PhD research student Roderik Smits was shortlisted earlier this year for the inaugural Dr Joachim Ph. Wolff Thesis Prize, an award given by the Dutch Film Research Foundation for research that benefits the Dutch film industry. Here he outlines the methods, findings and conclusions of his Masters thesis on how Dutch distributors select films within a global ... 
PhD student Roderik Smits was shortlisted for the inaugural Dr Joachim Ph. Wolff Thesis Prize at a special Dutch film industry event earlier this month. The prize, awarded by the Dutch Film Research Foundation (Stichting Filonderzoek) in partnership with the Dutch Association of Cinema Operators (NVB) and the Dutch Association of Film Distributors (NVF), recognizes postgraduate research that benefits ... 