Below is the full bibliography for the Shorenstein Center Documentary Film in the Public Interest Initiative’s Doc Distro Lit Review. This list is updated when new resources are added to the literature review.
Adams, Sam. “This Oscar Season Just Got Its Dumbest Controversy Yet.” Slate. February 8, 2024. https://slate.com/culture/2024/02/oscar-nominations-2024-best-documentary-michael-j-fox.html.
Atad, Corey. “Toronto’s Indie Cinema Scene Is Booming: ‘It’s a Different Experience than, like, the Cineplex.’” Toronto Star, November 25, 2023. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/toronto-s-indie-cinema-scene-is-booming-it-s-a-different-experience-than-like-the/article_7ea2e81f-42c1-56ea-99c1-2e59400bde59.html.
Aufderheide, Patricia, and Marissa Woods. “The State of Journalism on the Documentary Filmmaking Scene.” Center for Media & Social Impact. September 2021. https://cmsimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CMSI_The-State-of-Journalism-on-the-Documentary-Filmmaking-Scene.pdf.
Barnes, Brooks. “Participant, Maker of Films with Social Conscience, Calls It Quits.” New York Times, April 16, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/business/media/participant-jeff-skoll.html.
BBC Film. “BBC Film Announces New Support for UK Producers.” British Broadcasting Coorporation, October 3, 2023. https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/bbc-film-new-support-uk-producers.
Bessner, Daniel. “The Life and Death of Hollywood.” Harper’s Magazine, April 15, 2024. https://harpers.org/archive/2024/05/the-life-and-death-of-hollywood-daniel-bessner/.
British Film Institute. “UK Global Screen Fund Announces Latest Awards for International Promotion of Independent UK Feature Films.” British Film Institute, February 8, 2024. https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/uk-global-screen-fund-latest-awards-international-promotion-independent-uk-feature-films.
Canfield, David. “Christine Vachon, Hollywood’s Greatest Anomaly.” Vanity Fair, September 28, 2023. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/09/christine-vachon-profile-past-lives-may-december-awards-insider.
Carey, Matthew. “Denmark Punching Above Its Weight to Become a Global Powerhouse in the Documentary World.” Deadline. May 18, 2024. https://deadline.com/2024/05/denmark-danish-documentaries-disruptors-1235917024/.
Carey, Matthew. “Margaret Mead Film Festival Returns after Pandemic Hiatus, Countering Worrisome Trend in Festival Space.” Deadline. May 3, 2024. https://deadline.com/2024/05/2024-margaret-mead-film-festival-lineup-announcement-1235903415/.
Center for Media and Social Impact. The Lens Reflected: What Stories & Storytellers Get the Green Light in Documentary’s Streaming Age? December 2022. https://cmsimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CMSI_LensReflected_final.12.1.pdf.
Chien, Karin. “A New Distribution Future from the Ground Up.” Distribution Advocates (blog). Substack, October 31, 2023. https://distributionadvocates.substack.com/p/a-new-distribution-future-from-the.
Chien, Karin. “Distribution Advocates: A Cheat Sheet for Approaching Distribution.” Distribution Advocates (blog). Substack, September 29, 2020. https://distributionadvocates.substack.com/p/distribution-advocates-a-cheat-sheet.
Childress, Sonya. “A Reckoning.” Medium. June 15, 2020. https://medium.com/@sonya.childress/a-reckoning-526bb97ca60b.
Childress, Sonya, and Sahar Driver. The People of Color Documentary Ecosystem: Engines for a New American Narrative. Color Congress. March 7, 2024. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6160d71bc83b4d26139b6a5a/t/65e9d80a0bc2c86ea23acd83/1709824142670/Color+Congress+The+People+of+Color+Documentary+Ecosystem_web_s.pdf.
Coates, Lauren. “NATO Report Goes Beyond Box Office to Assess Strength of Theatrical Exhibition.” Variety, December 18, 2024. https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/nato-moviegoing-increase-gen-z-1236254040/.
D’Alessandro, Anthony. “HBO & Max Sign Exclusive Multiyear Pay One Agreement with A24.” Deadline. December 6, 2023. https://deadline.com/2023/12/hbo-max-a24-pay-one-window-deal-1235654619.
D’Alessandro, Anthony. “Plan B Launches New Micro Budget Film Finance Initiative Led by Caddy Vanasirikul; First Pic Is Fernando Eimbcke’s ‘Olmo.’” Deadline. December 1, 2023. https://deadline.com/2023/12/plan-b-caddy-vanasirikul-fernando-eimbcke-1235649171.
