Film and TV Briefing: Friday 25 February 2022
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
ScreenSkills research highlights production skills shortage (Pact)
Netflix does not plan to show its films at Cannes (Variety)
“Breakout” initiative from Netflix offers £1.5m to new UK filmmakers (The Guardian)
£150k worth of props stolen during filming of The Crown (BBC)
ITV to create a duty of care production advisor role to oversee participant welfare (Broadcast)
Ofcom asked to review Russia Today’s UK broadcasts (BBC)
ScreenSkills’ report offers recommendations for accessibility in animation (ScreenSkills)
The Academy announces that some awards will not be presented on-air (Variety)
Omicron surge leads to cancellation of Hong Kong Film Festival (The Hollywood Reporter)
Disney-owned company behind TV drama “9-1-1” sued by actor over vaccination “discrimination” (BBC)
Is there too much sex on British screens? (The Guardian)
Features and commentary
Why the women of tech are TV’s latest fascination (The Guardian)
Industry announcements
The winners of the BFI Future Festival (BFI)
Cap on industry contributions to High-end TV Skills Fund to increase from spring 2022 (ScreenSkills)
Resources
Pact UK/China TV online symposium registration (Pact)
Covid-19 update for indies (Pact)
