Film and TV Briefing: Friday 16 August 2024
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
SAG-AFTRA agrees deal with AI digital voice replica firm (Variety)
Paramount Television studios set to close following layoffs (Deadline)
Films selected for the 2024 European Film Awards (The Hollywood Reporter)
New Italian TV tax credit to come with $19.7 million cap (Deadline)
Actress Gena Rowlands dies aged 94 (The Guardian)
Curzon’s US parent company faces auction after loan default (ScreenDaily)
Casting Assistants in the US now unionized (Deadline)
Disney aiming for $1bn per year spend in the UK/Europe on production over next 5 years (ScreenDaily)
Nine broadcasters and streamers boycotting studios without TV Access Project Audit (Broadcast Now)
UK on track to become Europe’s largest entertainment and media market by 2025 (Variety)
James Cameron unveils title to third film in Avatar franchise (BBC)
Kim Kardashian signs first look deal with Disney’s 20th TV (The Hollywood Reporter)
Producer nominations announced for the 2024 Emmys (Variety)
Features and commentary
The UK’s riots show how the British screen industry has failed South Asian creatives (Deadline)
Does ‘It Ends With Us’ signal the end of the “chick-flick”? (Variety)
The workings behind Letterboxd’s Four Favourites (IndieWire)
Industry announcements
Pact calls for new members of their Children’s and Animation Working Group (Pact)
Creative unions call to save Welsh Arts and Culture (Equity)
11 international co-productions backed by UK Global Screen Fund (BFI)
Pact members invited to complete survey about production support services (Pact)
Resources
Activity update for nations and regions (Pact)
Reminder regarding the engagement of stunt performers and co-ordinators (Pact)
