World Cinema On Demand

List of Figures
List of Contributors
Acknowledgments


Introduction
Stefano Baschiera (Queen's University Belfast, UK) and Alexander Fisher (Queen's University Belfast, UK)

PART 1: The Limits of Disintermediation: Problems of Gatekeeping

1. Shifting Gatekeepers: Power and Influence in Informal Online Film Distribution
Virginia Crisp (King's College London, UK)

2. Cinephile File Sharing: Informal Distribution, Plural Canons and Digital Film Archives
Angela Meili (State University of Parana, Brazil)

3. Bridges, Streams and Dams: The Multiple Negotiated Strategies of Distribution and Access in Latin American Cinema
Niamh Thornton (University of Liverpool, UK)

PART 2: Streaming in National and Transnational Contexts

4. Netflix in Europe: The National in Global SVOD Services
Stefano Baschiera (Queen's University Belfast, UK) and Valentina Re (Link Campus University, Italy)

5. Danmaku Commenting: A New Interaction Experience on China's Video Streaming Sites
Yuanyuan Chen (University of Ulster, UK) and Rebecca Crawford (University of Ulster, UK)

6. Turkish Online Distribution: Fighting for Indie Filmmaking in a Neoliberal and Censored Context
Murat Akser (University of Ulster, UK)

7. India's Online Streaming Revolution: Global Over-the-Top (OTT) Platforms, Film Spectatorship, and the Ecosystem of Indian Cinemas
Nandana Bose (Independent Scholar, USA)

PART 3: Global transformations. Case Study: Africa

8. Curating Africa Online: The Impact of Digital Technologies on the Consumption of African Audio-visual Content
Justine Atkinson (University of Glasgow, UK) and Lizelle Bisschoff (University of Glasgow, UK)

9. Reset Mode: African Digital Video Films as Expanded Cinema
Sheila Petty (University of Regina, Canada)

10. Netflix and Africa: Streaming, Branding and Tastemaking in Non-domestic African Film Markets
Alexander Fisher (Queen's University Belfast, UK)

Index