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Searchlight’s Matthew Greenfield On Getting People Into Movie Theaters & Finding New Talent On YouTube — TIFF: The Market

Searchlight Pictures boss Matthew Greenfield broke down how YouTube has become fertile ground for finding new stories and filmmakers. Pictures boss also spoke about the battle with familiarity and the need for original ideas to get people into movie theaters in the streaming age.

Searchlight’s Matthew Greenfield On Getting People Into Movie Theaters & Finding New Talent On YouTube — TIFF: The Market

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Searchlight Pictures boss Matthew Greenfield broke down how YouTube has become fertile ground for finding new stories and filmmakers.

Pictures boss also spoke about the battle with familiarity and the need for original ideas to get people into movie theaters in the streaming age.

After Obsession and Backrooms, studios and producers are scouring […]

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Searchlight Pictures boss Matthew Greenfield broke down how YouTube has become fertile ground for finding new stories and filmmakers. Pictures boss also spoke about the battle with familiarity and the need for original ideas to get people into movie theaters in the streaming age. After Obsession and Backrooms, studios and producers are scouring […]

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