Overview: Develops a critical understanding of gatekeepers in the European and US film industries.Draws on interviews with 40 industry professionals, particularly executives of sales and distribution companies..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 cons
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