All Film and TV industry articles – Page 9
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Milk VFX Parent Bizet Media Acquires High Wire Post Production
Milk VFX parent company Bizet Media has acquired Dublin based High Wire Post Production.
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Peter Chernin’s North Road Company Acquires Turkish Producer Karga Seven
The North Road Company, the multi-genre studio formed by former Fox chief Peter Chernin in 2022, has completed its first major international acquisition, Karga Seven Pictures, one of Turkey’s key film and TV producers.
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Directors Guild of America Reaches Tentative Deal with Hollywood Studios
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has reached a tentative agreement on a three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
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Industry Trends
Albert Mission Zero: A Toolkit for Sustainable Change
As the world celebrates World Environment Day, albert, the industry’s answer to creating positive action for the planet, shone the spotlight on the carbon footprint of production, writes Sheryl Hickey.
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Industry Trends
Mental Health and Production: The Whole Picture
Supporting staff and crew on a production has never been more important, and The Film and TV Charity’s free toolkit aims to establish a framework to ensure that happens with the minimum friction possible. Sheryl Hickey reports.
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ScreenSkills Calls for Film and TV Industry Apprenticeship Reform
ScreenSkills has called for fundamental reform of the apprenticeship levy in the UK and how apprenticeships are applied for the TV and film sector in England, following an assessment of two pilot schemes.
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Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall Wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
French writer and director Justine Triet’s murder mystery film Anatomy of a Fall won the top prize, the Palme d’Or, at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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Near Half of Unscripted TV Freelancers Out of Work
Nearly half of UK freelancers working in unscripted TV are not currently employed and many are struggling financially as a result, according to a poll by broadcasting union Bectu.
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TV3 Group ties with ThinkAnalytics
TV3 Group has teamed up with ThinkAnalytics to implement AI-based, personalised content recommendations for its Go3 streaming customers.
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Celebrating Change: Sir Lenny Henry to headline BE YOU Festival
Soho Media Club, the network that brings together film, TV and media communities, has announced that Sir Lenny Henry will headline its annual festival. The Soho, London event will run on 13 July, more information and tickets are here: BE YOU Festival
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US Actors Union calls for Strike Mandate Ahead of Studio Talks
US actors’ union SAG-AFTRA is asking its members to give it authorisation to strike so it can go into negotiations with studios and streamers “in the strongest possible position.”
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Bectu Call for Action as TV Freelancers Report Slowdown
Broadcasting union Bectu has warned of a crisis in the unscripted television sector amid reports that large numbers of TV professionals are facing unprecedented gaps in employment.
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UK Culture Secretary Targets £50bn Creative Industries Growth
UK Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has set out her ambition to grow the creative industries by £50 billion in GVA and to create a million extra jobs by 2030.
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Dawn McCarthy-Simpson MBE to Retire from Pact
Dawn McCarthy-Simpson MBE, managing director of business development & global strategy, at UK producers’ alliance Pact, is to retire at the end of October after 16 years at the organisation.
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Industry Trends
Women Behind the Camera: More Presence, More Interest
Visibility of women working behind the lens can influence better gender balance in the industry and create opportunities for female camera crew, according to an expert panel at the Media Production and Technology Show, reports Sheryl Hickey.
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Bad Sisters, Derry Girls, I Am Ruth and The Traitors Triumph at Bafta TV Awards
Apple TV+’s Bad Sisters, Channel 4’s Derry Girls and I Am Ruth, and BBC One’s Traitors all won two prizes each at this year’s Bafta TV Awards.
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US Writers’ Strike ‘Could Cost Industry $600m’
A deal to resolve the US writers’ strike could cost US studios, networks and streamers up to $600 million, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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Viaplay Promotes Content Chief Filippa Wallestam
Nordic streamer Viaplay has promoted Chief Content Officer Filippa Wallestam to run its operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.
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Pinewood Group Acquires Pinewood Toronto Studios in Canada
UK based Pinewood Group has acquired full ownership of Pinewood Toronto Studios, a purpose-built film and TV studio in Toronto.
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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: Kandahar
A Gerard Butler action movie is the first Hollywood production to be filmed entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first to shoot in the country’s majestic, barren and hitherto off-limits AlUla region, writes Adrian Pennington.