De La Fuente, Anna Marie. “Argentina’s New President Javier Milei Defunds Film-TV Agency Incaa, Ventana Sur.” Variety, March 13, 2024. https://variety.com/2024/film/global/javier-milei-incaa-ventana-sur-1235940406/.
DISCO. The Independence Project. DISCO. March 2024. http://independence-project.org.
Distribution Advocates. US Film Festivals as a Point of Sale for Documentaries. September 2022. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dyfoLXWUuxJVhx1-1VWsiymgrHKBmgNJ/view.
Distribution Advocates Presents. “The Truth about Awards.” Produced by Moso Haus and Nacey Watson Johnson. Distribution Advocates. January 31, 2024. Podcast. https://distributionadvocates.substack.com/p/da-presents-awards.
Distribution Advocates Presents. “The Truth about Exhibition.” Produced by Moso Haus and Nacey Watson Johnson. Distribution Advocates. February 21, 2024. Podcast. https://distributionadvocates.substack.com/p/da-presents-exhibition.
Distribution Advocates Presents. “The Truth about Film Festivals.” Produced by Moso Haus and Nacey Watson Johnson. Distribution Advocates. February 7, 2024. Podcast. https://distributionadvocates.substack.com/p/da-presents-film-festivals.
Distribution Advocates Presents. “The Truth about Sales Agents.” Produced by Moso Haus and Nacey Watson Johnson. Distribution Advocates. January 31, 2024. Podcast. https://distributionadvocates.substack.com/p/da-presents-sales-agents.
Doc Talk: A Deadline and Nō Studios Podcast. “Do It Yourself Oscar Campaign.” Deadline. December 5, 2023. Podcast. https://deadline.com/2023/12/documentary-movies-diy-oscar-campaign-1235653409/.
Engber, Daniel. “PBS Pulled a Film for Political Reasons, Then Changed Its Mind.” The Atlantic, April 18, 2025. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/04/pbs-documentary-break-the-game/682495/.
Firelight Media. “The Documentary System Is Broken. Now What? | Beyond Resilience.” December 2023. https://www.firelightmedia.tv/events/the-documentary-system-is-broken-now-what-beyond-resilience.
Fischer, Sara. “Exclusive: Streamers Launch First Official Trade Group.” Axios. September 26, 2023. https://www.axios.com/2023/09/26/streamers-launch-first-official-trade-group.
Fischer, Sara. “Warner Bros. Discovery in Talks to Merge with Paramount Global.” Axios. December 20, 2023. https://www.axios.com/2023/12/20/warner-bros-paramount-merger-discovery-streaming.
Fuster, Jeremy. “Going It Alone: The Indie Filmmakers Getting Their Movies in Theaters Without a Distributor.” TheWrap. May 14, 2024. https://www.thewrap.com/hundreds-beavers-occult-anchorage-indie-filmmakers-self-release-movies/.
Galuppo, Mia, and Katie Kilkenny. “Inside the Documentary Cash Grab.” The Hollywood Reporter, September 16, 2022. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/documentary-streaming-age-filmmaker-debate-ethics-payments-1235221541/.
Gilbride, Megan, and Rebecca Green. “Sundance Reinvented.” Dear Producer. January 24, 2024. https://dearproducer.com/sundance-reinvented/.
Girish, Devika. “Sundance 2025: Don’t Look Away.” Film Comment. February 3, 2025. https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/sundance-2025-dont-look-away-atropia-the-stringer-devika-girish/.
Grobar, Matt. “2,000+ Top Producers Sign Petition to Drop Second ‘P’ from AMPTP, Part of Larger Push to Address Inequities; Cathy Schulman, Jason Blum, Dede Gardner, Todd Garner among Signees.” Deadline. October 10, 2023. https://deadline.com/2023/10/producers-petition-change-amptp-name-hollywood-labor-1235567984/.
Grobar, Matt. “Outfest Postpones Legacy Awards & Pauses Other Programming, Initiates ‘Leaves’ for Majority of Staff, Citing Severe Impact of ‘Financial Climate.’” Deadline. October 12, 2023. https://deadline.com/2023/10/outfest-legacy-awards-postponed-strike-impact-1235572205.
Guggenheim, Davis. “‘An Inconvenient Truth’ Director Davis Guggenheim Asks Who Will Replace the Social Impact Made by Participant’s Movies.” Deadline. April 22, 2024. https://deadline.com/2024/04/participant-davis-guggenheim-guest-column-1235891861/.
