For over a century, Hollywood has been the global epicenter of entertainment. But today, headlines question whether it’s a sinking ship. Film production in Los Angeles has slowed, major studios are restructuring, and audiences are consuming content in radically different ways. The industry is in the midst of a profound transformation. And at the heart of that transformation lies a powerful return to independent roots.Cinema isn’t crumbling. It’s decentralizing.It’s true that traditional indic...

The dawn of cinema in the late 1890s and early 1900s was a brief, electric moment of experimentation and accessibility. Early filmmakers like the Lumière brothers, Thomas Edison, and Georges Méliès were inventors and showmen, creating short actualities, magic tricks, and fantastical narratives with hand-built cameras. Films were exhibited in fairgrounds, penny arcades, and vaudeville houses, and soon in the tiny nickelodeon theaters that appeared around 1905. At this stage, filmmaking was a l...

The final day of the Onchain Summit in San Francisco is set to explode with creativity, innovation, and raw storytelling power — as the Film3 Festival takes over the spotlight on August 24th. This isn’t just another screening block. It’s a cultural collision of emerging voices, tech-savvy creators, and seasoned legends redefining what cinema can be in a decentralized world.🔥 SPEAKERS THAT SET THE TONEGet ready for insights from Emmy-winning director Rob Shaw, whose animated series You Play T...