Content characterization of Latin American film productions on Netflix: a Bolivian perspective

We study international film flows between Bolivia and Latin America to explore the lack of Bolivian content on Netflix and its limited presence in other SVOD platforms. We characterize Netflix originals, third-party content, and recent Bolivian films, and develop a thematic analysis of their synopsi...

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Autores: Rodríguez-Camacho, Javier Alejandro, Laguna-Tapia, Andrés, Bürger, Jens, Landívar-Freire, Vania
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:Comunicación y Sociedad
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx:article/8037
Acceso en línea:https://www.comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/comsoc/article/view/e8037
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Netflix
Film production
International film distribution
Streaming
Bolivia
Content analysis
Producción cinematográfica
Distribución internacional
Análisis de contenido
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Sumario:We study international film flows between Bolivia and Latin America to explore the lack of Bolivian content on Netflix and its limited presence in other SVOD platforms. We characterize Netflix originals, third-party content, and recent Bolivian films, and develop a thematic analysis of their synopsis and genre description, completed with the results of a survey on the Bolivian consumption of streaming content. We identify common patterns in Netflix content and show how it differs from the more nationally minded Bolivian cinematic tradition. Our results point to a homogenizing effect SVOD platforms like Netflix might have on film productions.