry insiders reflect on the state of theatrical recovery, revealing cost-cutting, programming shifts, and ongoing uncertainty about the future.
What 246 cinema professionals think about the state of theatrical exhibition, what's going wrong, and who's to blame.
Over the past year I’ve quizzed a number of film industry professionals on various topics.
The filmmaker who boxed his critics, cursed fans, gamed tax systems to finance flops and hits alike, talks film financing, AI, and names the one video game franchise he still wants to film.
Everything you need to know to make the most of your Cannes experience – from screenings to soirées.
I analysed 160,000+ filmmaking questions on Reddit from the past decade to uncover what filmmakers really ask, need and struggle with.
