Window of Opportunity: The Future of Film Distrubition in Australia

Whereas once distributors were integral to getting films to audiences, in the twenty-first century they seem more like gatekeepers that hinder viewers from using the internet, video-on-demand and other, more niche services to access titles. Lauren Carroll Harris surveys today's film-distribution landscape and proposes viable alternatives that can better...serve Australian filmmakers and filmgoers.

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