How Oscar Screeners Were Accidentally Invented By a Desperate Director
Posted on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 by Hoai-Tran Bui
It’s a privilege only a select few know: the dingy envelope, the annoying watermark, the prestigious movies that can be watched comfortably at home. The coveted Oscar screeners.
Screeners have been a staple of the Academy Awards circuit for decades now, but does anyone know how it started? It turns out it all began with a desperate filmmaker, a chaotic distributor, and some free VHS rentals.
