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The Indian Media Business: Pandemic and After

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

New Delhi et al.: Sage India, 5th ed. (2021), xxiii, 297 pp.

"The fifth edition [...] cuts across print, TV, film, music, radio and digital media. In the process, the book takes you through the current trends, history, business dynamics and regulation in media, and provides a glimpse into the future of each of these segments." (Back cover)

Made in Hollywwod, Censored by Beijing: The U.S. Film Industry and Chinese Government Influence

PEN America (2021), v, 64 pp.

"Made in Hollywood, Censored by Beijing describes the ways in which the Chinese government and its ruling Chinese Communist Party successfully influence Hollywood films, warns how this type of influence has increasingly become normalized in Hollywood, and explains the implications of this influence ... on freedom of expression and on the types of stories that global audiences are exposed to on the big screen. Hollywood is one of the world’s most significant storytelling centers, a cinematic powerhouse whose movies are watched by millions across the globe. And yet the choices it makes, about which stories to tell and how to tell them, are increasingly influenced by an autocratic government with the world’s most comprehensive system of state-imposed censorship. The free expression implications of this fact are significant, and far-reaching. By influencing which stories Hollywood tells, the Chinese government can soften the edges or erase depictions of its human rights abuses; it can dampen movies’ call for change or encouragement of resistance in the face of oppression; and it can discourage or silence filmmakers interested in making movies that question or critique the Chinese government. Hollywood’s choices have global implications. If prominent Hollywood studios or filmmakers fear to push back against such influence, there is less chance that others around the world will dare to do so. It also reduces the opportunities for independent or exiled Chinese filmmakers looking for a new home for their talents, and undercuts any argument from Chinese filmmakers that the country’s censorship system is inconsistent with international norms of artistic freedom. There are countless stories to be told about China, and those that are non-controversial from Beijing’s perspective are no less valid. But there are also stories to be told about the ongoing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, the ongoing struggle of Tibetans to maintain their language and culture in the face of both societal changes and government policy, the prodemocracy movement in Hong Kong, and honest, everyday stories about how government policies intersect with people’s lives in the world’s most populous nation. Yet the space for filmmakers to tell such stories is shrinking—at least, unless they are willing to forego access to the world’s largest box office." (Executive summary) more

The Political Economy of Local Cinema: A Critical Introduction

Anne Rajala, Daniel Lindblom, Matteo Stocchetti (eds.)

Berlin et al.: Peter Lang (2020), 257 pp.

"The essays in this collection focus on [...] the organization of material and immaterial resources necessary for local cinema to endure as a valuable and vibrant alternative to other forms of cinema. In line with the mission of applied research, the main normative goal inspiring our project is rath ... more

Conflict and Controversy in Small Cinemas

Janina Falkowska, Krzysztof Loska (eds.)

Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (2018), 268 pp.

"This book examines small cinemas and their presentation of society in times of crisis and conflict from an interdisciplinary and intercultural point of view. The authors concentrate on economic, social and political challenges and point to new phenomena which have been exposed by film directors. Th ... more

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Produire des films: Afriques et Moyen Orient

Claude Forest (dir.)

Presses Universitaires du Septentrion (2018), 386 pp.

"Dans des pays caractérisés par une profusion d’images essentiellement venues d’autres continents, et par une production très inégale, voire inexistante, quels ont été les modèles dominants de production ? Quels sont ceux que les mutations en cours font émerger ? Quels sont les enjeux é ... more

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International Communication: Essential Readings

Vandana Pednekar-Magal (ed.)

Cognella, 2nd revised ed. (2018), viii, 228 pp.

"Designed as a text with introductions to each section and chapter, the volume brings together diverse perspectives on globalization and communication and includes significant emerging aspects of International Communication research such as diaspora audience and global publics." (Publisher descripti ... more

Mediciones culturales. Resultados del proyecto: Elaboración e implementación de la Cuenta Satélite de Cultura, CSC, en los países del área andina
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Alejandra María Muñoz Montoya, Gabriela Falconi Piedra (coord.)

