A personal blog and newsletter from a novelist and media critic who writes diary-style accounts of attending Edinburgh and Glasgow film festivals, including mini-reviews of films and shorts. Readers also get anecdotes about festival culture, cinema quirks, and commentary on encounters with audiences.
Website: https://www.lillostkitten.com/
Stephen Follows analyses film industry data to explain how networks, studio greenlight models and social media coverage shape which films get funded, made and seen. Readers get evidence-based, numbers-driven breakdowns of Hollywood and festival economics, written to help filmmakers.
A film criticism newsletter with reviews and essays on documentaries, festival screenings and world cinema, plus occasional podcast appearances. Reviews connect films to pop culture, politics and film history.
Streamlined reports on the film and streaming industries across Asia Pacific and Africa, covering festival industry platforms, project line-ups and market developments. It also runs guest-written explainer series, such as one on the economics and rights deals of Korean content.
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