The State of European Cinema - A New Dose of Reality

The State of European Cinema offers a critical review of the state of the industry at the close of the twentieth century. Finney spent two years researching and carrying out interviews with more than a hundred top film professionals. His findings offer dynamic and fresh perspectives on Europe''s film industry and include a detailed analysis of Europe''s public subsidy funds, co-production trends and cinema distribution systems, as well as practical information on screenplay development and training and an examination of Europe''s declining film-star system.>

List of contents

1. Back to the Future: the New State of Play
2. Strategies for Development
3. Training for the Future
4. Casting and Stars
5. Europe's Corporate Players
Case Study: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
6. Co-production and Co-financing Strategies
Case Studies: Eurimages
7. Support Mechanisms Across Europe
8. Feeding the Distribution Pipelines
9. The New Way Forward: the Effect and Role of New Technology
Case Studies:
Trainspotting
Farinelli
Rob Roy
Tales of a Hard City
The Name of the Rose
Breaking the Waves
Guiltrip
Antonia's Line
Circle of Friends
The Flower of My Secret
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Angus Finney is a leading international film and creative industry specialist. He teaches at The London Film School, UK.

Product details

• Authors: Angus Finney, Angus (The London Film School Finney, Finney Angus
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781474290708
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-9070-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Film Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections; Film Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Europe, Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General