Film and TV Briefing: Friday 11 October 2024
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week.
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In the news
Amazon and Apple agree a deal to bring Apple TV+ to the Prime Video ecosystem (Hollywood Reporter)
Scorsese addresses retirement rumours stating he has ‘more films to make’ (The Guardian)
Netflix UK profits rise by 75%, reaches £47 million (Broadcast)
Indie horror ‘Terrifier 3’ could take $11 million on Box Office opening (Deadline)
Disney continues to offload costs and staff after scrapping ABC Signature(Hollywood Reporter)
Matt Damon in talks to star in Christopher Nolan’s next movie with Universal (Variety)
Trailer released for ‘A Complete Unknown’ starring Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan (Hollywood Reporter)
Phillips ‘wanted nothing to do’ with DC on ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’ (Variety)
Features and commentary
Variety ranks the top 100 Halloween films of all time (Variety)
Should indie filmmakers embrace or avoid FAST and AVoD platforms? (Screendaily)
Documentary industry contends with challenging distribution landscape (Variety)
Industry announcements
BFI Boss writes formal letter of apology after mishandling racism complaint (Deadline)
Pinewood Studios to open a new indie film hub for low budget films (BBC)
Resources
Broadcast analyses the key takeaways from C4’s annual report (Broadcast)
Legal updates
British independent film tax credit given official go-ahead (PACT)
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