Docs Take on Global Outlook
variety.comManori Ravindran International EditorIn the streaming age, documentary filmmakers, once the long-suffering artists working in obscurity to finish self-funded passion projects, have become rock stars.
Deep-pocketed platforms such as Netflix and Hulu have dished out for costly archival clearances and biopic rights, and the strategy has invariably led to awards glory.
But just as the medium has become more elevated, so too has it grown increasingly global in scope, with a vast network of documentary gatekeepers venturing outside the traditional nonfiction markets of the U.S.
and Western Europe for the next big project that can go the distance to become an awards contender.“We’re growing closer together in a good way,” says Rick Perez, the newly installed president of the Los Angeles-based Intl.
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