Halligan, Fionnuala. “Screen Comment: UK Indie Producers Are in Crisis and Need Urgent Support.” Screen International, October 3, 2023. https://www.screendaily.com/features/screen-comment-uk-indie-producers-are-in-crisis-and-need-urgent-support/5186466.article.
Hamilton, Peter. “Celebrities and their Documentaries: Beckham’s Netflix Series Drives a $36m Payday, and more.” Documentary Business. January 12, 2025. https://documentarytelevision.com/celebrity-documentaries/celebrities-and-their-documentaries-beckhams-netflix-series-drives-a-36m-payday-and-more/.
Harris, Mark. “How Bad Can It Get for Hollywood?” New York Times, March 1, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/opinion/oscars-hollywood-extinction-event.html.
Hayes, Dade. “Angel Studios CEO Neal Harmon on Following Sound of Freedom, Learning from Failure and Letting the Audience Shape the Slate – Q&A.” Deadline. March 4, 2024. https://deadline.com/2024/03/angel-studios-ceo-neal-harmon-sound-of-freedom-vidangel-star-wars-1235842961/.
Hayes, Dade, and Katie Campione. “After the ‘Great Netflix Correction,’ Streaming Looks to Find New Pragmatic Footing.” Deadline. December 22, 2023. https://deadline.com/2023/12/streaming-services-2024-outlook-questions-1235677689/.
Healy, Rachael. “Fewer than One in 10 Arts Workers in UK Have Working-Class Roots.” The Guardian, May 18, 2024. https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/article/2024/may/18/arts-workers-uk-working-class-roots-cultural-sector-diversity.
Helmore, Edward. “NPR and PBS Push Back Against Trump’s Order to Cut Funding: ‘This Could Be Devastating.’” The Guardian, May 4, 2025. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/04/npr-pbs-funding-trump-order.
Horton, Adrian. “‘A Chilling Effect’: Is Hollywood Too Scared to Touch Hot-Button Documentaries?” The Guardian, March 1, 2025. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/01/documentaries-oscars.
Human Rights Watch. “Human Rights Watch to End Its Celebrated Film Festival.” Human Rights Watch. March 13, 2024. https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/13/human-rights-watch-end-its-celebrated-film-festival.
Hunt, A.E. “Split Together: Weathering the Storm at the Camden International Film Festival.” MUBI Notebook. December 7, 2023. https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/split-together-weathering-the-storm-at-the-camden-international-film-festival.
Jones, Naomi McDougall, and Liz Manashil. “Producer Data: The Numbers Don’t Lie (the Truth about Independent Film Revenue).” Filmmaker Magazine, March 16, 2023. https://filmmakermagazine.com/120384-truth-about-independent-film-revenue/.
Kaufman, Anthony. “A Crisis of Faith: Have Funders Lost Faith that Art Films Can Make an Impact?” Filmmaker Magazine, June 27, 2024. https://filmmakermagazine.com/126520-cinereach-participant-funders-art-films-impact/.
Kaufman, Anthony. “Are Indie Docs Hot Again? At Least for Netflix.” Anthony Kaufman’s Substack (blog). Substack, February 2, 2024. https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/are-indie-docs-hot-again-at-least.
Kaufman, Anthony. “Doc (and Art-Film) Blocking: How Algorithmic Content Moderation Is Hurting Indie Films.” Filmmaker Magazine, February 9, 2024. https://filmmakermagazine.com/125074-doc-and-art-film-blocking-how-algorithmic-content-moderation-is-hurting-indie-films/.
Kaufman, Anthony. “Hits & Misses: How Six Sundance 2023 Titles Performed in Distribution.” Filmmaker Magazine, December 15, 2023. https://filmmakermagazine.com/123893-anthony-kaufman-hits-misses-sundance-2023-case-studies/.
Kaufman, Anthony. “Indie Distribution Is Self-Distribution.” Anthony Kaufman’s Substack (blog). Substack. May 24, 2024. https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/indie-distribution-is-self-distribution.
Kaufman, Anthony. “Inside DOC NYC: Power, Profit, and Community at America’s ‘Largest’ Doc Fest.” Documentary Magazine, December 29, 2023. https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/inside-doc-nyc-power-profit-and-community-americas-largest-doc-fest.