Lima: Ministerio de Cultura y Turismo de Bolivia;Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia;Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio de Ecuador;Ministerio de Cultura de Perú (2017), 284 pp.

La circulation des productions culturelles: Cinémas, informations et séries télévisées dans les mondes arabes et musulmans

Dominique Marchetti (ed.)

Rabat; Istanbul: Centre Jacques-Berque;Institut Français d'Études Anatoliennes (2017), 287 pp.

Diversity and the Film Industry: An Analysis of the 2014 UIS Survey on Feature Film Statistics

Luis A. Albornoz

Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2016), 39 pp.

"Based on data collected from 97 countries through the UIS 2014 Survey on Feature Film Statistics, the following observations on diversity can be made: In 2012, the number of feature films greatly increased throughout the world, and the following year a new production record was hit: 7,610 movies. H ... more

Small Cinemas in Global Markets: Genres, Identities, Narratives

Lenuta Giukin, Janina Falkowska, David Desser (eds.)

Lanham: Lexington Books (2015), xxiv, 294 pp.

"Small Cinemas in Global Markets addresses aspects such as identity, revisiting the past, internationalized genres, new forms of experimental cinema, markets and production, as well as technological developments of alternative small screens that open new perspectives into small cinema possibilities. ... more

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The Indian Media Business

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

New Delhi et al.: Sage India, 4th ed. (2013), xxxviii, 442 pp.

"The Indian Media Business, Fourth Edition gives you detailed analysis, perspective and information on eight segments of the media business in India—print, TV, film, radio, music, digital, outdoor, and events. It presents the business history, current dynamics, regulation, economics, technology, v ... more

Cine latinoamericano: Producción y mercados en la primera década del siglo XXI

Octavio Getino (coord.)

Buenos Aires: Directores Argentinos Cinematográficos (DAC) (2012), x, 346 pp.

Panorama del audiovisual chileno

Valerio Fuenzalida, Pablo Julio (eds.)

Santiago de Chile: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2011), 127 pp.

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Piratages audiovisuels: Les voies souterraines de la mondialisation culturelle

Tristan Mattelart (ed.)

Brussels: De Boeck (2011), 304 pp.

Souvent considéré comme une activité des plus nuisibles, le piratage des contenus audiovisuels n’en constitue pas moins, depuis des décennies, pour de nombreuses populations aux quatre coins du monde, un moyen majeur d’accéder aux produits des industries culturelles. Nourri d’enquêtes de ... more

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Os Moçambicanos perante o cinema e o audiovisual: Uma historia político-cultural do Moçambique colonial até à República de Moçambique (1896-2010)
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Guido Convents

Maputo; Holsbeek: Dockanema;Afrika Filmfestival (2011), 677 pp.

"This is the first monograph on the history of film culture ever for lusophone Africa. It consists of three parts: the colonial period (1896-1974), the first years of independence (1975-1991) and the years of the liberalization of the media (1992-2010). In these three periods attention is given to t ... more

The African Filmmaker and Content of African Films: A Study of the Perspectives of the Nigerian Film Audience

Ganivu Olalekan Akashoro

Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 4, issue 1 (2010), pp. 84-115

"This paper attempts to appraise African filmmaking and the content of African films from a Nigerian film audience perspective. The study specifically explores the disposition of the audience towards contemporary African filmmaking for home video and cinema entertainment as well as the content of Af ... more

Focus 2010: World Film Market Trends;Tendances Du Marché Mondial Du Film

Cannes: Marché du Film;European Audiovisual Observatory (2010), 64 pp.

"With its key indicators, FOCUS 2010 gives you a complete overview of the fi lm industry worldwide, and highlights new and up-and-coming areas such as Latin America and the Middle East. It is an indispensable guide to understanding the undercurrents and changes in the international market, in a cont ... more

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Viewing African Cinema in the Twenty-First Century: Art Films and the Nollywood Video Revolution

Mahir Saul, Ralph A. Austen (eds.)

Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press (2010), vii, 248 pp.