02682nam 22005655 450 991048485090332120251010083450.097830301689579783030168964303016896410.1007/978-3-030-16896-4(CKB)4100000008701221(MiAaPQ)EBC5813800(DE-He213)978-3-030-16896-4(Perlego)3493351(EXLCZ)99410000000870122120190709d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGatekeeping in the Evolving Business of Independent Film Distribution /by Roderik Smits1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2019.1 online resourcePalgrave Global Media Policy and Business,2634-6206Includes bibliographical references and index.This book is about the business of distribution, around which the international film business revolves. Considering sales agents and distributors as primary gatekeepers, the book examines the networks in which they operate, how they operate, how their practices have evolved, and the power and control they exert over the business of independent film distribution. Critically, it also considers how they are affected by the powerful influence of Netflix and Amazon in the online era. At a time of disruption and change to traditional business models and industry professions, Roderik Smits argues that gatekeepers remain equally – if not more – crucial to the distribution and circulation of films in international markets. .Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business,2634-6206Motion picture industryTelevision broadcastingMass mediaPolitical aspectsCultural policyFilm and Television IndustryMedia Policy and PoliticsCultural Policy and PoliticsMotion picture industry.Television broadcasting.Mass mediaPolitical aspects.Cultural policy.Film and Television Industry.Media Policy and Politics.Cultural Policy and Politics.384.84384.84Smits Roderikauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut12252519910484850903321Gatekeeping in the Evolving Business of Independent Film Distribution2844868UNINA