Another Producer Describes the Same Closed Loop in European Film Funding“Everyone knew each other. Like true buddies sharing a secret.”
By FIW staff Film Industry Watch recently received the following account from a producer responding to our reporting on how public film funding in Europe is actually decided. It is one testimony, not a court ruling. But it is also the kind of testimo
Radiator IP Sales, €9300 & Questions Around Access in Europe’s Short-Film System
How young filmmakers can become financially exposed within Europe’s publicly funded short-film ecosystem By FIW staff. Based on documents reviewed by Film Industry Watch and publicly available information, this article reflects analysis of patterns
Inside Kosovo’s Film Funding Loop: The Same People Train, Curate, Judge – and Win
A Documented Network of Overlapping Roles Between KCC, DokuFest and a Cluster of Repeat Beneficiaries (2024–2025) By Film Industry Watch and Kosovar Film Industry Insiders For years, Kosovo’s film sector has celebrated rapid international success
Alleged Conflicts, Zero Consequences: How Cannes Insiders Stay in Control
By Film Industry Watch Why Festival Gatekeepers Remain Unchecked Despite Alleged Conflicts of Interest Over the past few years, Film Industry Watch has reported on what appear to be alleged structural conflicts of interest inside major international
Cannes Critics’ Week’s “Next Step Studio Indonesia”: A New Pipeline or a New Conflict of Interest?
By Film Industry Watch – October 2025 Thanks to a comment left on a related article we’ve been informed that Cannes Critics’ Week has announced Next Step Studio Indonesia, a filmmaker incubator launching in 2026 that will produce four short
Sundance’s Hollow Indie Dream: What Film Threat and Filmmakers Already Know
By FIW staff, thanks to readers contribution. Popular YouTube channel Film Threat recently covered our article “Sundance’s Little Dirty Secret: How NYU’s Elite Grip is Crushing Indie Dreams” and added their analysis to the growing bod
Jerusalem Film Festival, a Celebration of Discrimination: How Israel’s Film Industry Is Punishing Its Men
An update to this post – Oppressed Voices from Turkey, the US and Israel – is published here. Earlier this month we published a detailed exposé on the gender imbalance and institutional corruption permeating Israel’s publicly funded ci
Response from The Omladinski Film Festival Sarajevo
In response to the recent post “Omladinski Film Festival Sarajevo: Mounting Allegations of Non-Payment, Intimidation & Financial Mismanagement”, the festival sent us the following response: Dear colleagues, In response to the article
Film Festival Jury Favoritism and Prior Connections
Film festivals strive for impartiality, but there have been notable instances where jury members awarded prizes to directors with whom they had prior connections. Below are documented cases and patterns, organized by type of connection, along with ho