The business of filmmaking has been put under the spotlight this week by The National. Yesterday’s paper explored alternative funding options for movie producers that might one day make it easier for an offbeat, small comedy to be made than, say, a big-budget action thriller. Today, the Arts and Life pages caught up with Len Amato, HBO’s president of film and a board member of an organisation that promotes independent filmmaking.
Amato was in the country scouting for talent and seeking to “connect with content creators”. HBO and streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon have brought profound change to TV and film production in a short space of time, in part because consumers are watching more content than ever before and also because they are more willing to look beyond the traditional fare served up by Hollywood. That can only be good for filmmakers from this region, who may now find greater opportunities to have their films made and, indeed, distributed to a worldwide audience.
