The Coronavirus outbreak disrupted film production as well as major film and entertainment events all over the world, ranging from major studio theatrical releases to film festivals. In a new interview with C.M. Rubin, Founder of CMRubinWorld, BFI London Film Festival Director Tricia Tuttle says it’s “an incredibly tough time for the film industry and it will get worse before it gets better.”
Tuttle believes that festivals will remain relevant but notes that festivals “will have to adapt to new ways of working” and find “better ways to support producers.”
She shares 4 predictions for the future of film and film festivals;
1. More experimentation in partnerships between indie distributors and exhibitors.
2. Increasingly cautious distributor spending on theatrical campaigns, more innovation.
3. Greater partnership working between film festivals.
4. We will see innovation and experimentation on Virtual Festival models (digital screening elements added to film festivals in addition to live).
