# went film (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover went film. Page: Feed: --- ## [Are directors who went to film school more successful than those who didn’t?](https://stephenfollows.com/p/are-directors-who-went-to-film-school) _2025-09-08 · Stephen Follows · StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry: Insider Insights_ 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? ## [What percentage of top film directors went to film school?](https://stephenfollows.com/p/what-percentage-of-film-directors-went-to-film-school) _2025-09-03 · Stephen Follows · StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry: Insider Insights_ 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 ## [What cinemas are demanding of the film industry](https://stephenfollows.com/p/what-cinemas-are-demanding-of-the-film-industry) _2025-07-07 · Stephen Follows · StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry: Insider Insights_ 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. ## [What the exhibition sector thinks the next generation of cinema-goers wants](https://stephenfollows.com/p/what-the-next-generation-of-cinema-goers-want) _2025-06-29 · Stephen Follows · StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry: Insider Insights_ 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 ## [Can cinemas survive the next 20 years? Exhibition execs on the post-COVID recovery and beyond](https://stephenfollows.com/p/can-cinemas-survive-the-next-20-years) _2025-06-22 · Stephen Follows · StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry: Insider Insights_ Cinema operators and industry insiders reflect on the state of theatrical recovery, revealing cost-cutting, programming shifts, and ongoing uncertainty about the future. ## [The five biggest concerns facing US cinema exhibitors today](https://stephenfollows.com/p/the-five-biggest-concerns-facing) _2025-06-01 · Stephen Follows · StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry: Insider Insights_ What 246 cinema professionals think about the state of theatrical exhibition, what's going wrong, and who's to blame. ## [Film marketing tactics recommended by the pros](https://stephenfollows.com/p/film-marketing-tactics-from-pros) _2025-05-16 · Stephen Follows · StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry: Insider Insights_ Over the past year I’ve quizzed a number of film industry professionals on various topics. ## [Uwe Boll on tariffs, AI, and the end of traditional film funding](https://stephenfollows.com/p/uwe-boll-on-tariffs-ai-funding) _2025-05-09 · Stephen Follows · StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry: Insider Insights_ 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. ## [Ultimate tips for attending the Cannes Film Festival](https://stephenfollows.com/p/ultimate-tips-cannes-film-festival) _2025-05-06 · Stephen Follows · StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry: Insider Insights_ Everything you need to know to make the most of your Cannes experience – from screenings to soirées. ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DcRxsQ3UXJU0) _2025-05-06 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [What filmmakers really want to know](https://stephenfollows.com/p/what-filmmakers-really-want-to-know) _2025-04-25 · Stephen Follows · StephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry: Insider Insights_ I analysed 160,000+ filmmaking questions on Reddit from the past decade to uncover what filmmakers really ask, need and struggle with.