19 October 2003
Big studios’ plan to tackle video piracy will squeeze non-mainstream films out of awards, say actors. Hollywood stars from Clint Eastwood to Sir Michael Caine have launched a rebellion against the major studios over a "film piracy crackdown" that they claim could stop small-budget movies ever winning another Oscar.
The Motion Picture Association of America - an umbrella group representing the seven biggest studios - has banned film-makers from sending advance copies of their movies on (...)