Kaufman, Anthony. “Let’s Make a Deal-or Not.” Distribution Advocates (blog). Substack, January 19, 2023. https://distributionadvocates.substack.com/p/lets-make-a-dealor-not.
Kaufman, Anthony. “No Other Distribution: How Film Industry Economics and Politics Are Suppressing Docs Sympathetic to Palestine and Critical of Israel.” Documentary Magazine, January 15, 2025. https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/no-other-distribution-how-film-industry-economics-and-politics-are-suppressing-docs.
Kaufman, Anthony. “Paradigm Shift: The Current State of Development Labs.” Filmmaker Magazine, September 20, 2023. https://filmmakermagazine.com/122942-anthony-kaufman-development-labs-2023-sundance-tribeca-film-institute/.
Kaufman, Anthony. “Review This: Letterboxd and Independent Film Marketing.” Filmmaker Magazine, September 18, 2024. https://filmmakermagazine.com/127289-letterboxd-independent-film-marketing/.
Kaufman, Anthony. “Solutions Based: Who Should Save Independent Film?” Filmmaker Magazine, March 18, 2024. https://filmmakermagazine.com/125284-anthony-kaufman-sundance-2024-wrap/.
Kaufman, Anthony. “Sundance May Now Be the World’s Most Important Documentary Launchpad.” Documentary Magazine, February 4, 2025. https://www.documentary.org/online-feature/sundance-may-now-be-worlds-most-important-documentary-launchpad.
Kaufman, Anthony. “This Was the Year That the Golden Age of Documentary Felt like a Distant Memory.” IndieWire. December 19, 2023. https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/2023-documentary-films-1234935147/.
Kaufman, Anthony. “Will This Year’s Sundance Save Documentary Distribution?” Anthony Kaufman’s Substack (blog). Substack, January 11, 2024. https://anthonykaufman.substack.com/p/will-this-years-sundance-save-documentary?.
Kaufman, Anthony. “With Sundance Boost, Even Original Documentaries Could Make a Comeback in 2024.” Documentary Magazine, February 1, 2024. https://documentary.org/online-feature/sundance-boost-even-original-documentaries-could-make-comeback-2024.
Kaufman, Anthony. “XTR Is Trying to Solve the Crisis in Documentary Film, but Some Filmmakers Feel Betrayed.” Filmmaker Magazine, December 20, 2023. https://filmmakermagazine.com/124039-xtr-documentary-funding/.
Knibbs, Kate. “How Bookshop.org Survives—and Thrives—in Amazon’s World.” Wired, April 11, 2023. https://www.wired.com/story/books-bookshop-org-thrives-amazon-world/.
Kolijonen, Johanna. “Nostradamus Report: Paradox of Hope.” Göteborg Film Festival. 2024. https://goteborgfilmfestival.se/en/industry/nostradamus/nostradamus-reports/pages/2024-nostradamus-report.
Korn, Melissa, and Andrea Fuller. “’Financially Hobbled for Life’: The Elite Master’s Degrees That Don’t Pay Off.” Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2021. https://www.wsj.com/articles/financially-hobbled-for-life-the-elite-masters-degrees-that-dont-pay-off-11625752773.
Kuznikov, Selena. “Distribution Advocates Launches FilmADE Grants to Help Fund Marketing for Independent Films (EXCLUSIVE).” Variety, August 20, 2024. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/distribution-advocates-film-ade-fund-1236111429/.
Littleton, Cynthia. “‘How Do We Never Do This Again?’: Hollywood Grapples with the Consequences of a 148-Day WGA Strike.” Variety, October 11, 2023. https://variety.com/2023/film/news/writers-strike-consquences-whats-next-hollywood-wga-1235750917.
Littleton, Cynthia. “Wrangling the Regulators: Hollywood’s Urge to Merge Is Dampened by Antitrust Policy Debate in Washington.” Variety, April 24, 2024. https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/antitrust-apple-google-justice-ftc-lina-khan-1235980147/.
Lozano, Carrie. “Action in Three Acts: Camden International Film Festival Remarks.” Transcript of speech delivered at the Camden International Film Festival, September 2023. https://shorensteincenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ACTION-in-THREE-ACTS-Camden-Remarks-by-Carrie-Lozano.pdf.
Macaulay, Scott. “Editor’s Letter – Richard Linklater.” Filmmaker Magazine newsletter. September 2023. https://mailchi.mp/thegotham/diverse-pieces-on-the-site-cannes-producers-network-fellowship-give-me-pity-and-more-532434?e=910fa161d4.
