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Earthquake for Cinema Operators: Warner Bros will Stream New Feature Films Parallel to Cinema Release

Playing with fire! This is what it sounds like from the side of the cinema operators, since yesterday the traditional Warner Brothers studio in Hollywood publicly declared that from next year on all its new feature films will be launched online from 2021 onward, in principle and always simultaneously with the cinema [mehr…]

Netflix appeases German Producers regarding Full Buyouts in Service Agreements

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At a panel discussion as part of the Hamburg Film Festival, producers were critical of Netflix: The streaming giant is demanding the transfer of all rights (full buyout), which contradicts the European legal system. [mehr…]

“Mulan” or What Happens When Mickey Mouse Goes to War | Movie Review

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“Mulan” is a visually extremely appealing film spectacle of action, adventure and war movies. The breathtakingly told story lasts just under two hours. And with every minute the feeling grows: Disney is serious. Deadly serious. [mehr…]

Corona Film Deficiency Fund-Berlin-Brandenburg

16 Million Euros From Berlin-Brandenburg for Films and Series: Default Fund Due to Coronavirus

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Berlin and Brandenburg intend to make 16 million euros available for the film default fund planned for the end of summer. The fund is a joint initiative of the federal and state governments. It intervenes when production losses occur in individual productions due to corona infections. [mehr…]

German PSSST! Film rocks charts of Netflix with "Freaks – You're One of Us"

German Pssst! Film Rocks the International Netflix Charts With “Freaks”

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The German production company PSSST! Film sets new standards at streaming. The production company’s feature film “Freaks” entered the international Top 10 at Netflix right from the start, as the industry magazine Blickpunkt Film reports [mehr…]

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Blow for Cinema Operators: Disney leaves the Big Screen out with Mega Blockbuster “Mulan”

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Not good news for cinema operators. Disney is relying solely on streaming for the launch of its $200 million blockbuster “Mulan”. Cinemas are losing out. This means that the global triumph of streaming platforms is continuing. [mehr…]

NRW Film Producers' Association Ban on filming

German Film Industry Associations Demand Nationwide Shooting Ban

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In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and to protect those involved, the Producers’ Association and the Film and Media Association of North Rhine-Westphalia are calling for the nationwide cancellation of all ongoing filming. [mehr…]

Movies Lie. So Do People. That’s What Communication Theory Says About It.

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Not only movies lie. People lie too. It’s nothing new in this world. Yet many people don’t know there are four kinds of lies. Knowing them makes sense, not in the media business. [mehr…]

How Do I Successfully Sell an Idea for a TV Thriller, Series or a Movie? | Ask Dr. Film

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Reader’s question to Dr. Film: I have a brilliant idea for a TV thriller. Unfortunately I don’t have the time to write a script – and I don’t want to. How can I sell my idea and have a say in the further development of the material? [mehr…]

How Hollywood Is Aligning Its Films With New Markets and Partners: China Film Group

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The roaring lion of MGM and the abstract Matterhorn of Universal Studios are icons. More and more often, however, new players from China appear on the screen, whose logos we have to remember. One of them is the China Film Group. [mehr…]

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The Rules of the Market: How to Make Money Producing a Film or Video

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Film is an ingenious medium. At least until you want to make money out of it. In this series of articles, Filmpuls addresses all the essential questions that determine financial success in the film and video business. [mehr…]

How managers survive in the film business

How Managers in the Film Business Survive In Hollywood. Or Do Not.

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Wherever strategies have a horse’s foot, you should be allowed to call the horse (or donkey) by its name, says FILMPULSE expert Zachary Z. In this article he presents five strategies that have proven their worth over many years, and which have already saved many a manager in the international film business the A**** and his own career in a crisis. [mehr…]

Harvey Hollywood, Charlie, Fatty and the Silence of the Lambs movie pulse

Harvey Hollywood and the Silence of the Lambs and the Way of Things

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girl-eaters like Harvey Hollywood have a long tradition in the entertainment business. This gives reason to fear that soon grass will grow over the scandal again. Grass that will serve as food for young lambs that will end up as wolf food again. [mehr…]

So 360 videos and their makers have a future

360 Videos and Their Not so Rosy Future: What Goes Wrong With VR and Moving Images?

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Never before in the history of film has it been so easy to shoot 360 films and make them accessible to an audience of millions. Nevertheless, the predicted breakthrough is still a long time coming. What’s going wrong? Three theses. [mehr…]

Virtual reality remains storytelling between vision and desire

Storytelling Using Virtual Reality Remains a Major Challenge

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Virtual reality has been around in movies and event parks since the seventies. But still, surprisingly, the technology has not managed to gain widespread acceptance. If VR wants to establish itself globally among the masses, it must finally and convincingly solve its problems. [mehr…]

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Earthquake for Cinema Operators: Warner Bros will Stream New Feature Films Parallel to Cinema Release

Netflix appeases German Producers regarding Full Buyouts in Service Agreements

“Mulan” or What Happens When Mickey Mouse Goes to War | Movie Review

16 Million Euros From Berlin-Brandenburg for Films and Series: Default Fund Due to Coronavirus

German Pssst! Film Rocks the International Netflix Charts With “Freaks”

Blow for Cinema Operators: Disney leaves the Big Screen out with Mega Blockbuster “Mulan”

German Film Industry Associations Demand Nationwide Shooting Ban

Movies Lie. So Do People. That’s What Communication Theory Says About It.

How Do I Successfully Sell an Idea for a TV Thriller, Series or a Movie? | Ask Dr. Film

How Hollywood Is Aligning Its Films With New Markets and Partners: China Film Group

The Rules of the Market: How to Make Money Producing a Film or Video

How Managers in the Film Business Survive In Hollywood. Or Do Not.

Harvey Hollywood and the Silence of the Lambs and the Way of Things

360 Videos and Their Not so Rosy Future: What Goes Wrong With VR and Moving Images?

Storytelling Using Virtual Reality Remains a Major Challenge

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Storytelling In Image Films: These 8 Points Will Guarantee Impact and Higher Recall Values

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Ideation or the Rebirth of the Crooked Banana

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