All articles by Colin Brown – Page 2
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FeaturesOnline Revolution: Rightsline Software
In 2013, Screen profiled a new generation of business-to-business websites seeking to capitalise on rapid technological changes in the industry. Colin Brown reports on how far things have come.
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FeaturesOnline Revolution: Rightstrade
Colin Brown highlights 12 online services aspiring to assist with everything from financing and rights management to screenings and networking.
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FeaturesOnline Revolution: Olffi
Colin Brown highlights 12 online services aspiring to assist with everything from financing and rights management to screenings and networking
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FeaturesOnline Revolution: Score Revolution
In 2013, Screen profiled a new generation of business-to-business websites seeking to capitalise on rapid technological changes in the industry. Colin Brown reports on how far things have come.
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FeaturesOnline Revolution: Slated
In 2013, Screen profiled a new generation of business-to-business websites seeking to capitalise on rapid technological changes in the industry. Colin Brown reports on how far things have come.
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FeaturesOnline Revolution: C4
Colin Brown highlights 12 online services aspiring to assist with everything from financing and rights management to screenings and networking.
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FeaturesDocumentaries: On the frontline
Documentary film-makers are finding new ways to attract finance and audiences. Ahead of today’s Doc Corner Brunch, Colin Brown explores the cutting-edge strategies and the crop of documentaries at Cannes 2014.
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FeaturesReach for the skies
High-profile international productions are starting to make use of Dubai’s burgeoning facilities and bespoke financing options. But where are the Arab feature film-makers? Colin Brown reports.
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FeaturesUAE box office: Riding to the rescue
Hollywood films of every stripe can take the UAE box office at a canter. But specialist titles, except for Bollywood films, tend to fall at the first hurdle and are increasingly pinning their hopes on VoD. Colin Brown reports.
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FeaturesVoD: How to triple the gross
Premium video-on-demand is beginning to help independent and local film-makers find an audience in a region dominated by free-to-air broadcasters and internet portals. Colin Brown reports.
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FeaturesGulf states: Collective spirit
For the first time, the Gulf States are coming together to promote themselves as a cohesive regional film hub. By Colin Brown
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FeaturesGulf states: Film-making at a crossroad
The Gulf continues to cement its reputation as a film-making hub, but the growing presence of big budget international shoots serves to highlight the lack of local production, says Colin Brown.
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FeaturesGulf states: Narrowing the Gulf
The Gulf may have taken Egypt’s place as Arab cinema’s financial powerhouse but the challenge remains to connect local audiences with home-grown releases, as Colin Brown reports.
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FeaturesBlooming in the desert
The introduction in 2012 of Abu Dhabi’s generous production rebate underlines the region’s ambition as an international production hub.
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FeaturesBig screen opportunities
State-of-the-art multiplexes are helping to grow the Gulf box office.
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FeaturesThe power of three
The Gulf festivals are playing a central role in the Arab film-making renaissance.
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FeaturesVision of the future
A few years after splashy Hollywood deals put the region on the film map, the Gulf has been refocusing its efforts on building a sustainable industry - and now local talent is finding its voice.
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FeaturesAli Al Jabri, Abu Dhabi Film Festival
With increasing international clout, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (Oct 11-20) is also a key backer of international films.
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FeaturesThe magic of realism
On the day of the Cannes documentary brunch, which Screen is sponsoring, Colin Brown reports how film-makers are reinventing the idea of a non-fiction feature film and how distributors are helping them with these hybrids.
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The future in site
Advances in technology may transform the way the industry does business, as a new generation of websites tries to lure producers, distributors, sales companies, financiers and film-makers online. But can an industry built on personal contacts and face-to-face time change that much?