Panelists at TIFF Talk Distribution, Data Analytics, Documentary and New Audience-First Marketing

Diversity was a hotly debated topic within the "Dialogues: At the Table" panel. Gil Robertson, CEO of the African American Critics Association, probed the panelists to explain why people of diverse backgrounds are still struggling to get their films made. The outspoken, decisive Franklin Leonard, who runs online network The Black List that connects writers and their scripts with agents, producers and financiers, shrugged his shoulders: "The numbers don't lie. Look at the success of films such as...