Film and TV Briefing: Friday 10 March 2023
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week. If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
In the news
Edinburgh Film Festival to return this year with scaled-down version (The Guardian)
Bectu publishes new report on the gender pension gap (Bectu)
Disney's UK subsidiary reports losses of nearly $300 million for financial year 2020-21 (Variety)
Elon Musk to be the subject of new Alex Gibney documentary (The Hollywood Reporter)
Bob Iger says Disney+ needs a “pricing strategy that makes sense” and discusses Hulu’s fate (Variety)
GB News suffered losses of over £30m in its first year on air (The Guardian)
Where to watch the films nominated at this year’s Oscars (BBC)
Sharon Stone says scene in ‘Basic Instinct’ impacted custody battle over her son (The Guardian)
Amazon Prime Video signs agreement with BBFC to produce age ratings for content (Variety)
Gary Glitter documentary series in production at Netflix (The Hollywood Reporter)
BBC Studios to distribute formats from Rebel Rebel Pictures (Deadline)
Features and commentary
The BBC faces challenges around impartiality after recent Gary Lineker tweet (BBC)
The similarities between Korean dramas and Bollywood (BBC)
Industry announcements
BFI appoints Kristy Matheson as new festivals director (BFI)
Film and TV Charity’s Alex Pumfrey to move to ITV as director of strategic partnerships (ScreenDaily)
Resources
Applications being accepted for the Breakthrough strand of the London Screenings showcase (Pact)
2023 ‘Stories x Women’ initiative: applications open for women animators and producing partners (Pact)
Legal Updates
The ‘Mark Steyn’ programme on GB News found to be in breach of the Ofcom Code (Ofcom)
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