This Week in Indies: April 29th, 2016

A weekly collection of articles, interviews, and filmmaker tips to keep you in the know.

VOD News

Turner Introducing New Web-Only Service FilmStruck for Classic Movies

Quickflix Is Going Under

DisneyLife Taken Off Air by China Regulators

Fullscreen Aims to Be the MTV for the YouTube Generation

Filmmaker Tips & Tricks

Kodak Giving Away 35mm Film to Some Filmmakers on Kickstarter

Emerging Technologies

Samsung Giving VR Camera Makers Direct Access to Milk VR Service

Samsung Is Working on a Standalone VR Headset

Industry by the Numbers

Smart TVs, Streaming Devices Outnumber Cable Boxes in US Households

Amazon Prime Video Has 4x Netflix’s Movie Lineup

Just 1 in 5 Films Made in Europe Is Directed by a Woman

2016 Trends/Predictions

Why Snapchat Is the New Frontier for Independent Filmmaking

How will Amazon, Netflix and Apple Disrupt the VR Space?

What to Watch

Films Leaving Netflix This May

10 Tribeca Film Festival Movies to Pay Attention To

5 Must-See Documentaries from 2016 Hot Docs Festival

New Year, New Rules

Academy Requests Some Oscar Voters Submit CVs in Membership Audit

Crowdfunding Update

Highest-Crowdfunded Film of 2016, Code 8 Raises $1.7 Million from Indiegogo

Awards & Festivals

Cannes Film Festival Jury Announced

La Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup