"Indie Dealmaking and A-List Headliners: Berlin's Turbocharged Market Dynamics"
The end of strike action last November has sparked a rebound in the indie movie market, with a flood of new projects across all budgets and genres being showcased at Berlin’s European Film Market. The market is seeing a surge in "studio-ish" sized projects, aiming to fill the gap left by fewer studio films expected this year. The doc market also proved its staying power, with a massive Netflix deal for a road trip movie about Will Ferrell and his trans friend Harper Steele. Overall, the EFM is expected to far outpace Park City in the number and size of deals done, signaling a return to "cautious optimism" in the indie film industry after years of uncertainty and dread.