Collaborative relationship needed between screen and OTT platforms
Cinema is the global birth right of every individual: Rizwan Ahamd @ #MIFF Master Class “Collaborative relationship needed between screen and OTT platforms’’ Mumbai, 1 June 2022 Covid 19 has accelerated the process of digital transformation in film viewing all around the world. As the pandemic forced people to lock themselves up indoors, there has been an exponential increase in viewership through OTT platforms from home. But in this huge transformation of cinema from movie theatres to OTT, are some geographical areas, people and cultures entirely left out? Is OTT ringing the death bells for traditional cinema theatres? Can OTT and screens co-exist? These are some of the very pertinent questions discussed and answered in the Master Class held in connection with the 17 th edition of Mumbai International Film Festival. Rizwan Ahamd, Director of the Instructional Media Centre, MANUU, Hyderabad lead the Master Class. He is a full-time member of the International Cou...