Streaming is dead; long live streaming
Plus: Publicis acquires Picture Motion; over 700 Portrait filmmakers featured at festivals this week; the Thanksgiving box office showdown; the holiday films are here
Happy Thursday, friends. Lots of rumbles in the streaming world this week.
Theme: the streamers are dead, long live the streamers.
Amazon is shutting down Freevee, its ad-supported video streamer
But also…. The streaming wars didn’t kill the little guys. They’re thriving.
What it would take to build an indie film super-streamer. Portrait members Keri Putman and Brian Newman talked about the need for one “super streamer” based on Keri’s new study, which we shared last week.
Let’s dive into what you’ve been making for all these platforms this week.
Roll of Honor
Premieres, Awards, and More. Say hello to featured members on the Portrait app.
What to Watch This Weekend
Showcasing Time and Place
Say Nothing. Focusing on two sisters in the IRA, the new series is “a piercing, must-see portrait of The Troubles” (Collider). Melanie Doyle, Hair And Makeup Supervisor. Hulu.
All We Imagine as Light. “As the first Indian feature invited to compete at Cannes in nearly three decades, Payal Kapadia’s narrative début would be notable enough; that the movie is so delicately felt and sensuously textured is cause for outright celebration” New Yorker. Benjamin Silvestre, Sound Mixer. In Theaters.
Yup, It’s time. The Holiday Films Are Here.
You can go home again: Christmas Eve In Miller's Point.
“A snapshot of an annual family gathering that’s laced with an array of prickly emotions, it’s an evocatively ragamuffin and rowdy mood piece” (Daily Beast). Carson Lund, DP; Theodore Schaefer, Hannah Dweck, EP’s; Michael Basta, First Assistant Camera. In Theaters
The Holiday Road Trip: Albany Road.
Renée Elise Goldsberry and Lynn Whitfield go head to head as could-have-been daughter- and mother-in-law (THR). Spencer Combs, Cinematographer; Fontella Boone, Costume Designer; Brett Hays, Producer, UPM. In Theaters
The Hallmark-y One: Hot Frosty.
“Lacey Chabert falls for a snowman with abs in streamer’s latest cheap, cheerful foray into Hallmark territory” (The Guardian). Valerie Biggin, Music Supervisor. Netflix
The Dwayne Johnson Action One: Red One.
Lisa Piñero, Production Sound Mixer; Via Roz, Cast; Courtney Chen, Stunt Actor; Haley Dani, Add'l Makeup Artist. In Theaters.
For Portrait members: Dive into film and TV finances.
Our partners at FilmChain have just launched a FilmChain Group on the Portrait app! Learn about managing recoupment schedules, waterfalls, CAMAs and revenue distribution, all while exploring best practices for handling royalties and reports.
Connect with peers and enhance your financial strategy in film and TV.
What We’re Reading
Steve McQueen drops out of Camerimage over controversial op-ed about female cinematographers
Max eyes traditional procedurals; addresses The Pitt lawsuit
On the Festival and Awards Circuit
DOC NYC, IDFA, and Urbanworld all kicked off this week. Click through to connect with the 700+ Portrait members with films and other industry attendees!
Critics Choice Documentary Award winners announced. Congrats to all the winning Portrait members! Connect with winning teams in the app.
Virginia Film Festival announced its winners. See winning teams in the app.
And… The real reason we care about Oscar season. Humanity beneath the fluff.
Acquisitions and Talent News This Week
Publicis Media buys social advocacy marketing company Picture Motion.
Vertical acquires Sharp Corner. Jason Buxton, Director, Producer; Jason Levangie, Producer; Dominic Fegan, Art Director; Leah Johnston, Cast, EP; Chris Mutton, Assembly Editor.
Padma Lakshmi to EP domestic abuse doc Survivor Made. Survivors can watch for free and anonymously. Fawzia Mirza, EP; Andria Wilson Mirza, Producer; Scott Glosserman, Founder, Gathr.
Awkwafina, Corey Hawkins, Simon Rex & Method Man join Peacock’s Poker Face for season 2. Christine Ng, DP.
Window of Opportunity 🔍
Join Portrait member Jon Reiss for a live case study webinar with filmmakers Margo Guernsey and Sara Archambault on No Time to Fail, examining how the film’s impact campaign showcased the efforts of local election administrators and gave voice to this invisible yet indispensable workforce. Tomorrow, November 15th, at 1pm EST. RSVP here.
Closing Soon: November Deadlines
Have an opportunity to share? Post it on the app or fill out our form.
Full Frame Festival call for entries, closing this Friday, November 15 at 11 p.m. EST
HamptonsFilm Screenwriters Lab (11/14 deadline + discount)
WAVE Grant (11/15 deadline)
Miller / Packan Film Fund (11/15 deadline)
Pitch for Good Summit Showdown (11/15 deadline)
Moonshot Feature Accelerator (11/15 deadline + discount)
Artemis Rising Fellowship (11/15 deadline)
DGA Awards (11/18 deadline)
WIM Activate Impact Initiative (11/20 deadline)
Antigravity Academy Screenwriters (11/22 deadline)
Black List Cassian Elwes Fellowship (11/22 deadline)
CAPE New Writers Fellowship (11/25 deadline)
2025 Stowe Story Labs Narrative Labs Application: Special Discounted Offer (deadline 11/26)
Anarchists United Film Grants (11/29 deadline)
Select Jobs/Gigs Roundup
Have a job to share? Share it on the app or fill out our form.
Senior Content Acquisition Associate, Disney.
Senior Integrated Producer, TheLab.
VP, Director of Project Management, Horizon Media, Inc.
VP, Local Media Production, Major League Baseball (MLB).
VP, Sports Production, Disney.
Director of Production - Xbox Game Studios, Publishing, Microsoft.
Manager, Game Studio Production, The Pokémon Company International.
Director, Acquisition (Growth Marketing for CNN), Warner Bros. Discovery.
Associate Producer, Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Sports Multi-Skilled Journalist/Producer, Paramount.
AV Studio Clip & Toolkit Specialist, Netflix.
End Credits: Portrait Post of the Week.
Until next week, friends. See you on the Portrait app.
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