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It's been a good year for Amazon Studios. The company has proved its worth as a major player in the independent film market thanks to the critical and box office success of Manchester by the Sea, which it picked up in Sundance last year for $10 million before steering it to Oscar success in the Best Actor and…

Amazon Studios' Roy Price sat down for a keynote discussion at MIPTV in Cannes this evening and provided insight into how the streaming service bridges the divide between TV and cinema. "A new day has dawned," said Price, "where when you’re in this hyper-competitive world of hundreds of thousands of shows and you…

The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors has unveiled its award winners including Amazon Studios’ Roy Price and producer Stephanie Allain as well as a loaded list nominees for its 34th annual Caucus Awards Dinner set for December 1 in Los Angeles. Liberty Global president and CEO Michael Fries will be presented…

The D.C.-set, Garry Trudeau-created comedy Alpha House starring John Goodman is “not a current show,” Amazon studio chief Roy Price said this afternoon, closing out the streaming service’s day at TCA. Not maybe such a surprise, given that Tucker Carlon’s political website reported same in May. On the other hand, Price…

Amazon Japan unveiled an ambitious slate of a dozen projects on Tuesday as the content division of the online retail giant continues its international expansion. The slate of original shows, which will be available on the Amazon Prime subscription service, cover everything from family and drama to comedy and…

In the short time since Roy Price and Ted Hope turned up at talent agencies, looking to grow past television series and get into the movie business as a way to entice Amazon Prime customers that paid money for free shipping of products, Amazon Studios has quickly emerged as a major player in that in-between space that…

Woody Allen is not comfortable at glitzy movie premieres, nor is Whit Stillman, but the filmmakers are the stars of opulent events funded by Amazon this week and next. The purpose is to trumpet Amazon's invasion into film production and distribution (yes, even theatrical), and the corporate giant doesn't seem fazed by…

Earlier today Amazon saw five of its films included in the Official Selection for the Cannes Film Festival, so execs had plenty to crow about at the company’s CinemaCon luncheon. Head of marketing and distribution Bob Berney beamed about Amazon’s upcoming date with the Croisette, including Woody Allen’s Cafe Society…

Clad in a motorcylce jacket and flat-soled sneakers, Amazon Studios chief Roy Price awed, amused and edified the Convention Center house this evening at the Edinburgh Television Festival. The disruptive Amazon’s vision from the beginning, he said, was that “If you’re going to add value, you have to create something…

After presenting a slew of series panels for its upcoming series and a sizzle reel for its pilots, director of Amazon Studios Roy Price was bombarded with questions by the press at the Beverly Hilton about Amazon Prime‘s avant garde pilot process and overall strategy as a streaming network. First gripe by the media…