And whether filmmakers could ever benefit from file sharing? One of the most feared developments of the film industry is the disruptive force of the internet and its effects to the film business. Piracy is real and effecting all filmmakers, not just the big studios. Adam Leipzig recently analysed the effect of piracy to 14 films that were screened in Sundance 2014 and 2015 and the results were troubling. All films had at least hundreds of thousands illegal downloads, Whiplash

VOD services should quit secrecy and show their numbers Digital media has been a big boom for the indie filmmaker. Platforms are endless and we can now connect to audiences quicker and more efficiently than ever before through growing online services. According to Christian Grece’s analyses of the EUs audiovisual markets, there has been a steady growth in digital home entertainment with online based VOD growing as much as 70% in the 2010’s. This is great news and can truly si