Macaulay, Scott. “Editor’s Letter – Sundance and Saving Indie Film.” Filmmaker Magazine newsletter. January 2024. https://mailchi.mp/thegotham/diverse-pieces-on-the-site-cannes-producers-network-fellowship-give-me-pity-and-more-533382?e=8a52770069/.
Maddaus, Gene. “Amazon Joins Motion Picture Association, as Entertainment and Tech Converge.” Variety, September 19, 2024. https://variety.com/2024/biz/news/amazon-motion-picture-association-prime-video-mgm-1236150370/.
Mahler, Jonathan, James B. Stewart, and Benjamin Mullin. “How David Zaslav Blew Up Hollywood.” New York Times, November 15, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/magazine/david-zaslav-warner-media-discovery.html.
Martin, Corey. “From Microsoft Acquiring Activision to Disney + Hulu, These Deals Shook Up the Media and Entertainment Space in 2023, Plus 2024 Trends to Watch.” Forbes. December 5, 2023. https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2023/12/05/deals-that-shook-up-the-media-and-entertainment-space-in-2023-and-trends-to-watch-out-for-next-year.
Morfoot, Addie. “Could the 31st Edition of Hot Docs Be the Last for the Ailing Toronto Fest? Organizers Warn It Might Be.” Variety, April 24, 2024. https://variety.com/2024/film/spotlight/hot-docs-crisis-could-be-last-festival-1235979550/.
Morfoot, Addie. “Doc World Is Reeling from Oscar Nominations and What They Might Mean for the Struggling Sector: ‘There Is This Resentment towards Certain Kinds of Success.’” Variety, February 3, 2024. https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/fallout-oscar-documentary-nominations-what-they-might-mean-1235893537/.
Morfoot, Addie. “Documentary Filmmakers Lament Hollywood Cutbacks and Deal Scarcity: ‘Our Ecosystem Is in the Midst of a Collapse.’” Variety, April 5, 2024. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/full-frame-documentary-filmmakers-hollywood-cutbacks-deal-1235962142/.
Morfoot, Addie. “Filmmakers Take Legal Action against Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment as It Faces ‘Cash Flow Issues.’” Variety, December 20, 2023. https://variety.com/2023/film/news/chicken-soup-for-the-soul-1091-pictures-lawsuits-payments-1235838558/.
Morfoot, Addie. “How Do Political Docs Stay Alive in New Trump Era? Key Documentary Players Meet at CPH:DOX to Ponder Alternatives After ‘Streamers Went to the Right.’” Variety, March 26, 2025. https://variety.com/2025/film/global/how-do-political-docs-stay-alive-trump-cph-dox-private-meeting-1236347302/.
Morfoot, Addie. “Sundance Offers a Glimmer of Hope for the Struggling Documentary Market: ‘We’re No Longer in a DOA Situation.’” Variety, January 26, 2024. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/sundance-struggling-documentary-market-superman-will-harper-1235887798/.
Morfoot, Addie. “Sundance Programmers Say Political Documentaries Are Still Crucial, Despite Challenging Market and Right-Wing Hits.” Variety, January 23, 2025. https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sundance-political-documentaries-challenging-market-right-wing-hits-1236282686/.
Morfoot, Addie. “The Road to the Oscar Documentary Shortlist Requires More than Just Money for Most.” Variety, December 6, 2023. https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/road-oscar-documentary-shortlist-diy-fyc-streamers-1235821051/.
Morfoot, Addie. “Why Some Filmmakers Think Oscars Doc Voters Should ‘Suck It’ for Ignoring Celebrity Subjects.” Variety, February 15, 2025. https://variety.com/2025/film/news/oscars-doc-voters-on-snubbing-netflix-streamers-films-will-and-harper-1236307177/.
Netflix. What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report. December 12, 2023. https://about.netflix.com/en/news/what-we-watched-a-netflix-engagement-report.
Newman, Brian. “A Distinct Chill in the Air.” Sub-Genre Media newsletter. February 15, 2024. https://mailchi.mp/b88a1c1f8be1/a-distinct-chill-in-the-air?e=71a15a17fc#chill.
Newman, Brian. “Camden International Film Festival Remarks.” Transcript of speech delivered at Camden International Film Festival, September 2023. https://shorensteincenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Camden-International-Film-Festival-Remarks-Brian-Newman.pdf.
