Bloomsbury The State of European Cinema: A New Dose of Reality (Film Studies: Bloomsbury Academic Collections)

Product Description The State of European Cinema offers a critical review of the state of the industry at the close of the twentieth century. Finney spent two years researching and carrying out interviews with more than a hundred top film professionals. His findings offer dynamic and fresh perspectives on Europes film industry and include a detailed analysis of Europes public subsidy funds, co-production trends and cinema distribution systems, as well as practical information on screenplay development and training and an examination of Europes declining film-star system. About the Author Dr. Angus Finney is the course director at the London Film Schools and Exeter Universitys MA in International Film Business; and a visiting lecturer on film and media businesses at Judge Business School, Cambridge University. He is Film Londons Project Manager for the Production Finance Market, an international event he has managed since 2007, and was Managing Director of Renaissance Films (1999 2005). His publications include: The International Film Business: A Market Guide Beyond Hollywood, (2010, 2nd Ed: 2014);Developing Feature Films in Europe: A Practical Guide (1996), The State of European Cinema (1996) and The Egos Have Landed: The Rise and Fall of Palace Pictures (1996). He was awarded a PhD in Management from Cass Business School City University London in 2014.