Film and TV Briefing: Friday 27 October 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
SAG-AFTRA have added to their list of interim agreements granted (Deadline)
Plan B launch joint venture with Kevin Macdonald to produce unscripted film and TV (Deadline)
Apple has increased Apple TV+ prices (Indie Wire)
SAG-AFTRA have rescheduled talks to allow more time to respond to the latest offer (Variety)
Tyler Perry has entered a multi-year first look deal with Netflix (Indie Wire)
Paramount+ are set to roll out their Premium tier subscriptions from Monday (Deadline)
Film4 to be awarded with 2023 Big Screen Awards for outstanding contributions to UK film (Screen Daily)
Daniel Radcliffe made documentary about paralysed Harry Potter stunt double (BBC)
Features and commentary
UCLA study finds young adults prefer content based on friendship rather than sex/romance (Indie Wire)
Are the UK TV and Film industry failing employees with their approach to tackling sexual harassment? (Deadline)
What does the SAG-AFTRA strike mean for the movie industry? (Deadline)
Industry announcements
Bectu's Union Week 2023 is taking place from 6 - 12 November 2023 (Bectu)
Click here to participate in an industry financial survey (Film and TV Charity)
BFI's Creative Challenge Fund is now open (BFI)
The National Film Authority of Ghana announce the lineup for their African Cinema Summit (Deadline)
Resources
Submissions for Sunny Side of the Doc's Global Pitch are now open (Pact)
Applications for Film Trainee Finder are now open (Screen Skills)
Legal updates
Ofcom concludes that programme presented by Martin Daubney on GB News breached impartiality rules (Ofcom)
