World cinema on demand : global film cultures in the eras of online distribution

"World Cinema on Demand brings together diverse contributions by leading film and media scholars to examine world cinema's dialogue with the transformations that took place during 2010-2014, engaging directly with ongoing debates surrounding national cinema, transnational identity, and cultural globalization, as well as ideas about genre, fandom and cinephilia. The contributions look at individual national patterns of online distribution, engaging with archives, SVODS and torrent communities. The essays also investigate the cross-cultural presence of world cinema in non-domestic online markets (such as Europe's, for example). As a result, the volume sheds light on geo-politically specific issues of film circulation, consumption and preservation within a range of culturally diverse filmmaking contexts, including case studies from India, Nigeria, Mexico and China. In this way, the collection maps the impact of different online formats of distribution in the understanding of World Cinema, underlining the links between distribution and media provisions as well as engaging with new forms of intermediation."-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Figures Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1 The limits of disintermediation: Problems of gatekeeping 1 Shifting gatekeepers: Power and influence in informal online film distribution (Virginia Crisp) 2 Cinephile file-sharing: Informal distribution, plural canons and digital film archives (Angela Meili) 3 Bridges, streams and dams: The multiple negotiated strategies of distribution and access in Latin American cinema (Niamh Th Part 2 Streaming in national and transnational contexts 4 Netflix in Europe: The national in global subscription video on demand (SVOD) services (Stefano Baschiera and Valentina Re) 5 Danmaku commenting: A new interaction experience on China’s streaming platforms (Yuanyuan Chen and Rebecca Crawford) 6 Turkish online film distribution: Fighting for Indie filmmaking in a neoliberal and censored context (Murat Akser) 7 India’s online streaming revolution: Global over-the-top (OTT) platforms, film spectatorship and the ecosystem of Indian c Part 3 Global transformations – Case study: Africa 8 Curating Africa online: The impact of digital technology on the consumption of African audiovisual content (Justine Atkinso 9 Reset mode: African digital video films as expanded cinema (Sheila Petty) 10 Netflix and Africa: Streaming, branding and tastemaking in non-domestic African film markets (Alexander Fisher) Index