Following a rapturously received industry keynote on Thursday, veteran indie producer Ted Hope is the talk of the town in Locarno.
Attendees on the ground are describing Hope’s ambitious and expansive speech as the much-needed “kick in the ass” Hollywood Execs needed to hear if cinema has any chance of becoming a much fairer and equitable industry.
Speaking with Deadline the morning after, Hope plays down his hype, saying he still gets nervous before presenting his ideas publicly.
But he now sees provoking conversation around the state of the industry as an unofficial obligation. “Someone once said to me, Ted, you like to say the things aloud that everyone else whispers about.
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