Are there signs of green shoots of recovery for the indie film industry following the profound business disruption wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic?
“We’re living through a rapidly changing time,” says Brian Beckman, CFO of international sales company and producer Arclight Films, which is handling worldwide sales on “The Furnace,” an Australian adventure story, screening in Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section. “I think it feels like the worst part of the situation is now behind us.”
Physical production remains a challenge for independent filmmakers, amid continuing difficulties in securing Covid-19 production insurance as well as international travel restrictions.
However, many independents realize that there is now a unique window of opportunity for those who are able to make and deliver films.
Some have risked shooting films without specific Covid-19 related insurance, such as L.A.-based finance, production and distribution firm Voltage Pictures and producer/financier Limelight. Others,...
“We’re living through a rapidly changing time,” says Brian Beckman, CFO of international sales company and producer Arclight Films, which is handling worldwide sales on “The Furnace,” an Australian adventure story, screening in Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section. “I think it feels like the worst part of the situation is now behind us.”
Physical production remains a challenge for independent filmmakers, amid continuing difficulties in securing Covid-19 production insurance as well as international travel restrictions.
However, many independents realize that there is now a unique window of opportunity for those who are able to make and deliver films.
Some have risked shooting films without specific Covid-19 related insurance, such as L.A.-based finance, production and distribution firm Voltage Pictures and producer/financier Limelight. Others,...
- 9/5/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
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