Film and TV Briefing: Friday 30 August 2024
Welcome to this week’s round-up of news, commentary and industry announcements that you may have missed from the past week.
If you are looking for advice in relation to any of the issues mentioned, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
In the news
SAG-AFTRA’s National Executive Director is highest paid of all Hollywood union leaders (Deadline)
BBC Studios partners with The Korea Creative Content Agency (The Hollywood Reporter)
Georgian anti-Putin film pulled from Venice following issuance of emergency decree (Deadline)
Amazon seeks sale of MGM Alternative (The Hollywood Reporter)
Journalists at Venice Film Festival critique lack of access to stars (ScreenDaily)
Sigourney Weaver accepts Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival (Variety)
London Film Festival unveils competition line-up (ScreenDaily)
Beetlejuice sequel launches in Venice (BBC)
Developers to appeal against rejection of new £750 million UK film studio (The Guardian)
HMRC statistics show UK film tax relief has not returned to pre-pandemic levels (ScreenDaily)
UK National Cinema Day leads to cheaper ticket prices on 31 August (ScreenDaily)
Features and commentary
What’s hot at Venice Film Festival this year (Deadline)
20 films that might sell at upcoming autumn festivals (IndieWire)
Industry announcements
RTS London announces programme including speaker David Beckham (RTS)
Resources
What you can do about Scotland arts cuts (WGGB)
Legal updates
Bill passed in California regarding AI digital replicas of performers (Deadline)
Warner Bros. sued by Michael Crichton’s estate over ‘The Pitt’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
Disney fined over death of crew member on Marvel series (Deadline)
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