Stephen Follows

Film industry analyst. Consultant Guinness World Records @GWR Chairperson Central Film School @CFS_London Ex-Trustee @ReclaimTheFrame. Founder @CatsnakeStories.

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It lives! My Horror Movie Report 2.0 is now available at https://t.co/C9opNyY4Ef It's the ultimate data analysis of the horror genre - all 27,000 horror movies ever made.

[Matthew Belloni @MattBelloni]

New pod: Fascinating new data on the length of movies. Yes, they’re getting longer overall, but only certain genres. Why? With producer @Todd_Garner and data from @StephenFollows. Listen! Watch! https://t.co/fEkCC0zmEz

[Blake Calhoun @blake_calhoun]

Very interesting read about IMDb’s 1 and 10 star ratings. If you’re an indie filmmaker I’m sure your films have been review bombed. Happens all the time.👇🏻
https://t.co/jQLp9MLY6W

[Giles Alderson @GilesAlderson]

Our @filmmakerspod Christmas Special | QUIZ of the year | what will 2026 have in store for filmmakers!!!

Listen here: https://t.co/a6ku32VqyP

#TheFilmmakersPodcast #podcast #filmmakers #directing @DirDomLenoir @philmblog @fizzandginger @LucindaRhodes @StephenFollows

[Matthew Belloni @MattBelloni]

Does media attention correlate with Oscar nominations and wins? A new study from @StephenFollows offers compelling evidence. ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/EIkXaivAdu

[Puck @PuckNews]

Hollywood spends a fortune chasing awards buzz. Does it work?

@MattBelloni breaks down the numbers (and myths) behind awards season: https://t.co/cEwPneKvKF

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Full article ⤵️
https://t.co/fJwpF83LRo

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The most basic film statistic of how much a movie cost is disappearing, as budgets are now missing for over 95% of recent releases.

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The full breakdown is here ⤵️
https://t.co/TAIFmUBqXt

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There are nine producers on the average movie. Nine! But does all that producing power make the film any better?

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Full article ⤵️
https://t.co/GkqJfBue8A

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A while back, David Nicholas Wilkinson asked me whether offering “With Thanks” credits to crowdfunding backers could make a film look bad. To find out, I analysed 8,096 movies to see what the data said.

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Listen to The Town ⤵️
https://t.co/0FiRrUPTzT

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Standing ovations are everywhere at festivals, but do they mean anything? I analysed the data, spoke with critics, and discussed it with @MattBelloni (@pucknews founding partner) on his awesome podcast, The Town.

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Read the full article ⤵️
https://t.co/5sIyNAzt6Y

[Matthew Belloni @MattBelloni]

New pod: Finally, some REAL DATA behind the insane rise in media coverage of film fest standing ovations. And does the applause eventually translate into dollars?? With researcher @StephenFollows. Listen! https://t.co/spTviivm4K

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Full article ↓
https://t.co/DtB177vfrr

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Do most film festivals require premiere status? A question from @MarBelle, the Editor-in-Chief of @WeAreDN, made me curious to find out.

I studied the rules of 10,549 film festivals to see how many still insist on a premiere and how many don’t.

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Read the full story here ↓
https://t.co/z65vxognsM

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Cinema leaders have long argued that pricing doesn’t matter, yet almost all public polls say otherwise. I looked at what the data tells us & talked with Vue's Tim Richards, who's reversed his position after realising that pricing wasn’t a side issue but the heart of the problem.

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Full article ↓
https://t.co/g0B0uPjvYI

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Last Friday I joined @jason_blum and the @blumhouse team in New York for an event all about how we see and discuss horror, and why our thinking needs to evolve.

To prepare for the event, I took a look how what’s changing in the horror genre, and what might be yet to come.