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Hollywood is being turned on its head by the pandemic
Wait, There's More
English - May 01, 2020 21:35 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB - ★★★★ - 26 ratingsDaily News News Entertainment News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The pandemic is seriously impacting the film industry: productions are halted, theatres are closed, and film festivals are being postponed or cancelled. This week, the Academy Awards announced it was changing its eligibility rules to allow films released only on streaming services to qualify for the Oscars in 2021, a big change from its previous rules that required films to have a theatrical release. Today, we’re joined by Barry Hertz, the Globe and Mail’s film editor, to talk about all these changes and what they mean for the future of Hollywood.
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The pandemic is seriously impacting the film industry: productions are halted, theatres are closed, and film festivals are being postponed or cancelled. This week, the Academy Awards announced it was changing its eligibility rules to allow films released only on streaming services to qualify for the Oscars in 2021, a big change from its previous rules that required films to have a theatrical release. Today, we’re joined by Barry Hertz, the Globe and Mail’s film editor, to talk about all these changes and what they mean for the future of Hollywood.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.