The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has launched a new diversity and Inclusion action Group (DIAG) tasked with shaping an action plan to improve diversity in the UK’s film and television production workforce behind the camera.
The scheme is expected to support over 40,000 jobs across the creative sector by allowing planned productions to shoot during the pandemic. The Government-backed GBP500 million scheme formally launches after receiving state aid approval from the EU.
Manderley, a fictional country house is integral to Daphne de Maurier’s 1938 psychological thriller Rebecca, which opens with the iconic lines “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again”. The house itself is such a central character that production designer Sarah Greenwood (Sherlock Holmes, Beauty and the Beast) knew it needed to seem new and unique. Eight UK country houses and estates were amalgamated for the Netflix adaptation.
Wolf is the first independent film supported by Screen Ireland to shoot during the Covid-19 pandemic. The feature written and directed by Mathalie Biancheri (Nocturnal) is produced by Jessie Fisk of Feline Films and Jane Doolan of Mammoth Films and co-produced by Mariusz Wlodarski and Agnieszka Wasiak of Lava Film in Poland.
The seventh Annual LMGI Awards celebrates “2020 Vision: We See It First”. Veronique Vowell, who will join fellow honorees Spike Lee, Christopher McQuarrie, and Gary Sinise. The nominees have already been announced and the virtual awards ceremony will take place on October 24th at https://www.youtube.com/LMGI.
The Film and TV Charity, an organisation that supports everyone who works behind the scenes in UK film, television and cinema, has a new Covid-19 Recovery Fund open to support people who have been hit hardest by the pandemic. Apply or share the opportunity to friends before the scheme closes on Monday 12 October.
The Pact UK Production Census reveals that global demand for UK content broke the GBP1 billion barrier in 2019, and that commissioning spend outside of London continued to grow.
The 90 minute comedy-drama about a six-year-old Roald Dahl who meets his idol Beatrix Potter will air on Sky One as part of its Christmas schedule. Hartswood Films produced the series for Sky Studios. Filming took place on location in Wales and at Seren Studios (former Pinewood Studios) in Cardiff.