Philippine Cinema and the Cultural Economy of Distribution

• Main Author: Lim, Michael Kho (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Motion pictures-Asia.; Motion pictures > Production and direction.; Motion pictures.; Ethnology-Asia.; Asian Cinema and TV.; Film and TV Production.; Film/TV Industry.; Asian Culture.

This book explores the complex interplay of culture and economics in the context of Philippine cinema. It delves into the tension, interaction, and shifting movements between mainstream and independent filmmaking, examines the film distribution and exhibition systems, and investigates how existing b...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Film Distribution in Action
• 2. Film Distribution in Film Studies
• 3. The Making of Philippine Independent Cinema
• 4. Now Showing: The State of Philippine Cinema
• 5. Distribution and Exhibition as Intermediary Spaces
• 6. Traditional Film Distribution and Exhibition Platforms in the Formal Economy
• 7. Emerging Film Distribution and Exhibition Platforms in the Formal Economy
• 8. The Semi-Formal and Informal Economies of Film Distribution and Exhibition
• 9. The Philippine Film Industry, the State, and Cultural Policy
• 10. Conclusion: Forward to the Economy, Back to the Culture.