This Week in Indies: August 4th, 2017

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

VOD News

Amazon Will Become a Bona Fiede Film Studio This Year

Lionsgate’s Spanish-Language Streaming Service Pantaya Launces

Filmmaker Tips & Tricks

HBO’s ‘Room 104’: How to Shoot an Ultra Low-Budget Indie TV Show

How Sundance Is Trying to Make Smaller Films Profitable With Self-Distribution

Emerging Technologies

New Technology Brings Skeletal Tracking to Multi-Player Virtual Reality Experiences

Industry by the Numbers

Look Who’s Still Talking the Most in Movies: White Men

New Distributor-Exhibitor Alliance Aldea Launched

2017 Trends/Predictions

Which Streaming Service Will Finally Crack the YouTube Nut?

With ‘Logan Lucky,’ Soderbergh Hopes to Change Film’s Business Model

Streaming TV Apps Grapple with Password Sharing

Locarno Festival’s StepIn Program Explores New Business Models for Indies

Awards & Festivals

TIFF Announces Platform Lineup

Why the Emmys Matter More Every Year, Within the Industry and Beyond