Reading Time: 15 minutesOverview Political economy of film is a film studies approach that explains cinema through ownership, labor, financing, distribution, and state policy. It asks how films get made and circulated, who controls those pathways, and how those conditions influence what kinds of movies become common and profitable (Wasko 2003; Hesmondhalgh 2018). The central question is practical:… Continue reading Political Economy of Film: How Power, Labor, and Markets Shape Cinema