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sources say encouraged by positive response to direct-to-web releases, Amazon Studios expands operations to bankroll films for platform
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"The long-term plan was to build a wide slate of films. Since the lockdown has led to increased takers for direct-to-web films, the streaming giant's studio wing is now geared up to greenlight movie scripts that will be developed solely for the platform," reveals a source. The suits are apparently also exploring a distribution model where films made by the platform will have a limited theatrical release simultaneously. Though the model is popular in the US — a recent example being The Irishman (2019) — it remains untapped in mid-day reached out to Amazon India, which did not respond till press time.
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