The Future of Film: Big Screen or Stream?
March 13, 2026
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Summary
Where do you watch the latest movie everyone’s talking about—on Netflix at home or in a packed theater? Are theaters the irreplaceable heart of cinema, creating cultural moments and spectacle, or is streaming the future with its convenience and global reach? Two high-level Hollywood insiders, a former president of The Academy versus a film executive, debate in time for the Oscars: The Future of Film: Big Screen or Stream?
Arguing "Big Screen": Hawk Koch, Film Producer; Former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America
Arguing "Stream": Chris Aronson, Former President Of Domestic Theatrical Distribution at Paramount Pictures
Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates
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