# film distribution (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover film distribution. Page: Feed: --- ## [How A.I. is Helping Indie Filmmakers-and Could Destroy Them](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/how-ai-is-helping-indie-filmmakers) _2026-08-17 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ While doing research for this latest article in Filmmaker Magazine (“Putting the Art in Artificial”), I was struck by a story in a publication called The Logic from earlier this year about Canadian visual effects artists being recruited via Linkedin to work on short-term contracts for Meta. ## [My Garden of Cinema Delights: The Evolution of an Arthouse Streamer](https://richardlorbermedia.substack.com/p/my-garden-of-cinema-delights-the) _2026-08-14 · Richard Lorber · Richard Lorber_ One of the distinct pleasures of owning an independent film distribution company is basking in your own curation, even if it reflects others’ creations. ## [Is "American Doctor" This Year's Oscar Doc?](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/is-american-doctor-this-years-oscar) _2026-08-10 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ I am not writing this because I care about the Oscars. ## [Here are the Films Fighting Fascism This Election Season](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/here-are-the-films-fighting-fascism) _2026-08-04 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ "Remember, remember, the \[third\] of November" ## [From Nobody to Peabody and the Weight of Awards](https://richardlorbermedia.substack.com/p/from-nobody-to-peabody-and-the-weight) _2026-07-23 · Richard Lorber · Richard Lorber_ Let me pick up where I left off, and then go somewhere else. ## [The Most Popular Documentaries of 2026 (So Far)](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/the-most-popular-documentaries-of) _2026-07-20 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ But wait, are they documentaries? ## [Where Should a Film Premiere?](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/where-should-a-film-premiere) _2026-07-14 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ And how bad actors manipulate the process with manufactured urgency. ## [Indie Theaters May Be Thriving; Indie Films and Docs, Not So Much](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/indie-theaters-may-be-thriving-indie) _2026-06-29 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ And let's talk about the releases of "Steal This Story, Please!" and "Ask E. Jean" ## [YouTube Is Not the New Hollywood (or the New Sundance)](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/youtube-is-not-the-new-hollywood) _2026-06-22 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ And beware of other for-profit companies (from Amazon to Tribeca) ## [Where Will the Next Wave of Powerful Docs Come From?](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/where-will-the-next-wave-of-powerful) _2026-06-15 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ Ukraine, Gaza, and now... the U.S.? ## [Save with community-voted codes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xJSCnuR8wCQW) _2026-06-15 · **Sponsored**_ Search thousands of community-verified coupon codes — 100% free, no account needed. ## [“Let’s fight this before they Bari Weiss all of our asses.”](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/dont-just-block-the-merger-dont-work) _2026-06-08 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ It's Simple; Don't Work with Paramount ## [What Are the Best New Documentaries to Watch Right Now?](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/what-are-the-best-new-documentaries) _2026-06-01 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ Don't ask Google. ## [After Paramount Axed MTV Documentary, What's Next?](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/after-paramount-axed-mtv-documentary) _2026-05-28 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ In a post-PSKY-WBD merger, could documentaries at HBO, CNN, and Alex Gibney's long-awaited "Musk" also be left in the lurch? ## [A Panicked Hollywood Can Make Indie Film Stronger](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/a-panicked-hollywood-is-just-making) _2026-05-18 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ And Let's Buy Letterboxd! ## [Where is Cannes' Nonfiction Cinema?](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/where-is-cannes-nonfiction-cinema) _2026-05-14 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ After over a decade of the Festival's L’Œil d’or, docs are still second class on the Croisette ## [How You Can Win an Oscar but Not Cannes, and