Film and TV Briefing: Friday 17 January 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
2025 BAFTA nominations (Screen Daily)
Netflix secures more viewers than BBC1 for first time (Deadline)
Oscars 2025 not cancelled, says Film Academy (The Hollywood Reporter)
‘Succession’ creator Jesse Armstrong to write financial crisis film (IndieWire)
‘Den Of Thieves 2: Pantera’ wins US box office crown (The Hollywood Reporter)
Warwick Davis to receive BAFTA Fellowship (BBC News)
Filming in Los Angeles in 2024 at lowest level in three decades – except for 2020 (IndieWire)
Erotic thriller ‘Babygirl’ takes £1 million on UK-Ireland opening weekend (Screen Daily)
Ridley Scott's Bee Gees biopic stalls over issues with Paramount deal (NME)
‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ star Tony Slattery dies aged 65 (BBC)
Features and commentary
Global box office ended 2024 on positive note but it is no longer enough to have a good movie (Deadline)
Hollywood’s loss in the LA fires (Variety)
Industry announcements
Hong Kong revamps film funding with new production financing scheme (Deadline)
London Live to close after a decade (Press Gazette)
Cancellations due to LA wildfires (Deadline)
Resources
How directors can play a major role in shaping the TV and film industry’s working culture (Directors UK)
Legal updates
Disney sued for $10 billion over ‘Moana’ claims (Sky News)
M. Night Shyamalan faces $81 million trial over Apple TV’s ‘Servant’ (Variety)
