Over-the-top (OTT) platforms, which have become a major movie consumption medium for film buffs across the world, turned out to be the hot topic of discussion at the 26th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) here on Wednesday, with the influence of the platforms being talked about in multiple sessions through the day.
In an 'In conversation' session with Chalachitra Academy Deputy Director H. Shaji, filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli, who is also heading the jury this year at the festival, said the OTT platforms have now begun to behave like traditional distributors by meddling in films during the production stage itself.
"In the beginning, the OTT platforms took a stand that was beneficial to independent filmmakers. So, I was initially in support of the growth of these platforms. However, now they have begun involving themselves in the film from the production stage just like traditional distributors," he said.
