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A series exploring what industry professionals really think and do, combining large-scale surveys with deep data analysis to uncover hidden patterns in the business.
What Hollywood wants from entry-level assistants
Insights from studying almost two thousand real Hollywood assistant jobs, and how to position yourself as their ideal candidate.
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Are film festivals busiest during the first weekend?
As I write this, it looks likely that the Cannes Film Festival 2021 will take place in Cannes, France.
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Survey: What does the film industry think is the future of exhibition?
Change in the film industry is often an extremely gradual process.
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Literature Review of Young Cinema Audiences
A literature review of 47 existing studies into young audiences, summarising and collating the key findings. Supported by Into Film.
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What needs to change in the UK film industry
It appears to me that the UK film industry is currently in a period of increased introspection.
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What does a post-Brexit UK film industry look like?
Right now, the UK film industry is trying to understand what the UK leaving the EU ("Brexit") means for its future.
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The thoughts of UK cinema staff
Two weeks ago I looked at cinema ticket prices and last week I crunched the numbers on cinema popcorn. Today, we get to hear from the frontline staff…
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