Film / TV

 

Directors UK Launches Self-Shooting PD Training (Televisual)

Designed to address urgent skills gaps in Unscripted TV, the training is funded by ScreenSkills’ Unscripted TV Skills Fund backed by the BBC, Channel 4, Sky, A+E Networks UK, Dis... More

How ‘The Responder’ Tapped Into the HETV Skills Fund (Televisual)

ScreenSkills explains how the New Writers Programme, funded by the High-end TV Skills Fund, helped bring BBC drama The Responder to the screen.... More

Liverpool Film Studio Could Make Millions This Year (Echo)

The Depot, which provides two 20,000 square feet studio spaces off Edge Lane, could bring a seven figure sum for the region in rent as Liverpool Film Office (LFO) meets demand for ... More

Growth in Content Providers Creates New Demand for Soundstage Facilities (BD+C)

Relativity Architects' Partner Tima Bell discusses how the explosion in content providers has outpaced the availability of TV and film production soundstages in North America and E... More

Sohonet Chats With Jens Christensen, Pinewood’s Director of Post Production (Sohonet Blog)

"I am excited to see developments in AI, automation and cloud computing, which will see some of the current manual tasks in our workflows become automated and enable creative talen... More

The Future of Virtual Production (Televisual)

Virtual production is changing the way that high-end TV and films are being made, directing actors on set in conjunction with real-time computer-generated environments, but how is ... More

Five Takeaways From Berlinale on the Future of Scripted Drama (TBI)

Berlinale wrapped its 72nd edition, the first physical iteration for the German festival since 2019. Since Berlinale last opened its doors to the public in 2019, the tectonic plate... More

Research Shows ‘Squeezed Middle’ in Unscripted Skills (Televisual)

New research by ScreenSkills that examines the skills needs of unscripted TV has revealed a particular shortage in the “squeezed middle” of experienced crew. The report, which ... More

Film, TV Facility Penzing Studios Opens Doors Near Munich, Germany, With Virtual Production Stage (Deadline)

The developers said they plan to invest €100M across the next three years to create a site with 12 stages, 25,000 metres of production space, and 15,000 square metres of workshop... More

Prime Video Signs Long-Term Lease With Shepperton Studios (TVB)

Prime Video has signed what it describes as a “landmark” deal with the UK’s Shepperton Studios for exclusive use of production facilities for the streaming service’s TV pro... More

BritBox Doubles Creative and Investment Output (Senal News)

BBC Studios and ITV’s streaming service BritBox is doubling its creative and investment output with new co-productions and originals, including a new deal with All3Media Internat... More

Berlin: COVID Restrictions and Testing Not Disruptive as In-Person Festival Kicks Off (THR)

So far, chaos has not descended on Berlin. Fears that efforts by the 72nd Berlinale to hold an in-person film festival in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic would result in endl... More

Screenskills to Recruit 40 Film, TV Apprentices (Televisual)

Forty film and TV industry apprentices are to be recruited by ScreenSkills with Prime Video, Banijay UK, Lime Pictures and Sky with APX Content Ventures after funding was won from ... More

Work Underway on £12M Expansion of Bottle Yard Studios (TVB)

The new stages will include sound insulation between stages meeting cinema facility standards, as well as internal noise ratings (NR25 db) and reverberation levels of below two sec... More

UK Government Announces Three-Year Global Screen Fund for £21M (Senal News)

The investment will help to build on the international success of the UK film industry following a one-year pilot of the DCMS' Global Screen Fund scheme.... More

Virtual Film Production is a Cost-Efficient Reality in Latvia (Baltic Times)

Virtual production studio LED Unit in Riga is at the forefront of a new, technically advanced way to make movies, series and commercials, allowing creative ideas to come alive with... More

NENT Streamer Viaplay Seeks U.S. Distribution Partners (Deadline)

The Scandi SVOD, which launched in the U.S. last month on Comcast Xfinity at $4.99 per month, is speaking to other partners and hopes to unveil more tie-ups later this year, with p... More

UK Culture Secretary Wants to ‘Level Up’ TV, Film Industries (TVB)

The plan includes £21 million to help build on the international success of the UK film industry through a three-year UK Global Screen Fund, while a further £8 million will help ... More

EIDR Issues 2.5 Millionth ID

The Entertainment ID Registry (EIDR) this month issued its 2.5 millionth unique ID, the organisation announced. (more…)... More

Très Bien! Qumulo France Sees a Year of Success

The past twelve months have been a year of many initiatives for Qumulo France. Despite successive periods of uncertainty linked to the global pandemic, the French market has been m... More

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