The Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) will on Monday unveil an art house streaming service, a Netflix-style platform that includes curated auteur features from the likes of Jim Jarmusch, Alexander Payne and Andrea Arnold.The SVOD platform, dubbed IFFR Unleashed, which had a soft launch at Rotterdam last year, features highlights from previous festival lineups, including Jarmusch's vampire drama Only Lovers Left Alive with Tilda Swinton, Payne's Oscar-nominated Nebraska and Arnold's 2011 take on the Emily Bronte classic Wuthering Heights.Rotterdam festival director Bero Beyer is pitching the platform as a filmmaker-friendly alternative to the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime, noting that revenues generated by the service, calculated by how many minutes of individual films are screened, will be split 50/50 with rights holders.The remaining 50 percent will be reinvested in the platform to improve the service. In addition to streaming films, the Rotterdam platform … [Read more...] about Rotterdam Fest Unveils Streaming Service With Jim Jarmusch, Alexander Payne Titles
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Turner, Warner Bros. to Take Movie Streaming Service FilmStruck to Int’l Markets
Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting unit said Friday that Turner International’s Digital Ventures & Innovation group and Warner Bros. Digital Networks have struck a joint venture to launch multi-territory movie streaming service FilmStruck.The international expansion of Turner’s SVOD service FilmStruck marks Turner’s growing activity in the SVOD space outside of the U.S. and is its first SVOD service in the general entertainment space. Turner International now offers three international SVOD brands, with EI Plus in Brazil and the recently launched Nordics brand Toonix, respectively, providing sports and kids & family OTT products."FilmStruck’s launch in the international marketplace will leverage the strength of assets at both companies, bringing together a broad and diverse movie catalogue as well as long-standing expertise in programming and curation," they said. The service will draw … [Read more...] about Turner, Warner Bros. to Take Movie Streaming Service FilmStruck to Int’l Markets
Nicolas Winding Refn, India’s Times Bridge Invest in Streaming Service Mubi
Film streaming service Mubi has signed up a couple of big-name new financial backers, Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn and India's Times Bridge.Times Bridge, the investment arm of Indian media company The Times Group, has become the latest strategic investor in the company, Mubi said without disclosing financial details. Times Bridge has invested in the likes of AirBnB, Uber and Vice. It will bring "its insight and intelligence into the Indian marketplace and local audience trends" to the table, the companies said.Winding Refn (The Neon Demon) produced a new brand identity for Mubi last year, with the company now saying he was also a strategic investor. Again, it didn't detail financial terms.Since 2016, Hong Kong-listed entertainment banner Huanxi Media Group, headed by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon co-producer Dong Ping, has also been an investor in the company. Mubi says it has more than 8 million registered users worldwide and is available … [Read more...] about Nicolas Winding Refn, India’s Times Bridge Invest in Streaming Service Mubi
Picturehouse exec to join streaming service MUBI (exclusive)
Jon Barrenechea, formerly deputy director of marketing at Picturehouse Cinemas, will join film art-house streaming service MUBI as vp of marketing on March 5, 2018. In December 2017, MUBI struck its first multi-year, multi-territory studio deal, with NBCUniversal. The eleven territory deal includes films such as Lust, Caution, Being John Malkovich, Touch of Evil, Videodrome, Mall Rats and Hitchcock titles Vertigo, Rear Window, Rope, Frenzy and Shadow Of A Doubt.The streaming service recently theatrically released titles such as Berlinale Golden Bear winner On Body & Soul from director Ildikó Enyedi and Silver Bear winner Félicité, both shortlisted for the Oscars Best Foreign Language Film category. It is also teaming up with Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn on a new MUBI ident.Whilst at Picturehouse, Barrenechea opened Duke’s At Komedia in Brighton, and went on to become project development manager working across the build of new cinemas for the … [Read more...] about Picturehouse exec to join streaming service MUBI (exclusive)
Picturehouse exec joins streaming service Mubi (exclusive)
Jon Barrenechea, formerly deputy director of marketing at Picturehouse Cinemas, will join film art-house streaming service Mubi as vp of marketing on March 5, 2018. In December 2017, Mubi struck its first multi-year, multi-territory studio deal, with NBCUniversal. The eleven territory deal includes films such as Lust, Caution, Being John Malkovich, Touch of Evil, Videodrome, Mall Rats and Hitchcock titles Vertigo, Rear Window, Rope, Frenzy and Shadow Of A Doubt.The streaming service recently theatrically released titles such as Berlinale Golden Bear winner On Body & Soul from director Ildikó Enyedi and Silver Bear winner Félicité, both shortlisted for the Oscars Best Foreign Language Film category. It is also teaming up with Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn on a new MUBI ident.Whilst at Picturehouse, Barrenechea opened Duke’s At Komedia in Brighton, and went on to become project development manager working across the build of new cinemas for the … [Read more...] about Picturehouse exec joins streaming service Mubi (exclusive)