By When it comes to the debate of cinema vs. streaming, some filmmakers are in one of those camps whereas others don’t care or it doesn’t seem a big issue for them.
For “Tangerine” and “The Florida Project” director Sean Baker, whose massively praised “Anora” is considered a major awards contender this year, he says he’s very much in the cinema camp.
Speaking with Deadline, it seems that streamers needn’t bother trying to acquire his films for a first run as he is very much only about making works for the cinema.
Talking about shooting “Anora” on film stock, he explains his ‘theatrical experience above all else’ stance:
“We shouldn’t abandon the medium which created this artform. We shot it on film, we shoot it for the cinema and that’s how we want people to see it. Theatrical means everything to me, I consider home entertainment to be an afterthought.
NEON allowed me a long theatrical window. With each film, I fight for a longer theatrical window and hopefully, the next time I get way over 90 days. For me as a filmmaker, I’m trying to fight for the future of film.”
The comments come as “Anora” landed on digital and PVOD in mid-December after a 60-day theatrical window – a longer than usual window these days when films can hit PVOD in as little as 17 days and on average arrive 45 days after opening theatrically.
“Anora” won the Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, scoring five Golden Globe nominations, and is up for DGA & SAG honors. In addition, it has pulled in $32 million worldwide off a $6 million budget – Baker’s highest grossing film to date.
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