Film and TV Briefing: Friday 21 June 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
Investment of £9.5bn from film and TV production to boost London over next 5 years (Screen Daily)
Shinfield Studios in Reading now open (BBC)
Screening of film with AI-generated script cancelled following backlash (The Guardian)
Netflix opening new immersive entertainment venues in the US (Deadline)
Launch of series 2 of ‘House of the Dragon’ gives Max its biggest streaming day (Variety)
French film star Anouk Aimée dies (Variety)
Comments from Sony’s International Distribution Chief at CineEurope on recent acquisitions (Deadline)
Larry Tanz, Netflix’s EMEA head, sets out strategy (Screen Daily)
TIFF world premieres (Screen Daily)
FilmLA raises permit prices for location shooting (Indie Wire)
General election debate to be hosted by Creative UK (Screen Daily)
Features and commentary
Why did Paramount’s merger fail? (Variety)
Industry announcements
Film and TV Charity launches Reel Impact (Film and TV Charity)
BBC looks to commission six 45 minute films (Pact)
Creator of ‘Peaky Blinders’ to offer training to 12 individuals from West Midlands (BBC)
Winners of 2024 Sheffield DocFest (Screen Daily)
Resources
Bectu’s response to the Labour Manifesto (Bectu)
Equity General Secretary’s response to the Labour Manifesto (Equity)
Legal updates
Fiona Harvey’s lawyer claims that Netflix’s actions are “far worse than negligence” (Deadline)
