San Sebastian’s 3rd Creative Investors’ Conference Draws the Contours of a Post-Covid Film-TV Landscape
variety.comJohn Hopewell Chief International Correspondent SAN SEBASTIAN — Running Sept. 24-25, San Sebastian’s 3rd Creative Investors Conference, organized in collaboration with CAA Media Finance, proved the most intense yet as panel after panel described in detail and nuance the ever more visible contours of a post-COVID film and TV landscape.
One conclusion, however, is that such contours could change yet again. Notwithstanding that, some takeaways from two full mornings of discussions: Change Changing So Quickly In history, the only absolute is change,” British historian Lord Acton wrote.
But has change ever come so fast? “We had this huge pandemic, then we had a strike, and now we have AI coming, right very rapidly.
I’ve seen a lot of changes in the business over many years but not at this speed,” said David Linde at a Wednesday Conference wrap-up panel, Where Are We Going Next? “The business is cyclical, but this cycle is faster,” agreed Goodfellas’ Vincent Maraval. “It’s how technology is moving so fast.
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