Film and video products take a huge variety of forms from modest training or promotion audio-visuals to blockbuster feature films that earn very large amounts of money from worldwide distribution. Production and distribution for any film or video product involve an extremely wide array of...

Technology and the trans/national in China's transition to sound -- Response in distribution systems : from "parrot" to "butterfly" -- Capitalism with Chinese characteristics : the mode of production in Chinese cinema -- Movie matchmakers : the intermediaries between the American and Chinese...

Filmemachen ist ein Hochrisikogeschäft, in dem es meist um Millionen geht. Trotzdem verlässt sich die deutsche Filmbranche überwiegend auf ihr sogenanntes 'Bauchgefühl'. Diese Untersuchung versucht erstmals, erfolgsinduzierte Regelmässigkeiten und Cluster innerhalb der erfolgreichsten...

"Harry and Jack Warner were among the most important advocates and fundraisers of President Franklin Roosevelt during his 1932 presidential campaign, supporting his New Deal legislation in successful Great Depression musicals like 42nd Street, Gold Diggers of 1933 and Footlight Parade. But while...

"Film Distribution in the Digital Age critically examines the evolution of the landscape of film distribution in recent years. In doing so, it argues that the interlocking ecosystem(s) of media dissemination must be considered holistically and culturally if we are to truly understand the...