Film and TV Briefing: Friday 15 December 2023

In the news

'Barbie' is top of the Critics Choice Film Nominations (The Hollywood Reporter)

'Wonka' placed No.1 on the global chart with a $43.2M overseas opening (The Hollywood Reporter)

The Amy Winehouse biopic 'Back to Black' will premiere in the US in May 2024 (Variety)

Netflix has released its first biannual viewing report (Variety)

Ofcom publishes a report on video-sharing platforms (Ofcom)

Four employees at BBC India will leave to form a new company, Collective Newsroom, to comply with India's foreign investment rules (BBC) 

Interpublic Group partners with OpenAP in the hopes of identifying discrete groups of consumer audiences (Variety)

The ASA partners with Instagram and content creators to raise awareness of the ASA rules that content producers and businesses must follow (ASA)

Pact are continuing to lobby for increased tax relief in the independent film sector, following the government’s Autumn Statement (Pact)

The ASA plans to implement new rules to limit "less healthy" food and drink advertising to children on TV (ASA)

The National Lottery Heritage Fund gives a £249,389 grant to BFI (BFI)

Greta Gerwig announced as president of the Cannes Film Festival jury (BBC)

Features and commentary

What does Netflix's new report reveal about viewership? (Deadline)

Could intermissions encourage audiences to return to the cinema? (The Hollywood Reporter)

What are the best documentaries and docuseries of 2023? (Indie Wire)

Film director, Kamran Qureshi aims to raise awareness of intersex conditions (BBC)

The top films of 2023 according to critics (Hollywood Reporter)

The ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ leads the way in the French Lumiere nominations (Screen Daily)

Industry announcements

Netflix's 'Netflix is a Joke Fest' has announced its 2024 lineup (Deadline)

Anthony Anderson will host the delayed Emmys on Fox (Variety) 

The Black List announces the top unproduced scripts of 2023 (Indie Wire) 

The full list of nominations for the 2024 Golden Globe Awards have been announced (BBC)

New CEO appointed at ScreenSkills (ScreenSkills)

Trevor Noah announced as host of the 2024 Grammys (Variety)

Resources

Click here to apply for Channel 4's Contestable Pot which welcomes new ideas (Channel 4) 

Click here to read the BBC's updated Digital Release Policy which allows all producers to generate more revenue from clips (BBC)

Register for Pact's upcoming diversity and inclusion workshops (Pact)

Legal updates

9,000 women have been permitted to sue Disney for gender pay disparity (Variety)