Mass Market DVDs are Dead: Long Live Heritage Physical Media

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John Bleasdale Guest Contributor Physical media has had a resurgence in recent years, helped by the curating and marketing of 4K heritage titles in attractive packaging for a keen, if niche, market of collectors.

That was the consensus of the Heritage Roundtable discussion held as part of the Locarno Pro section of the Locarno Film Festival.

Having seen a drastic collapse in the mass market, the panelists agreed that the one area of growth was the curation of heritage titles, restored to 4 or 2K and presented with an abundance of extras.

Vincent Paul-Boncour from Carlotta Films used examples of his companies recent and future releases including a box set of Dario Argento films and a new edition of Luchino Visconti’s “Bellissima” as models of successful products. “Our first mission is to release movies on the big screen as a distributor,” Paul-Boncour said. “In France, we have this good market for classic editions.