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Pirated copies of movies leak all year round, often ripped from DVDs, Blu-rays or online streaming platforms. That by itself is nothing special. <\/p>\nPirated copies of movies leak all year round, often ripped from DVDs, Blu-rays or online streaming platforms. That by itself is nothing special. <\/p>\n
However, when the days are getting shorter, pirates start anticipating another release category: screeners.<\/p>\n
Screeners are advance copies of recent movies that are generally sent out to critics and awards voters. Some of these end up in the hands of pirates and are published online, with the first usually appearing around December. <\/p>\n
With this in mind, it was a surprise to see two screener releases appearing on pirate sites a few hours ago. Pirate release group EVO got their hands on early copies of the films \u2018Falling<\/a>\u2018 and \u2018My Salinger Year<\/a>,\u2019 both of which are sourced from online screeners. <\/p>\n Both films are posted with the \u2018WEBSCR\u2019 tag; Falling 2020 WEBSCR XViD-EVO<\/em> and My Salinger Year 2020 WEBSCR XviD-EVO<\/em>. <\/p>\n These early releases are noteworthy, but it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that more will follow soon after. While the films are labeled as screeners, they don\u2019t appear to be the typical award show releases. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n EVO\u2019s release notes don\u2019t reveal where the films came from. The group lists \u201cjoey_498\u201d as the source, but without further context. <\/p>\n What both movies have in common is that they\u2019re not typical Hollywood blockbusters. They are titles that were showcased at festivals such as the annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF<\/a>) which ended earlier this month. <\/p>\n Interestingly, VIFF was largely held online this year due to the COVID pandemic. This meant that \u2018visitors\u2019 could screen the films over a dedicated streaming platform, where \u2018My Salinger Year\u2019 and \u2018Falling\u2019 happened to the among the most-streamed films<\/a>. <\/p>\n We don\u2019t know if the Canadian festival was a source for the recent leaks. We reached out to the release group EVO to find out more. While they couldn\u2019t reveal the source for safety reasons, the screeners are confirmed festival releases. <\/p>\n \u201cWe can\u2019t speak about the source itself, for safety reasons. Yet, yes, they are \u2018webscreeners\u2019 from the festivals,\u201d EVO informed TorrentFreak.<\/p>\n Although the leaks don\u2019t come from typical award voting releases, they do illustrate the growing trend of screeners moving online more. Last year, the Emmys moved online completely<\/a>, ditching the traditional DVD screeners. <\/p>\n The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will follow this example. The Academy will still send out physical Oscars screeners this year, but starting in 2021<\/a> it will move online completely. <\/p>\n Some movie industry insiders hoped that leaks will be easier to prevent and control online. However, release group EVO told us previously that it\u2019s not going to make much of a difference<\/a>. <\/p>\n In recent years various screener leaks were obtained from online platforms and this week\u2019s releases show that leaks are impossible to rule out. And indeed, EVO has just confirmed again that it doesn\u2019t expect anything to change soon.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only difference is that studios are being forced to move to digital. The DRM is the same and nothing else has changed,\u201d EVO told us.<\/p>\n From: TF<\/a>, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.<\/p>\n
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