Newman, Brian. “Film 101: New Rules for Distribution (Mid-2024 Edition).” Sub-Genre Media May 23, 2024. https://mailchi.mp/5e57ed5d66a7/film-101-new-rules-for-distribution?.
Newman, Brian. “Go Big.” Sub-Genre Media newsletter. February 8, 2024. https://mailchi.mp/956c513a3008/go-big?e=71a15a17fc#big.
Newman, Brian. “Things Are Getting Real.” Sub-Genre Media newsletter. April 18, 2024. https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=43175ffadd10a314510384941&id=7a7c0d8e55.
Ng, Lily. “ITVS: Keeping the ‘Public’ in Public Television.” Documentary Magazine, June 1, 2001. https://www.documentary.org/feature/itvs-keeping-public-public-television.
Parris, Daniel. “How Streaming Elevated (and Ruined) Documentaries: A Statistical Analysis.” Stat Significant. October 16, 2024. https://www.statsignificant.com/p/how-streaming-elevated-and-ruined.
Parris, Daniel. “The Broken Economics of Streaming Services: A Stats Explainer.” Stat Significant. May 22, 2024. https://www.statsignificant.com/p/the-broken-economics-of-streaming?.
Patten, Dominic, and Anthony D’Alessandro. “End of an Indie Era? Sundance Could Leave Park City as Festival Opens Bids for New Location in 2027; Utah Resort Town Vows Fight to Keep It.” Deadline. April 17, 2024. https://deadline.com/2024/04/sundance-film-festival-new-home-host-city-bids-1235888142/.
Putnam, Keri. “What’s at Risk in the Streaming Media Age.” Shorenstein Center Commentary Blog (blog). Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, January 18, 2024. https://shorensteincenter.org/commentary/whats-risk-streaming-media-age/.
Putnam, Keri, and Barbara Twist. “Fireside Chat: Keri Putnam and Barbara Twist.” International Documentary Association. June 18, 2024. https://www.documentary.org/seminar/fireside-chat-keri-putnam-and-barbara-twist.
Rana, Umang. “Netflix and Amazon Back Down on Daring Films in India.” Marketing Mantra (blog). LinkedIn, November 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/netflix-amazon-back-down-daring-films-india-umang-rana-mmlcf/.
Rose, Lacey, and Lesley Goldberg. “It’s Quiet, Too Quiet, in Hollywood: Where Are the Deals?” The Hollywood Reporter, December 7, 2023. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wga-strike-tv-deals-1235715385.
Roxborough, Scott. “European Film Industry Heavyweights Call for Regulation of Tech Giants in Trump Era.” The Hollywood Reporter, January 29, 2025. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/european-film-industry-tech-giants-regulation-1236121468/.
Roxborough, Scott. “Netflix, Amazon International Original Content Orders Outpace U.S.” The Hollywood Reporter, July 1, 2024. https://www-hollywoodreporter-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-amazon-international-program-orders-us-1235933746/amp/.
Scheiber, Noam. “White-Collar Workers Are Getting Squeezed. Even Oscar-Winning Producers.” New York Times, September 15, 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/15/business/economy/hollywood-producers-challenges.html.
Schonfeld, Zach. “From Prince to Michael Jackson: Why Are the Most Controversial Documentaries Getting Canned?” The Guardian, May 5, 2025. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/05/prince-netflix-documentaries-amazon-prime-trump.
Scott, Daniel James. “It’s a New Day: Collective Distribution.” Documentary Magazine, October 2, 2011. https://www.documentary.org/feature/its-new-day-collective-distribution.
Shafer, Ellise and Elsa Keslassy. “Todd Haynes Says How Trump’s Presidency Will Affect Movie Business Is a ‘Real Question Hanging Over All American Filmmakers’: ‘We’re in a Particular Crisis Right Now.’ Variety, February 13, 2025. https://variety.com/2025/film/festivals/todd-haynes-how-trump-how-affect-movie-business-real-question-1236305985/.
Shapiro, Evan. “Public Announcement: How Media Failed America.” Media War & Peace (blog). Substack, April 23, 2024. https://eshap.substack.com/p/public-announcement.
Shaw, Lucas. “For Every Hit TV Show, There Are More Than 100 Misses.” Bloomberg. November 5, 2023. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-11-06/what-are-netflix-s-most-popular-tv-shows-these-are-the-top-10.
Spangler, Todd. “Best Buy to End DVD, Blu-Ray Disc Sales.” Variety, October 13, 2023. https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/best-buy-ending-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sales-1235754919/.
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