As filmmakers, we want to reach as many people as possible. Netflix provides that global scale. Audiences can be hard to find. There's so much taking up people's attention span that you really have to fight for eyeballs. And these are not just eyes here domestically, but also abroad. Well, one streamer is allowing filmmakers to focus on making a good product, because they are pulling people from all over the globe. Netflix. The streaming giant has been courting many directors like David Fincher and Martin Scorsese, giving them the reach they desire to tell their stories. And no one is using those stories to change the world more than Ava DuVernay. Speaking about her documentary 13th during a BFI London Film Festival panel, DuVernay said, "That film has been seen in more countries than all of my previous work put together, including Selma, distributed by Paramount, God bless them, nice people, and Wrinkle in Time, distributed by Disney, lovely people. But it was not seen around the world, from either of those studios, and Netflix did it." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 21 October, 2020