The international film business : a market guide beyond Hollywood

'This really is the complete guide to today's film industry. Right up to date, but with a real understanding of the journey that the industry has taken to get here. Comprehensive and well researched; erudite and very readable. Quite simply the book that all practitioners and industry players alike have been waiting for. Many, I suspect, may pretend to themselves that they know it already, but privately will keep the book near at hand for constant reference and self assurance. I know I will.'-Ken Dearsley, Partner, DLA Piper Middle East LLP 'This book successfully accomplishes what many others on the same topic have failed to do. It not only captures the excitement of the international film industry, but it also delves deeply into its structure and practices. The author uses to full advantage his first-hand knowledge of the film business to develop a comprehensive analysis that will have enduring value for both film insiders and readers that are fascinated by this industry.'-Joseph Lampel, Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Cass Business School, City University London 'At last a book for the professional practitioners of filmmaking but accessible to the interested layman, full of insights into the digital age of distribution and production with a road map for the future development of the film business. If you are going to buy one book on the international business of film, this is it!'-Sandy Lieberson, Chairman of Film London, former President of Production, Twentieth Century Fox The International Film Business examines the independent film sector as a business, and addresses the specific skills and knowledge it demands. It describes both the present state of the industry, the significant technological developments that have begun to take place, and what changes these might effect. The International Film Business: describes and analyses the present structure of the film industry as a business, with a specific focus on the film value chain discusses current digital technology and how it potentially may change the structure of the industry in the future provides information and advice on the different business and management skills and strategies includes case studies on a variety of films including The Name of the Rose (1986), Cloverfield (2008), Pobby & Dingan (aka Opal Dream, 2005), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), and The Mother (2003), and company case studies on EuropaCorp, Redbus and Zentropa. Taking an entrepreneurial perspective on what future opportunities will be available to prepared and informed students and emerging practitioners, this text includes case studies that take students through the successes and failures of a variety of real film companies and projects and features exclusive interviews with leading practitioners in all sectors of the industry, from production to exhibition.