Film and TV Briefing: Friday 14 February 2025
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
Critics Choice Awards 2025 – full winners list (Vanity Fair)
Donald Trump’s return "hanging over all American filmmakers", says Todd Haynes (The Hollywood Reporter)
Channel 4 sets out six new dramas on slate (Broadcast)
Lars von Trier admitted to care centre (The Guardian)
Graham Norton set to host ITV reality show ‘The Neighbourhood’ (Royal Television Society)
YouTube TV and Paramount Global in dispute over carriage renewal (Deadline)
Jeremy Strong to star in ‘Boys From Brazil’ series from Peter Morgan (Variety)
Features and commentary
British drama is entering an ‘austerity’ era (Deadline)
Inside a generative AI content studio (IndieWire)
UK indie distributors look forward to 2025 (Screen Daily)
Is there excitement in the international film industry regarding AI? (The Hollywood Reporter)
European film is thriving but there’s more to the story (The Guardian)
What to expect from the 2025 Berlinale (BBC)
Industry announcements
New measures under Channel 4 nations and regions strategy (Pact)
Junior production coordinator apprenticeship (ScreenSkills)
ScreenSkills requests feedback on new National Occupational Standards for screen industry roles (ScreenSkills)
Resources
New film from Film and TV Charity on stresses faced by industry workers (The Film and TV Charity)
Legal updates
‘Superman’ faces copyright lawsuit against co-creator’s estate (Forbes)
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sues NBC for $100 million over ‘The Making Of A Bad Boy’ documentary (BBC)
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