Dylan Sidoo

  Introduction The film industry has changed drastically due to the pandemic outbreak. In this article, we'll discuss the impacts of the pandemic on distribution, how future revenue streams might be monetized, and how they might affect content. Pre-Pandemic Distribution The film industry has traditionally been a top-down, hierarchical structure. Films were distributed through a small number of distributors who often had vertical integration with production companies. The gatekeepers of the industry were located in Los Angeles and New York City and they controlled what films got made and how they were marketed. This structure allowed for some level of uniformity across all films released during this period. For example: if you wanted your movie screened at major cinemas across North America or Europe (which was pretty much all that existed), then you needed to go through one of these major studios because they controlled those screens. Post-Pandemic Distribution The fi