Why It Matters — Part 2](https://richardlorbermedia.substack.com/p/how-you-can-win-an-oscar-but-not-7fd) _2026-05-12 · Richard Lorber · Richard Lorber_ Forty years and counting I still get lost on the backstreets of Cannes. ## [Where are the Repertory Documentary Screenings?](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/where-are-the-repertory-documentary) _2026-05-08 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ And other takeaways on doc exhibition from the Doc10 film fest ## [How You Can Win an Oscar but Not Cannes, and Why It Matters — Part 1](https://richardlorbermedia.substack.com/p/how-you-can-win-an-oscar-but-not) _2026-05-06 · Richard Lorber · Richard Lorber_ My last posting here ended on a cliffhanger: After winning a BAFTA, what would happen with Mr. ## [Can Indie Film Trust Rich People?](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/can-indie-film-trust-rich-people) _2026-04-27 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ High net-worth individuals and philanthropists are often Golden Mushrooms, until they're Fire Snakes ## [Algorithms Are Not Apolitical](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/algorithms-are-not-apolitical) _2026-04-23 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ Filmmakers who look to global media platforms for promotion and distribution need to tread carefully. ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xb9L6Au7MD4u) _2026-04-23 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [The YouTube-ification of Indie Film and Docs](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/the-youtube-ification-of-indie-film) _2026-04-14 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ On a single day, people around the globe watch an estimated 1 billion hours of video on YouTube, making it the largest streaming platform in the world. ## [If the U.S. Won't Stop the Mediapocalypse, Maybe Europe Can](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/if-the-us-wont-stop-the-mediapocalypse) _2026-04-06 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ What We Can Learn from Those Across the Pond ## [Indie Film (Distributors) Are Dead; Long Live Indie Film (Distributors)!](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/indie-film-distributors-are-dead) _2026-03-31 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ Just a few days before my latest article for Filmmaker Magazine, about the rise of new independent film distribution companies, was going to publish, one of those very companies, Row K, was revealed in multiple reports to be facing financial troubles and its top executives heading for the exits. ## [Film Festivals Get Rejected, Too](https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/film-festivals-get-rejected-too) _2026-03-23 · Anthony Kaufman · Anthony Kaufman’s Substack_ Dear filmmakers, it's not just you. ## [BAFTAs, Césars, Oscars and a Last (Sun) Dance…My Seismic Encounters With Cinema in ‘26: Part 2](https://richardlorbermedia.substack.com/p/baftas-cesars-oscars-and-a-last-sun-a08) _2026-03-14 · Richard Lorber · Richard Lorber_ No sooner did a cinematically eventful January come to a close—with plenty of new SkyMiles to show for it—than I was back in NYC, laundry refreshed and packing again. ## [BAFTAs, Césars, Oscars and a Last (Sun) Dance…My Seismic Encounters With Cinema in ‘26: Part 1](https://richardlorbermedia.substack.com/p/baftas-cesars-oscars-and-a-last-sun) _2026-03-12 · Richard Lorber · Richard Lorber_ My year began with a bang. ## [Hold the Film Awards: What Freedom of Expression Really Wins (and Costs!)](https://richardlorbermedia.substack.com/p/hold-the-film-awards-what-freedom) _2026-01-20 · Richard Lorber · Richard Lorber_ A week ago, I stood in for a filmmaker to accept the Freedom of Expression Award from the National Board of Review. ## [Read Any Good Films Lately?](https://richardlorbermedia.substack.com/p/read-any-good-films-lately) _2025-12-03 · Richard Lorber · Richard Lorber_ How image, sound, and text can stage a cinematic coup. ## [Meta-Cinema and Why This Distributor Is Embracing the New Creator Economy](https://richardlorbermedia.substack.com/p/meta-cinema-and-a-gatekeepers-dilemma) _2025-10-31 · Richard Lorber · Richard Lorber_ Day 75 of FilmStack’s Daily Inspiration Challenge ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/m1JCqiAecMBz) _2025-10-31 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [I Have a Bone to Pick—Where's the Meat in Movies and Cinema?](https://richardlorbermedia.substack.com/p/i-have-a-bone-to-pickwheres-the-meat) _2025-10-23 · Richard Lorber · Richard Lorber_ A few weeks ago, I joined a couple of friends to celebrate Rex Reed’s birthday.