Film and TV Briefing: Friday 24 November 2023
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
'The Crown’ is No.1 in Netflix's Top 10 (Variety)
The new ‘Hunger Games’ prequel exceeded $100M in its global debut (Deadline)
India's Ministry for Information and Broadcasting announces increase to production incentive (Deadline)
Plans have been submitted for a huge film studio in Sunderland (BBC)
'Top Gear’ will not return for the "foreseeable future" (The Hollywood Reporter)
Sony Pictures is launching its immersive entertainment destination "Wonderverse" (Deadline)
Michael B. Jordan is set to direct ‘Creed IV’ (Variety)
The UK government announces more support for film and TV visual effects (BBC)
The Diamond Report reveals decline in the number of female writers and directors since 2016 (Deadline)
The UK government have declined to raise relief for indie film in their Autumn Statement (Deadline)
Features and commentary
Has Greta Gerwig "changed the game" for female directors? (Deadline)
The impact of the recently ended Hollywood strikes (The Hollywood Reporter)
Marginalised writers were at the forefront of the WGA strike (Variety)
Click here to read WGGB's response to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement (WGGB)
Industry announcements
YouTube updates their Adult Content Policy in respect of what videos can earn ad revenue (Variety)
Disney+ UK and Northern Ireland Screen partner on a fund to grow Northern Irish productions (Disney)
Resources
Applications are open for BBC Ignite which welcomes animation ideas (BBC)
Legal updates
Pact is working with Equity on AI wording to be used in cast agreements (Pact)
