How the UK became the most popular location for this autumn’s blockbusters
With some £1.2bn spent on new productions, this is boom time for the UK TV and film industry. Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/
2,700 UK attractions handed £400m to bring on summer – full list of festivals and events
More than 2,700 cultural and heritage bodies – from the National Football Museum in Manchester to Glastonbury Festival – are getting a slice of cash designed to boost the sector as it prepares for the easing of lockdown restrictions. … Continued
BBC tours UK for drama package
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned eight new scripted series from Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, including a thriller from the writers of Humans. Source: https://www.c21media.net/news/bbc-tours-uk-for-drama-package/
How a “flattened hierarchy” helped Sarah Gavron bring Bafta contender ‘Rocks’ to life
It took three years for an all-female team to create London teen-girl drama Rocks. Screen talks to the feature’s Bafta-nominated filmmakers. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/features/
How I learned to stop worrying and enjoy the Marvel Cinematic Universe
I devoured 20 of the films in a month-long frenzy. But I can’t quite shake off the guilt that comes with this guilty pleasure… Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/27/marvel-cinematic-universe-films
Buxton Opera House, Buxton International Festival and Y Not Festival receive government grants
The venue and events will receive a share of £400 million given out nationally from the fund, which is awarded through Arts Council England, Historic England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and the British Film Institute. A total of £3.8 million … Continued
The success of the silent film festival
HippFest held its first online festival last month and has declared it a great success. Their fans watched 220 films and over 80 musicians took part in the five day programme. Source: https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2021/04/the-success-of-the-silent-film-festival/
Netflix plans to clean up film sets to cut carbon footprint
Netflix, the maker of the Attenborough climate documentary, plans to banish dirty diesel generators from film sets and use more virtual production techniques, after a review found that more than half of the company’s carbon emissions came from film production. … Continued
BBC adds drama from ‘Salisbury Poisonings’ writers & hires BFI exec for talent initiative
The BBC in the UK has appointed a British Film Institute (BFI) exec as head of its new writers room and unveiled a raft of new dramas, including a show from the creatives behind The Salisbury Poisonings. Jessica Loveland becomes … Continued
THE MOST OVERRATED MOVIES AND TV SERIES OF ALL TIME
Have you ever watched a film or a TV show highly praised by both critics and fans, and ended up not getting all the fuss? If this has happened to you once or twice, then you have probably realized that … Continued