The American film industry has suffered from a deep recession that has left indie filmmakers and big Hollywood producers struggling to find investors.

Mirel Bran is an extremely well-regarded and experienced journalist. During his career, he has acted as Romanian correspondent for French paper Le Monde and French radio station Inter

The BBC’s International news services: BBC World News, BBC World Service and BBC.com have launched My World – a global multimedia initiative, which aims to build a unique picture of people’s lives around the globe, via user-generated content judged by Emmy and Academy award winning professionals.

LONDON – British independent cinema is back in full force, and social networks are changing the face of our industry as we know it.