During a virtual session at the ongoing 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), The Disciple director Chaitanya Tamhane said makers will now be second guessing themselves, not willing to go ahead with something "risky."
OTT gives leeway to screenwriters to explore categories which are not possible in film or TV.
OTT platforms know they have exhausted the pool of premium subscribers and can only expand their reach with massive promotion and free access to content.
As calls for regulating content showed on the over-the-top (OTT) platforms grow stronger and with the government also reportedly examining regulations in foreign countries, experts have cautioned that the pros and cons of such measures need to be evaluated properly before taking a decision. The recent calls for OTT regulations came after controversies surrounding Tandav, Mirzapur 2, AK Vs AK, and A Suitable Boy, among others.
The streamer has announced almost $500,000 of investments to support under-represented British talent from Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities.
The tentpole had already been pushed back several times because of the COVID-19 crisis, which continues to cause widespread theater closures across the globe.
With Vijay's Master success story at the front, theatre distributors predict for a surge at the Indian box office after the disastrous 2020 marred by the coronavirus pandemic.
New Brexit norms overlook artists and musicians’ free movement through EU countries.
The Danish-language version of Pixar’s Soul has been dubbed primarily by white actors, fueling a debate about structural racism in European-language voice-overs, even when films have key characters of colour.
Ramin Bahrani, to whom the novel is dedicated, is adapting the Booker Prize-winning work for Netflix.